Does anyone have Rheumatoid arthritis or Fibromyalgia?!


Question: Does anyone have Rheumatoid arthritis or Fibromyalgia!?
iam a female and am 29 years old i just found out that i have alot of the sytems for these to things!. iam really scared about this if anyone else has these please write and tell me your pain were its at and what you do to help it and how they determind that that is what you haveWww@Answer-Health@Com


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Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic disease!. If you were misdiagnosed, you could suffer from seronegative rheumatoid arthritis or Lyme disease!.

You should get an appointment with an orthopaedist for a diagnosis and a review of your treatment options, including antibiotics!.

Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis is often misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia by poorly qualified rheumatologists!. For this reason, you should seek an appointment with an orthopaedist, the medical doctor specializing in diseases of the bones and joints!.

Rheumatic diseases are the result of a defective gene and collagen inflammation, often from a chronic infection!. Collagen is present throughout the body, from the eyes, skin and joints to the heart!. Hence, the multiplicity of symptoms, depending on the location of the most affected internal organs or body parts!.

Rheumatic diseases are diagnosed in much the same way as rheumatoid arthritis, through a number of blood tests showing inflammation:

- Antistreptolysin-O (ASO);
- C-Reactive protein (CRP);
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR);
- Rheumatoid factor (RF);
- Immunoglobulins A, E, and G;
- Complement 3 (C-3)!.

For more than 27 years, I have had seronegative rheumatoid arthritis like 20% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis!. The telling signs are the following:
- Joint pain or cracking joints in the lower extremities, feet, ankles, knees or hips in the early 20's or late teens;
- Fatigue, especially after a moderate exercise like a 30 minute walk;
- Blood test showing a negative or low level of Rheumatoid factor (RF);
- Joint deformities of the fingers, after a few years, a specific sign of rheumatoid arthritis;
- Consecutive X-Rays, over several years, showing bone erosion, a consequence of rheumatoid arthritis;
- Generalized arthritis and pain, involving the whole body;
- Blood tests showing elevated levels of C-Reactive protein (CRP) and Sedimentation rate (ESR)!.

Antibiotics like Minocin, NSAIDs like Voltaren, COX-2 inhibitors like Celebrex, acetaminophen like Tylenol, codeine, and statins like Lipitor are all used to control inflammation and relieve the pain of arthritis!.

For fibromyalgia, a low dose of antidepressant, 25 mg, at bedtime, can relax muscles, favor a deep sleep and lead to a pain free condition!.

Regular exercise like walking, biking and swimming is also helpful for most patients!. Make sure that you are not overweight as carrying too much weight can only increase the pain of arthritis in the supporting joints of the hips, knees, ankles and feet!.

For any form of arthritis, you should consult an orthopaedist who will order blood tests, joint scans and X-Rays to better diagnose the type of arthritis from which you suffer!.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at http://www!.aaos!.org maintains a public online directory where you can find the address and phone number of orthopaedists who belong to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons!. Orthopaedists are listed by geographic location and family name, inside the USA and in most countries!.

The membership directory of the AAOS is located at:

http://www6!.aaos!.org/about/public/member!.!.!.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons maintains a wealth of information online at:

http://orthoinfo!.aaos!.org

If need be, you could also consult a microbiologist, a medical doctor specializing in infections, working in a university teaching hospital who will order his own blood tests and stool cultures to identify all microorganisms, bacteria or viruses, causing an infection, and prescribe the best antibiotics and antiviral agents to fight these microorganisms!.

The American Society for Microbiology at http://www!.asm!.org maintains an Academy fellowship directory where you can find the address and phone number of microbiologists!. Microbiologists are listed by area of expertise, geographic location and family name, inside the USA and in most countries!.

The Academy fellowship directory of the ASM is located at:

http://www!.asm!.org/Directories/fellows_s!.!.!.

Lyme disease could be a possibility!. Ask your doctor to test you for the bacteria causing Lyme disease!.

Are there any other cases of arthritis or rheumatic diseases among your relatives!? Chronic forms of arthritis are usually prevalent in families where a defective gene is passed on by parents to their children!.

There are a few hundred types of arthritis and rheumatic diseases!. The good news is that science is progressing rapidly in its understanding of rheumatic diseases!.

Antibiotics are now used to achieve full remissions for at least 40%, if not 65% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis!. For rheumatic diseases which are less severe like fibromyalgia, the number of patients making a full recovery can be even more impressive!. For more info, please join the antibio group at:

http://health!.groups!.yahoo!.com/group/ant!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

http://www!.webmd!.com/rheumatoid-arthriti!.!.!.
http://www!.webmd!.com/fibromyalgia/defaul!.!.!.

These are both websites taht have TONS of information on both of those diseases!.
hope that helps

-meWww@Answer-Health@Com

first-you need to be screened for RA-

if you have inflammation/swelling-you might have RA


if you do not have inflammation/swelling it may be FMS

a blood test can determine if there is an inflammatroy process going on!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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