Please help! 29 yr old mom with terrible joint pain including locking middle fin!
Question: I recently had my 3rd child by c-section. One night, after a shower, I was in SEVERE JOINT pain (i was VERY cold). I was aching from head to toe & shaking in such pain.
For 2 months now... My symptoms have continued especially in the AM & PM or when I am cold.
I have locking in BOTH of my middle fingers (clicking like...where I have to PULL the fingers back open).
I have terrible head aches and very bad JOINT pain (NOT MUSCLE ONLY JOINT PAIN) (knees, hands, hip, elbow).
Ive seen 4 doctors, ruled out (through blood work) most all auto-immune diseases, lyme, etc. My bloodwork is perfect! No med has worked..(pain meds have to be VERY strong)
I had one doctor say its not uncommon to develope arthritis after childbirth but Im 29 and had NO prior symptoms.
I was put on a HUGE prednisone script - with no relief (only ugly side effects). Ive added HUGE doses of extra vitamins...and Im still MISERABLE In pain EACH day. Its near debilitating. Im begging for help & advice!
Answers: I recently had my 3rd child by c-section. One night, after a shower, I was in SEVERE JOINT pain (i was VERY cold). I was aching from head to toe & shaking in such pain.
For 2 months now... My symptoms have continued especially in the AM & PM or when I am cold.
I have locking in BOTH of my middle fingers (clicking like...where I have to PULL the fingers back open).
I have terrible head aches and very bad JOINT pain (NOT MUSCLE ONLY JOINT PAIN) (knees, hands, hip, elbow).
Ive seen 4 doctors, ruled out (through blood work) most all auto-immune diseases, lyme, etc. My bloodwork is perfect! No med has worked..(pain meds have to be VERY strong)
I had one doctor say its not uncommon to develope arthritis after childbirth but Im 29 and had NO prior symptoms.
I was put on a HUGE prednisone script - with no relief (only ugly side effects). Ive added HUGE doses of extra vitamins...and Im still MISERABLE In pain EACH day. Its near debilitating. Im begging for help & advice!
I hope I am wrong but you have classic symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis. What your doctor should have told you is this. Rheumatoid Arthritis can strike anyone at any age. Women who have RA often experience no pain or even relief from their RA during pregnancy, but often experience severe pain and fatigue for the 3 months following birth.
If you do have RA this all makes sense. If Lyme disease has been ruled out as well as other auto-immune diseases, RA seems logical, but not absolute.
My fiance was diagnosed at age13, had a hip replacement at age 28 and battles the same problems you describe every day of her life.
Prednisone is blanket drug used by doctors for many,many different illnesses. It treats the effect but not the cause so don't be fooled if you start to feel better and then have a relapse. Embril and Humara are the leading drugs used to combat RA. Methatrecsate? is also used but this is an abortive drug and should not be used if pregnant or trying to become pregnant.
Google RA and empower yourself. Good luck and God bless.
When your fingers lock like that it is called trigger finger. An orthopedic doctor should help you. Sometimes a shot of cortisone can help, I had an operation to fix mine.
Did you by any chance receive any vaccinations lately, particularly Rubella, MMR? If so, check out this study: www.haciendapub.com/yazbak.html
I have had great success with a natural supplement MSM for my back pain, joint pain, arthritis, etc. It is natural so you can't OD on it. I sometimes take up to 2000mg /day. I would get the capsules and not tablets. MSM can be bought at any health food store and even Wal-Mart , drug stores, etc. A resource that I have found to carry quality supplements as well as very fair prices... www.swansonvitamins.com
I also know of a health drink that is phenomenal for inflammation. You may email me if you would like to know more about this product. I have spent the last 10-12 years researching natural healing bc my son is severely disabled with Autism. My daughter and I also have scoliosis. I will NEVER put any of my family on any prescription drugs or even OTC drugs bc of what I have learned. NATURAL is the ONLY way. Please do email me...I want to help. Lindy reverseautism@yahoo.com
PS My daughter and my twins were all C-section also. I had complications after the twins and nearly died...I believe vaccinations were involved...also causing my son's Autism.
Danielle pl check your ESR. If it is high then it is RA eventhough RA test is negative; we call it of Negative type.
hot water bath will help.
Massage and exercise in front of morning sun is good thing, pl try.
There is hardly any medicine for H/A OR MIGRAINE, RA, OA, Back ache, Ear ache/ringing, Stomach ache and almost all painful diseases. Hence they become chronic.
Acidity, WORRY, sadness, excessive wind, cold , heat, sour food and sinusitis, constipation, intestinal inflammation; drug side effects, stress, bad smell, TV & COMPUTER SOMETIMES, Blockage in the flow of Vital Energy, BODY CONSTITUTION etc are their causes.
None of them can be treated with medicine.
Our 90% success in treating All pains confirms it.
Acupuncture is the best treatment.
I treat it with our SHREE SWASTHYAYOG THERAPY, but how can you manage pl see.
Pain killers don't treat the pain but we loose the sense of pain for some time; in that duration our body itself treats sometime and credit goes to meds.
The useless drugs have tremendous power of side effects like liver/kidney failures, ulcer, inflammation of intestines and lot more.
Avoid ALL COLD THINGS; worry, tension, spicy foods, sour fruits, stale bakery foods, SMOKING and alcohole.
Fresh Meat and soups, all warm things, Sweet foods, honey, COCOANUT WATER, sweet fruits like dates, milk, rice, SPROUTS, SALADS and good sleep will help.
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