Do I have arthritis?!
Question: Do I have arthritis!?
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I notice that if I lie down for like only a few minutes, my right wrist will start throbbing and hurting!. It's been going on for like 7 months now!. sometimes it will go away!. but it'll start hurting again the next day!. also, if I lie down for over an hour my arms and legs will start to feel stiff!. and, of course I get uncomfortable, so I always have to get up and start moving around!. popping my knucklesjust makes my wrist hurt even worse!.
at first I thought I had carpal tunnel syndrome, or something like that!. but when I asked my friend, she said she thinks I have arthritis!. is it even possible for a 12 year old to have arthritis!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
I notice that if I lie down for like only a few minutes, my right wrist will start throbbing and hurting!. It's been going on for like 7 months now!. sometimes it will go away!. but it'll start hurting again the next day!. also, if I lie down for over an hour my arms and legs will start to feel stiff!. and, of course I get uncomfortable, so I always have to get up and start moving around!. popping my knucklesjust makes my wrist hurt even worse!.
at first I thought I had carpal tunnel syndrome, or something like that!. but when I asked my friend, she said she thinks I have arthritis!. is it even possible for a 12 year old to have arthritis!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Arthritis is actually common in children but not very very common!. It can happen in about 1 in 1,000 kids which to me is common despite what some others might think!.
I have Juvenile ARheumatoid Arthritis so I know a lot about it!.!.!.
I have to ssay that it beong only in your wrist is not a common way for it to start!. But having stiffness can be a symptom of it!.
If there is popping and cracking that is painful, that is also a sign of arthritis or that something is wrong!.
The fact that it has been happening for so long is also a sign that something is wrong!.!.!.
Ussualy stiffness from arthritis occurs in the morning time and than goes away!.!.!.!. but there are many different forms of juvenile Idiopathic Arthtritis!.!. there is a type called pauciarticular which can start in 3 or fewer joints!.!. tends to be larger joints like the knees but the wrist could be a spot as well!.
I wonder if its swollen or warm to the touch at times!.!. these are also definate signs of Arthritis!.
Anyways, you should go to the doctor and they will test you out!.!.!. tell them about whats going on and they should evaluate you for Arthritis!. They will likely look at all of your joints and put them through range of motion and maybe do blood work as well if they are good and suspect its JIA!. They might do an x-ray too!. I would hope they would do these things to see why you have ahd this for so long!.
Kids do in fact get Arthrtiis!.!. Ive had it since I was 5!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I have Juvenile ARheumatoid Arthritis so I know a lot about it!.!.!.
I have to ssay that it beong only in your wrist is not a common way for it to start!. But having stiffness can be a symptom of it!.
If there is popping and cracking that is painful, that is also a sign of arthritis or that something is wrong!.
The fact that it has been happening for so long is also a sign that something is wrong!.!.!.
Ussualy stiffness from arthritis occurs in the morning time and than goes away!.!.!.!. but there are many different forms of juvenile Idiopathic Arthtritis!.!. there is a type called pauciarticular which can start in 3 or fewer joints!.!. tends to be larger joints like the knees but the wrist could be a spot as well!.
I wonder if its swollen or warm to the touch at times!.!. these are also definate signs of Arthritis!.
Anyways, you should go to the doctor and they will test you out!.!.!. tell them about whats going on and they should evaluate you for Arthritis!. They will likely look at all of your joints and put them through range of motion and maybe do blood work as well if they are good and suspect its JIA!. They might do an x-ray too!. I would hope they would do these things to see why you have ahd this for so long!.
Kids do in fact get Arthrtiis!.!. Ive had it since I was 5!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Arthritis is not common in 12 year olds, however, it is not unheard of by doctors!. Use thermal therapy garments to ease pain & relax muscles & c a doctor to get a correct diagnosis for u!. It may be just something as simple as growing pains, ie the fact that you are maturing!.Www@Answer-Health@Com