Arthritis at 21???!
Question: Arthritis at 21!?!?!?
I'm a 21 female, about 120 lbs!. I just had a physical done!. My doctor took a blood test among with others!. I received a call today and the nurse said i tested positve for arthritis!. I'm very confused because i dont have any unusual or excruciating aches and pains!. I didnt even know you could get arthritis at a young age!. When i asked my nurse, she said ill have to come in so the doctor can run some more tests!. If someone can give me any kind of information it would be greatly appreciated!. Thank you!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Hi,
Yes, Arthritis can affect at 21 years OR 21 months!. It is called "Rheumatoid Arthritis" (RA)!.
This RA can be found out only through the Blood tests!. There are many different kinds in RA too!. For Osteo Arthritis (OA), normally there is age limit, i!.e!. only elder people will get it!. This OA cannot be found through blood tests!.
You said, you don't have any unusual or excruciating pains!. So, do you have any kind of pains like stiff fingers in the morning, recent leg pains, ankles & toes, etc!.!? Do you have any swellings, bumps at your wrists, ankles, etc!.!?
I have Sero Negative RA!. I was feeling very good until last Fall and suddently i am having pains!. I was mis-diagnosed with OA and used unnecessary medicines for 3 months!. By this, my RA got severe and my RA specialist told me that it would have been so much better if i had come 2 months earlier!.
I am on 6 kinds of medicines now, still they are not giving any result and the inflamation in my bones is not going down!.
This is not to frieghten you, but please go to your doctor immediately!.
All the Best!. Take care of yourself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Yes, Arthritis can affect at 21 years OR 21 months!. It is called "Rheumatoid Arthritis" (RA)!.
This RA can be found out only through the Blood tests!. There are many different kinds in RA too!. For Osteo Arthritis (OA), normally there is age limit, i!.e!. only elder people will get it!. This OA cannot be found through blood tests!.
You said, you don't have any unusual or excruciating pains!. So, do you have any kind of pains like stiff fingers in the morning, recent leg pains, ankles & toes, etc!.!? Do you have any swellings, bumps at your wrists, ankles, etc!.!?
I have Sero Negative RA!. I was feeling very good until last Fall and suddently i am having pains!. I was mis-diagnosed with OA and used unnecessary medicines for 3 months!. By this, my RA got severe and my RA specialist told me that it would have been so much better if i had come 2 months earlier!.
I am on 6 kinds of medicines now, still they are not giving any result and the inflamation in my bones is not going down!.
This is not to frieghten you, but please go to your doctor immediately!.
All the Best!. Take care of yourself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You may have early signs of rheumatoid arthritis!. This is a type of arthritis that starts at a younger are and can become very painful if not treated, but there are a multitude of possibilities of others things it could be other than arthritis!. A simple blood test will not tell them for sure!. They will have to do more specific tests most likely to narrow down exactly what it is!. A positive blood test for arthritis could also be caused by autoimmune diseases and other things!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I am not sure of blood work being done to diagnosis arthritis!. That usually shows up on x-ray!. But age makes no difference!. And it may not be bad enough to cause any aches & painsWww@Answer-Health@Com
I don't think you can test for Arthritus through a blood test!. My brother got it at the age of 13!.Www@Answer-Health@Com