Rheumatoid Arthritis is one of those auto-immune diseases and it one that has varying levels of impact depending on how it affects your body. Its one of those remission/relapse conditions and some people have the initial blast of it that leads to diagnosis and then go into remission for years and years. How nice that would be…lucky people! Others have little in the way of remission and it can go on to cause all sorts of problems with all organs of the body.
The treatments have come on leaps and bounds over the last few years and the medicals are making excellent progress in restraining this nasty disease.
My mother had it for the last 15yrs of her life, and she died before all the latest breakthroughs.
I know I haven’t exactly answered your question…but its because everyone with this thing has a very different experience, and what happened with my mother is unlikely to be the course of anyone else’s run-in with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Kylie March 4th
i suffer from rheumatiod arthritis, i am 26 and fortunatly my symptoms at the moment arent very bad, my arms and legs ache terribly to the point where i cant move them sometimes but this doesnt happen every day although i do experience joint pain nearly everyday but not very bad, i get very tired easily and by the end of the day i am physically drained the only other thing that i suffer from are headaches and the nausea. some people suffer alot worse than me and symptoms can come and go, depending on the person. keeping fit with light excersice to keep the joints moving and a healthy diet can help to.
Jacob March 4th
The effects of rheumatoid arthritis can greatly vary depending on the specific joints that are affected, as well as the health and treatment of the patient.
However, often, it causes pain or stiffness that lasts for longer than an hour, as well as causing a general feeling of discomfort, which is called malaise. Rheumatoid arthritis can also result in the loss of appetitie and a reduction of mobility, as well as fatigue and abnormal growths around the affected joint.
One thing to keep in mind is that Rheumatoid Arthritis typically affects both sides of the body, so if one wrist is affected, the other will be as well. This is referred to as a symmetrical type of arthritis.
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Fiona March 4th
Rheumatoid Arthritis is one of those auto-immune diseases and it one that has varying levels of impact depending on how it affects your body. Its one of those remission/relapse conditions and some people have the initial blast of it that leads to diagnosis and then go into remission for years and years. How nice that would be…lucky people! Others have little in the way of remission and it can go on to cause all sorts of problems with all organs of the body.
The treatments have come on leaps and bounds over the last few years and the medicals are making excellent progress in restraining this nasty disease.
My mother had it for the last 15yrs of her life, and she died before all the latest breakthroughs.
I know I haven’t exactly answered your question…but its because everyone with this thing has a very different experience, and what happened with my mother is unlikely to be the course of anyone else’s run-in with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Kylie March 4th
i suffer from rheumatiod arthritis, i am 26 and fortunatly my symptoms at the moment arent very bad, my arms and legs ache terribly to the point where i cant move them sometimes but this doesnt happen every day although i do experience joint pain nearly everyday but not very bad, i get very tired easily and by the end of the day i am physically drained the only other thing that i suffer from are headaches and the nausea. some people suffer alot worse than me and symptoms can come and go, depending on the person. keeping fit with light excersice to keep the joints moving and a healthy diet can help to.
Jacob March 4th
The effects of rheumatoid arthritis can greatly vary depending on the specific joints that are affected, as well as the health and treatment of the patient.
However, often, it causes pain or stiffness that lasts for longer than an hour, as well as causing a general feeling of discomfort, which is called malaise. Rheumatoid arthritis can also result in the loss of appetitie and a reduction of mobility, as well as fatigue and abnormal growths around the affected joint.
One thing to keep in mind is that Rheumatoid Arthritis typically affects both sides of the body, so if one wrist is affected, the other will be as well. This is referred to as a symmetrical type of arthritis.
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