My father was diagnosed with RA many years ago and is now having terrible lower back pain. His pain has reduced him to using a cane when walking, however he remains active by using a four wheeler. His physician just prescribed Lyrica for his pain and told him to stay off the four wheeler. My father was diagnosed with high blood sugar 2yrs ago and does take a pill for it. I can not find any information with treating RA patients with Lyrica. Do you know of any benefits?
Herniated Disc and Rheumatoid Arthritis
I was told I had a positive for rheumatoid arthritis (though a low positive) an a high inflammation level then sent to the rheumatologist by my personal doctor. The rheumatologist has now decided I have a herniated disc in my back that is causing these issues because the pain that is keeping me from being able to walk is in one leg and he says has taken away my reflexs in that leg. When I got the records from his office to take with me to the neurosurgical consultation and for the MRI an I found that his interprution of my explation of pain did not line up with the points I was trying to make about my ankle and hip pain in BOTH sides though my leg/ knee pain is only to my right and I have muscle pain on that side also that feels like a hot knife. He quotes me in ways I don’t recognize and seemed frustrated that the first doctor sent me to him. I don’t understand does that mean he thinks I only have a herniated disc or do I go back and re-examine the rheumatiod issue after the disc is dealt with/ He didn’t seem to have time to discuse this with me and I waited and hour and a half once I was in the room to be examine and for consultation. I don’t think communication went well though I think he may be right about the herniated disc it still does not explain to me the issues with my hands, elbows and feet.
reiters syndrome
My husband has reiters syndrome – why is it that I can never find information on it.
Is this RA?
I am a 38 year old female with fibromyalgia managed w/ rest, yoga, Cataflam (50 mg bid) and Celexa. One year ago I developed asymmetric joint & soft tissue pain, swelling & redness that was preceded by a GI infection. I also exhibited a low grade fever that would spike 2 times a day up to 101-102. The fever, pain & stiffness were unbearable. My family MD prescribed prednisone which helped immensely & sent me to a gastro to rule out Crohn’s. One month later my scope & biopsy returned no findings of Crohn’s. I was then referred to a rheumatologist to rule out reactive arthritis/AS. It took 2 months to see him & my symptoms had almost completely subsided by then. According to him, my tests were not indicative of a rheumatic process, HLA-B27 was negative & no involvement of the SI joints. He basically shrugged his shoulders, looked at me like I was crazy and gave a generic diagnosis of “poly-arthralgia”. He said it may have been reactive arthritis, but since my HLA-B27 was negative, it appeared to have resolved spontaneously & would likely not return. Now one year later, my fever, joint pain & swelling have returned in similar asymmetric pattern to previously affected & new joints. I recently moved across country, have a new family MD who has my history & records but is re-doing all tests and “watching to see what happens”. Meanwhile I am miserable and feel like my bad dream is back. What should I do? I do not want this to progress to how it was a year ago. Could I have RA or reactive?
What is Ryder’s Syndrome?
What is Ryder’s Syndrome, and where can I find detailed information on its symptoms, treatment, genetic pre-disposition, etc.?
Reactive Arthritis
Can Reactive Arthritis form from a sexually transmitted disease like genital warts.
