... The patient has been treated for cancerous cells in the tongue 5 years back for which surgery was done twice. There has been no recurrence since three years.The patient is diabetic too and 70 years old. ... (0 replies)
... Hi, I am new to this board and have a few questions about RA. I suffer from CIDP, which is an autoimmune disorder that affects the nerves in my hands and feet. I have numbness and pain in both hands and feet. Recently I have been having terrible pain and swelling of my hands and terrible pain in my feet. ... (4 replies)
... is not a condition of wear and tear. It is a disease in which your own immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue, causing inflammation that damages your joints. ... (15 replies)
... From what I know swelling in the hands that's prominent in mostly the middle finger and index finger and are classic symptoms of psoriatic arthritis. Do you have skin problems too? ... (110 replies)
... The progession of the disease is different for each person. Some individuals have a rapid onset while others it may be years before they have severe damage or pain. ... (6 replies)
... I do not have the nodes or bumps that you have on your fingers or the bending of the fingers either. But I have all the other symptoms you have. It used to be my knees and neck and back and shoulders that hurt the most. Now it is my hands and feet. ... (2 replies)
... Boy I know how hard it can be not knowing what is going on. I'm newly dxed with RA about 2 months ago. Motrin never worked for me,,,,I found Ultracet to work the best,,,takes the edge off without making me feel goofie. Nothing I've found really takes the pain away. ... (3 replies)
... Last summer, I started to get a "cyst" between two knuckles on my right hand. The swelling went down and there was no pain, so I didn't think a trip to the doctor was necessary. ... (4 replies)
... I have RA. I have pain in both my wrists and most of my knuckles. I have little or no swelling. Sometimes the pain is in the palm of the hands. ... (7 replies)
... in July I woke up in great discomfort, and noticeably swollen. Espeically my calves. My Primary Care Physician drained blood, checked my urine, did a Doppler of both legs, and an Echocardiogram. ... (1 replies)
... The tingling in your hands may be a result of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or a cervical problem and possibly not the Psoriatic arthritis. Do you work on a computer a lot or do repetative tasks with your hands? ... (1 replies)
... In rheumatoid arthritis, the immune systems act against themselves which leads to the joints to tear. It results in swelling, burning and general inflammation. The cure is beyond just taking the pills and supplements. ... (1 replies)
... At first I thought I did some wrong move playing guitar. After two months the swelling was bigger and so was the pain. ... (2 replies)
... I was mostly worried about the hands. ... (2 replies)
... I am still waiting for my first rheumy visit on Thursday so I am new to this too, but I wanted you to know mine felt like the soft tissue between my index finger and thumb when the pain started. ... (2 replies)
... Thank you. My appointment is Thursday. My symptoms are consistant... consistantly getting worse! My knuckles on both hands are much larger than eight weeks ago when they were almost normal. Now they are elongated and almost square looking from the side. ... (5 replies)
... Thank you. My appointment is Thursday. My symptoms are consistant... consistantly getting worse! My knuckles on both hands are much larger than eight weeks ago when they were almost normal. Now they are elongated and almost square looking from the side. ... (5 replies)
... Thank you. My appointment is Thursday. My symptoms are consistant... consistantly getting worse! My knuckles on both hands are much larger than eight weeks ago when they were almost normal. Now they are elongated and almost square looking from the side. ... (5 replies)
... rs, string like sensations in forearm, and sharp pain when grasping large items in fingers, hand, and wrist for more than a year. It has suddenly started in both hands with discolored knuckles and larger bonier knuckles in the affected knuckles. ... (1 replies)
... I'm having stiffnes in PIP joints of my fingers. ... (2 replies)
