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Update on diagnoses-now

Posted by betsyhase @betsyhase, Jul 21 2:12pm

I have been dancing around the doctors. First it was thought it was PMR but the treatment wasn't helping much. It took months to finally get excepted by a Rheumatologist. He diagnosed me RA Serum Negitive. The first medication tried, Methotrexate made me really sick. I just started an IV yesterday that I tolerated well and am scheduled every three weeks x 3 and then it should be 1 x monthly.
I just thought I would give this group an update since this is where I started. I guess I should switch over to the Rheumatoid Arthritis group now.

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betsyhase | @betsyhase | Jul 23 9:57am
In reply to @dadcue "@betsyhase Could it be Enteropathic Arthritis? It is another type of seronegative inflammatory arthritis. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23166-enteropathic-arthritis -------------------..." + (show)
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Could it be Enteropathic Arthritis? It is another type of seronegative inflammatory arthritis.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23166-enteropathic-arthritis
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If you have a gastrointestinal infection ... it could also be Reactive Arthritis.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/reactive-arthritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354838
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I'm just guessing and I don't really know. I was diagnosed with Reactive Arthritis a long time ago. I was very sick and wound up in the emergency room because of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. The acute pain was also torture.

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@dadcue
I found reading about the Enteropathic Arthritis very interesting. I am realizing that this is not an easy diagnosis and there seems to be many variations. I will just keep track of my symptoms and treatment. I was pretty much in panicking mode when I started having weird reactions to my infusion. It took three days to clear. I am going to ask my doctor if I push fluids if it would reduce my side effects? I have a tendency to not hydrate enough.
Whew, lots of learning curves!

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betsyhase | @betsyhase | Jul 23 10:03am
In reply to @kjoed53 "@betsyhase Hydration is important for everyone but especially important for those of us on meds for..." + (show)
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Hydration is important for everyone but especially important for those of us on meds for autoimmune disorders and cardiology issues which most of us have as we age.

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Thanks for your feedback. I will focus more on my hydration.

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