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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - Introduce yourself and meet others

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@mdmont3zuma

Thanks so much for your reply and for clarification. For the past two months, I've been sleeping A LOT, like 12+ hours a day. Pain and swelling have largely immobilized me, and today is my second day on Prednisone. I'm normally a very "busy" and active person, and I am hoping the last 2 months feeling like I'm 80 can be treated with medicine, diet, and exercise. I'm 57 and hope this is not the beginning of the end.

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Feb 5, 2022

Hi Bridget, When we feel awful it’s really easy to let our heads go to the worst case thoughts. Especially when life gets interrupted!
The prednisone should help with the inflammation that’s causing the RA symptoms. It’s an autoimmune reaction to the virus. So hopefully the prednisone settles things down and lets your body’s immune system calm itself.

There is a group dedicated to Covid Long-haulers, people who have had the virus and experiencing long term symptoms. A number of discussions include conversations related to RA and other autoimmune diseases which seemed to increase after having the virus.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/post-covid-recovery-covid-19/
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https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/post-covid-symptoms-1/
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https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/multiple-autoimmune-diseases-post-covid/

Usually prednisone works fairly quickly. Do you notice any change in symptoms?

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