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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - Introduce yourself and meet others

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@wilckdds As you can read in the information on this web link, RA is an inflammatory condition that affects the joints and can destroy them. Treatment is much, much better today.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353648
I’m glad that you have a rheumatologist! They can be hard to find for some people. Now, what you should do is to educate yourself on RA and the treatments. You want to be partners with your doctor.
What symptoms of RA did you have that lead you to the doctor?

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wilckdds | @wilckdds | Oct 19, 2023

Thank you for contacting me and giving me the link to the article. What got me to the Rheumatologist were symptoms more like those of PMR not RA. The only symptom that seems to appear in both is stiffness in the morning. That was the primary problem. Also, I have pain in the biceps in both arms. None of the other problems listed for RA, are showing up for me. Although I started the Plaquenil only 2 months ago, I can trace the first signs of a problem as far back February and neither my PCP or Orthopedic Surgeon referred me to a Rheumatologist back then.

Putting together all the things I have read as well as the descriptions of symptoms on the PMR forum, I strongly feel the my condition leans toward PMR. I am waiting for the results of blood drawn 2 days ago.

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