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| Sunburn and Joint Pain | 5/1/2007 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I am 50 years old and have arthritis. It usually doesn't give me too much trouble unless I overwork ...
A: What sort of arthritis do you have? The only connection I can think of with osteoarthritis is that ...
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| arthritis | 5/1/2007 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: i am 55yr old and have had few mild eposodes of arthritis in my life. like stiffness in the knees ...
A: I'm so sorry you're in pain. Waking up at night from pain is not normal. You should see your ...
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| Is it Arthritis? | 3/12/2007 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I have terrible pain in both wrist and knees and the movement is getting stiffer and more painful. A ...
A: I'm sorry you're in pain. Continue to work with your doctor to rule out other diseases that cause ...
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| Cycling and Arthritis of Hip | 2/6/2007 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I have early arthritis of the hip. I am starting to cycle again and wonder if this will agravate or ...
A: Keith, I have arthritis in the hips, too, and had a difficult time finding the right exercise. I ...
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| Lab tes | 2/3/2007 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I have been trying to find information about a lab test I had draw. My Rheumatologist has been ...
A: This website explains ANA blood tests, used for diagnosing autoimmune diseases. There's an ...
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| joint pain | 1/23/2007 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: Is there a specific name for the sort of joint pain that seems ot move around from night to night ...
A: I'm so sorry you're in pain. The only pain I've experienced that moved around is pain from ...
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| Rheumatoid arthritis | 1/4/2007 | Gina Barber |
Q: ive recently been tested and my count was 96, my left foot and ankle is very swollen and painfull. ...
A: If you are overweight, then i would try and get into physical therapy. Not only will your ankle ...
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| Regarding positive RA blood test | 12/19/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I also had a positive RA blood test and have been doctoring for different pains in my legs, knees, ...
A: It may be worth a second opinion from another rheumatologist, if your insurance will allow it. If ...
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| Arthritis | 11/20/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: Is there any treatment for arthritis for a 75 year old female,who also happens to be a blood ...
A: I'm going to assume high blood pressure is your problem and the arthritis is osteoarthritis. I have ...
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| Osteo-arthritis pain | 11/17/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I have fibromyalgia and other stuff. I also have moderate osteo-arthritis in both knees, I am in ...
A: I've heard for years about how moderate exercise can help with both osteoarthritis and ...
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| tricompartmental osteo arthritis | 11/7/2006 | Gina Barber |
Q: my husband has just come out of hospital after having a opperation on both knees. he went in to have ...
A: Whoa. Sounds exactly like me. You need to get that knee replacement done. I was 18 years old when ...
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| degenerative arthritis | 11/1/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: What does degenerative disease have to do with intestinal problems
A: If you mean degenerative joint disease, or osteoarthritis, nothing that I know of. However, having ...
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| SCLERADERMA WITH DIABETES | 10/27/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SCLERADERMA 4 YEARS AGO AND IT SEEMS THAT I CONTINUE TO HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS ...
A: There are some promising treatments for severe, life-threatening scleroderma and complications of ...
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| RA/Scleraderma | 10/22/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I was diagnosed several years back with undifferentiated autoimmune dissease. A Rheumatoligist ...
A: You don't say anything about Raynaud's attacks. 98% of people with scleroderma have Raynaud's, and ...
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| RA test results | 9/27/2006 | Gina Barber |
Q: Gina, I had the RA Latex Turbid (?) test done and am very confused. The results show an 8.5 with ...
A: Yes you do have a mild case of arthritis. I would not be too alarmed about it. When I got tested for ...
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| possible arthritis | 9/18/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: Two-fold question which is I am feeling pain in my hands and thembs if I hold onto anything with ...
A: Have you reported your hand pain to your doctor? If it's a new symptom, call her/him and make an ...
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| other possibilities???? | 9/14/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: Sorry to bother you again but I went to see my doctor's nurse practiner today since my doctor wasn't ...
A: I wish I could just tell you what's going on, but of course I can't. That's what your doctor is ...
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| scleroderma | 9/13/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: i have been diagnosed with scleroderma. My consultant put me on methotrexate. I have also been ...
A: You don't say what type you've been diagnosed with. Localized scleroderma has few complications, ...
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| other possibilities???? | 9/10/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: Bit of background, I'm 29 yr. old female. Have huge level of anxiety and obessive complusive ...
A: Scleroderma is not a fatal disease. It can be life-threatening in some people, but the vast ...
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| Hip Pain | 8/19/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: For the past few months I have had a dull ache in my left hip which sometimes extends into my pelvic ...
A: I'm sorry you're in pain, and I know how frustrating it can be. My hip arthritis hurts with ...
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| tendon and joint pain | 7/15/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I am an avid runner and boxer. I run 3-7 miles a day, and go to the gym and punch for about an hour ...
A: As a former avid runner myself, I know how important your training is and how annoying it can be to ...
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| ARTHRITIS(Type of) | 7/11/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: Over the past 6 years i have experienced 5 or 6 episodes of what i originally believed was gout. The ...
A: This info from NIAMS (the part of the NIH concerned with arthritis) names the areas where gout can ...
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| CK levels~aldolase~uric acid Too HIGH???? | 7/4/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I hope you can answer the questions I have after getting my blood work results. My CK level is ...
A: Blood test results are just a part of the diagnosis and treatment process. It's best to talk to ...
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| head and neck pain | 7/4/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: brief history of myself now 65 yr old, since my teens sudden onset of kink in neck lasting several ...
A: I'm sorry you're in so much pain. I agree you're not being diagnosed and, as a result, ...
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| rheamatoid arthritis | 6/27/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I am a 39 year old female in fairly good health. about 8 years ago I woke up feeling very sore and ...
A: I'm not sure what your doc meant by a "carrier," but if you're having new symptoms, please make an ...
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| Popping problem | 6/20/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I don't know if this is relevant to your expertise. I have "popping" joints - joints that let a ...
A: My popping jaw is caused by TMJ http://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/hw209469 Ask your doctor ...
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| aarthritis in the ankles | 6/10/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: I was wondering I have had this numbness for over a year about now, and I was at therapy to help my ...
A: I'm so sorry you're struggling with pain. There are many reasons this could be happening. The ...
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| differential diagnosis | 5/23/2006 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I have been having severe joint pain all over my body. The pain can best be described as internal. ...
A: If you have NOT had the blood test ANA or RF, then these are 2 that you really need to have done... ...
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| knuckle-cracking and arthiritis | 5/21/2006 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I have a family history of arthiritis (mom and grandma). I crack my knuckles frequently as well as ...
A: Knuckle cracking does NOT cause Rheumatoid Arthritis..... You would have to have the Rheumatoid ...
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| Do I have arthritis? | 5/18/2006 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I'm only 23 years old and I go bowling about twice a week. The next morning when I wake up for about ...
A: I can't tell you if you have arthritis since inorder to diagnose Rheumatoid arthritis you need blood ...
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| Using Nordic Walking with your condition. | 4/8/2006 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I would be very interested to see if Nordic Walking in small doses would work with your medical ...
A: but I have too many other medical conditions besides osteoarthritis that would prevent me from doing ...
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| i have been diagnoised with... | 3/14/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: i have been diagnoised with carpul tunnell althought i am having lots of pain in my fingers, ...
A: The one symptom almost all of us with scleroderma have (97%) is Raynaud's Phenomenon. In Raynaud's, ...
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| is there anything i can do to be able to sleep w/o pain? | 2/28/2006 | Karen Brawner |
Q: i'm 27 yrs old, female, and i've got osteoarthritis. i suffer from nightly bouts of extreme pain in ...
A: If you have not seen an Orthopedic Specialist, then I strongly suggest that you do and have that ...
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| ....what? | 2/25/2006 | Karen Brawner |
Q: Excuse me, but...I almost missed your answer, which was "this is outside my area of expertese". ...
A: I am NOT a Rheumatologist and I even state I am NOT a doctor..... I know only about Systemic ...
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| Arthritis | 2/24/2006 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I have mild arthritis in my right knee. It hurts only when I am kneeling or bending it for a while ...
A: You do not say if you have Rheumatoid Arthritis of Osteoarthritis..... If you have Osteoarthritis, ...
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| arthritis and swollen ankles ?? | 2/18/2006 | Karen Brawner |
Q: My husband went to see his general practitioner,hes had both his legs severely swollen now for 2 ...
A: Go with your gut feeling.... Arthritis will not cause the entire legs like tissue and skin to swell ...
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| Diffuse Scleroderma | 2/15/2006 | Amelia Yaussy |
Q: Are you familiar with Dr. Brown's protocal using minocycline for treating scleroderma? Do you know ...
A: >Are you familiar with Dr. Brown's protocal using minocycline for treating scleroderma? Yes. >Do ...
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| lower back and hip pain | 2/11/2006 | Karen Brawner |
Q: The pain has spread into my left hip and also my right thigh this is causing me a lot of pain iam ...
A: I know exactly how you feel when you are dealing with chronic pain.... This does NOT sound like ...
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| Exercise/Diet to slow Arthritis | 2/6/2006 | Karen Brawner |
Q: 2 years ago I was diagnosed with Arthritis in my left hip. I am 43 male and in good health. The ...
A: I do not know the type of arthritis you have because you didn't say, but if it is Osteoarthritis ...
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| rheumatoid arthritis | 1/17/2006 | Karen Brawner |
Q: Does cracking your knuckles lead to rheumatiod arthritis and i am doing a research report on ...
A: Rheumatoid Arthritis is an Autoimmune Disease and therefore cracking of the Knuckles will NOT cause ...
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