Swollen Wrists,fingers, Ankles And Severe Pain Posted: 09-13-07 18:15pm
ive been having severe pain in my hands
& ankles and now, my right knee. its
constant pain and i cant bend my fingers
anymore, move my hands back without pain
and it hurts to walk. i'm in my 40's and
dont have medical insurance nor do i
qualify for MediCal Benefits. i have been
taking 800 MG ibuprofin but it doesnt
relieve the pain or swelling. i just
started drinking hard liquor which does
relieve the pain but i dont want to have
to drink alchohol on a daily basis to
relieve the pain. what can i do? this
has been going on for almost a month now.
please help ASAP!
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Tylanas
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Posted: 09-14-07 20:56pm
I would definitely go to a doctor, this
sounds like many things, from arthritis to
lupus....
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young Girl
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Posted: 09-14-07 20:58pm
like eiri said please go see a doctor!
it could be alot of things! but it
definatly isnt normal
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Mikolas
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Posted: 09-22-07 02:32am
I may be wrong, and I hope I am sir, but I
believe I know these symptoms. I was
taught to train elders who may have age
related disorders/injuries, arthritis
being one of them. There are two main
types, osteoarthritis, which is caused by
the breakdown and eventual loss of
cartilage in joints (basically due to old
age, where the cushioning in the bones are
worn out), and Rheumatoid Arthritis. If
you feel severe pain in the joints on all
your fingers, toes, knees, any joint in
general, and it swells, you could have
Rheumatoid Arthritis. This is an
autoimmune disease in which your body
tissues are mistakenly attacked by its own
immune system, thus the pain and swelling
of joints. It's usually common in hands,
shoulders and elbow. During my time
working on getting my personal training
certification, I was volunteering in a
nursing home/care facility and I met a man
with rheumatoid arthritis, he had huge
swelling on his finger joints and knees,
pain killers and the like will not do much
because the pain will continue to
increase. As the ladies said before me,
you must go to the doctor, if it is
rheumatoid arthritis, your pain can
decrease (as the man himself told me over
the week and half that he feels much
better).
