Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Kansas City
I Am So Frustrated And Need Help! Posted: 01-27-06 17:35pm
Hello,
i am 53 years old and am so frustrated and
confused. About 2 months ago I started
to have pain in my hands and fingers.
The fingers become so stiff at night that
in the morning I have to run them under
hot water to get them to start moving. I
went to my doc and they did several lab
tests and called me today to say they were
all normal. My sed rate was 2, my ra was
35, my ptt-la was 128 and my drvvt was 61.
I had the results faxed to me and the
last two are obviously out of the norms.
I am so confused right now because I can't
get in to see a rheumatologist for 3
months and know that I can't stand this
pain and stiffness for that long. Is
there anyone out there who could interpret
these tests for me and also let me know if
there is any other disease out there that
would cause this pain. I also am achy
all over and am exhausted all the time.
I appreciate any help you can give me in
this matter.
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 01-27-06 19:01pm
Hi there! I am sorry for your pain! I
do understand what you are going through!
I was diagnosed wit ddd(degenerative disc
disc disease), djd(degenerative joint
disease) also known as arthritis,
fibromyalgia(which you to might look up
some info on it, with your achiness and
pain). I also was dx'd with rsd(reflex
sympathetic dystrophy which is also known
as crps or complex regional pain syndrome,
which haas a lot to do with the neuro
system), where I fall a lot and it is now
practically full body pain. As for the
tests, you should go over them with your
Dr., I am not one and try to get something
going before three months, I still keep
working but I do not know for ho much
longer as the pain and the brain-fog is
getting worse.
Hey, what do you know, we are the same age
and we are both too young to be falling
apart but it does remind me of what one of
my patients told me one time that is is
that growing old aint for sissy's. When
we found out that my dad had alzheimer's
we always said that the golden years are
not that great. I would talk to your dr
about some pain meds or if he could send
you to a pain management Dr., or do
something for you, my step-grandmother and
step-aunt was very crippled up with
arthritis but they did darned good with
it, I used to work with some kids that had
juvenile arthritis and a friend of mine
had it and acupuncture helped her for a
while. Sometimes you just have to be a
little firm with these dr's nowadays.
Good luck!
Let us know how things go!
I am here if you need someone to talk to!
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huffster
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 39 Location: Appleton, WI USA
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Posted: 01-14-07 15:04pm
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