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Arthritis in Behcet's Syndrome
by spunkykitty, Jul 28, 2009 08:41AM
i've had behcet's syndrome since age 5... i m now 43... i get arthritic symptoms but each time i test for RA there is nothing there, even tho my joints are severely inflamed, swollen to twice their size, and hot to the touch... this arthritis affects all joints in my body wherever there is stress... sometimes if the swelling is not severe, i just take acetaminophen, and lots of rest... but every decade or thereabouts i get a severe crazy out of control flare up and right now i m going thru one of those... i m on prednisolone and diclofenac (only diclofenac works on me when it is severe, no other NSAID does)... but i hate the side effects of prednisolone!!!
i just wonder if anyone out here also suffers from behcet's and has this kind of 'arthritis' that doesn't show up in RA tests?
i just wonder if anyone out here also suffers from behcet's and has this kind of 'arthritis' that doesn't show up in RA tests?
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by txsilver, Jul 31, 2009 08:36PM
, Jul 31, 2009 08:36PMTo: spunkykitty
I am bumping this up so it gets more visibility. I think you have a very interesting question. You might post it in the autoimmune community too. You mention that you do not like taking the steroids. Have you tried one of the other medications used to treat behcets?
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