Rheumatiod Arthritis

Well I'm knew to this forum about joint pain. Well I just seen the Rheumatiod doc this Tuesday and I had a hour long exam with him he listen and look at my health history and he said I have Rheumatiod Arthitis but he order lots of bllod work they took 20 tubes of blood and lot's of x-ray's i see him back in two weeks and then he will tell me what type of treatment I will start. My Primary Care doc had order blood work and my Sed Rate was high and my CRP was high can anyone tell me what this might means and what do I look forward to in the furture I'm very scared and worried. I'm 35 yrs olds with two teenagers kids and I'm happily married to the most wonderful person.  

[smittygirl]

Welcome to our Forum.  It is understandable  that you are scared, the unknown is always scary.  This forum will hopefully help you alleviate some of those feelings as we collectively have a wealth of knowledge, all of us going through similar challenges.  As I advise everyone that is newly diagnosed, ALWAYS ask your doctor's office for copies of your lab work and keep a personal file for yourself.  Once you have a definite diagnosis you can go to the Arthritis Foundations website and get great information on your disease.  There are over 100 types of arthritis and many have similar symptoms.  Do you know exactly what your sed rate is, what your CRP is and what are your symptoms?  Stay with us and we will help you through this.  I look forward to hearing back from you.

Sue
smittygirl
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[diva2008]

I thank you so much for those words I know I came to a good forum to get some output on things.  I have pain in my feet and ankles very bad. My Knee's kiss me to come down stairs or upstairs. I don't take bath anymore because I cant get in and out of the tub like I should. My hip hurts and my arm's oh my My wrist hand's and my knuckles is a killer and my shoulder hurts me bad it's hard to just fold clothe's. I wake up very stiff in the morning oh yeah my elbows hurts me also. I'm very tired all the time. I'm using a cane right now to help me out when I have to go outside to the doctor's office. I will look for my lab work and give you those numbers ok.  

[smittygirl]

bump...   Just to clarify, I did respond to you my friend and last we spoke you were looking for your lab work to give me more info. Glad you got your answers, please write us anytime for support or just to vent, that's what we are here for.

Sue