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Is it possible for me to have arthritis

well first off arthritis runs through my family , my uncle , aunty, grandma,granda etc...
so it on both sides of the family.
I keep getting pains in my leg and knee cap and it keeps suddenly locking , it always swells up and really hurts basically its just like my uncles arthritis his started when he was around 12 or 13yrs old and ive just turned 13yrs old and with it running down the family my mum is worried i may have it!
So i am getting it checked out at the doctors but i wanna know how possible it is 2 get it for me????

please reply a.s.a.p

thanks from smiley_teeny
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547368 tn?1440541785
Hi Smiley,

You've already gotten some great answers and suggestions here so I'll be brief. I am sorry that you are having pain and swelling in your lower extremities. especially at such a young age.

Arthritis knows no age limit. Unfortunately ppl that are your age, 13 or even younger can have what is called Juvenile Arthritis (JA). Current research indicates that there may be a genetic predisposition to JA. Warmth, swelling and redness and of course pain of the joints and surrounding tissues are common symptoms of arthritis.

There are different types of arthritis. I am sure that if you have this disease condition your physicians will determine what type you have. There are also other conditions that present  very much like JA. Blood work and a close clinical examination will determine the causation of your symptoms.

I hope the specialist you are seeing is a pediatric rheumatologist.These physicians are excellent in diagnosing inflamatory processes in ppl 18 and younger.  I wish you the very best and hope that you will let us know how you are doing. We will look forward to hearing from you again.

Take Care,
~Tuck
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757137 tn?1347196453
Yes, it is possible if it runs in your family. (You don't mention how old you are.) My husband has arthritis and he takes Arthro 7, MSM and a preparation with some other stuff. I certainly keeps his arthritis at bay and he has no pain or discomfort as long as he takes these natural preparations. If you are interested I will ask him what the third thing is. The important thing is to start this treatment early before the condition progresses. My daughter, due to an illness, developed some arthritis early. She takes the same stuff. Everyone I have spoken to who on this regimen finds relief.
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681148 tn?1437661591
Unfortunately, it sounds like the possibilities are very likely.  You'll want to follow the advice for controlling the symptoms and reducing the inflammation that comes with arthritis conditions, including both exercise and rest advice.  Diet is necessary for controlling the inflammation as well.  It turns out that the nightshade family of produce (fruits and vegetables) aggravate joint pain and swelling.

Arthritis is a form of autoimmune disease, so you really do need to take extra care of your body from here on out.  Have your doctors monitor your vitamin D levels.  You will likely need to supplement with extra vitamin D.  Most people are deficient, but those with autoimmune and other chronic health issues need to pay closer attention to their vitamin D levels.  I strongly urge you to look online at mercola.com and use his search engine to type in vitamin D.  He has written a lot about vitamin D.  He suggests to also subscribe to the Vitamin D Council newsletters.  I learned by reading these newsletters that it is necessary to take a normal amount of magnesium for the body to absorb sufficient vitamin D.  Oh, you'll still want to get advice from your doctors, but I was reading letters about little kids who were being treated for Rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency.  They had been given plenty of vitamin D intraveneously but were still testing low.  Then, one of the doctors had a brainstorm and decided to also give the kids magnesium.  Very quickly their vitamin D levels normalized.  They would always have to supplement, but they were out of danger.

This is also important for your bone development, especially if your doctor thinks you might have Osteoarthritis at your young age.

Now, as an adult, my doctor's advice might not fully apply at the same levels as what might apply to you, but it is still worth noting:  My neurologist says that while calcium is just as important as magnesium, he just wanted me to take it at a different time of day than when I take the magnesium, because the way the body absorbs the magnesium depletes the calcium and the way the body absorbs the calcium depletes the magnesium.  Both are necessary, but he just emphasized that they should be taken at separate times of the day.  So, I take the magnesium in the morning with my vitamin D and take the calcium later in the day.  I'm still getting both, just not at the same time of the day.  This might be worth mentioning to your own doctor and see what your doctor suggests about this.  Some of this might apply to you and some might not, because you're still growing and your bones are still growing.

The stuff about the vitamin D applies to everyone, even healthy people--just at different levels than for those of us with chronic health problems.
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well i am only 12 nearly 13 and its hurting more and i went to see my doctor and she said it could be some disease or it could be fluid behind the knee cap but with it locking she dosent think its them , i am going to see a specialist soon in a hospital that deals with arthritis because she thinks it could be a problem with the bone and it could  be rheumatoid arthritis plus my uncle has the same problem and both sides of my family have diffrent types of arthritis.
Hope i dont have it even though my doctor thinks i do! =(
just have 2 wait and see.
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1289299 tn?1274810946
actually you can get athritis at a young age and also you might even have fluid in youy knee thats why it swells...brittany
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my doctor says that everyone has it some just worse than others. i have a daughter that has had the same problems since she was 12 or 13 and they said it was growing pains and then a xray and it showed arthritis.  but the best is to take bayer or something similiar like tylenol and it helped a lot.  
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