Date: 30.04.2012
From: tom poole
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Subject: is this rheumatoid?
Im after some advice about AS. I have over the past 2 weeks had problems with tendons and joints becoming very inflamed and painful at the end of a day, this is the opposite to AS . After a nights sleep and rest , ice ect the pain subsides over 12-24hours and seems to move to another joint or tendon. Does anyone have similar problems? should I ask for a blood test to rule out rheumatoid arthritis? or am i overreacting? cheers tom
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Date: 30.04.2012
From: rhona
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Subject: Re: is this rheumatoid?
Hi Tom, I have rheumatoid arthritis and the stiffness is usually worse in the morning and it does sometimes move around from one joint to another. There are lots of things things that could cause your symtoms and i would think it reasonable to ask your doctor to do some blood tests and that way they will know if you have an inflammatory condition or not and if you do then they will be able to treat it. good luck.
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