In this video, I’ll discuss the five signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis that you should not Ignore, from joint pain to stiffness to carpal tunnel syndrome, eye problems, and fatigue. Learn how to recognize rheumatoid arthritis and when to ask for help from your doctor.
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0:00 Intro
01:49 Rheumatoid arthritis and risk factors
03:17 Joint Pain and Swelling
04:50 Morning Stiffness
06:51 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
07:19 Eyes Problems in Rheumatoid arthritis
09:12 Fatigue in Rheumatoid arthritis
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I’ve been in and out of the hospital for the past 3 weeks. Major pain joints feel like I got hit by a truck. The doctors said I had past history of fibromyalgia. I’ve asked my doctor for years something is off always tired always in pain. I’m 48 with a 6 year old lower back fusion. My temp is anywhere from 100.0 to 103.7. The hospital just sent me home again yesterday with no answer?
almost 2 years before i was an athlete and got my ANA positive and the symptoms were joint and muscle pains,,stiffness numbness ,heat from mouth , felt cold in night,tingling, tiredness doctor prescribed me HCQ or the alternate was OXYCOLOR 200MG i took it for 1.5year but i didnot get better after taking a pill just felt good temporarily. Then i go to other doctor and he said to do MRI of my lower back theres not much symptoms of ANA Now im 21 years old and i donno what to do can u plzz guide me
How can we differentiate RA from AS (ankylosis spondylitis)..? 🙈 They feel alike
❤Tank you so much❤
Thank you doctor for the valuable information.
Hello doc, i just want to ask i have a osteoarthropathy in my knee, it is related to rheumatoid arthritis?
My 3rd metacarpal surgery was done 2 months ago…. from that day swelling, pain, Stiffness is continuing in my hand …. Is it RA ?
Your information is the best I have found on RA. Thank you so much for helping so many of us with RA. You are a true caring doctor.
I'm burned out 😞
Just started on biological drugs last month. Hope it gets better. Been untreated for many years.
I'm currently having issue with my feet, knees. I woke up one morning with very delicate and slightly painful ankles and toes. It was uncomfortable to walk and only got worse as I got moving. I thought it may have been some sort of gout attack, but my hands are also uncomfortable. I'm not really sure if I have arthritis because I'm 37, but it does seem odd to me that one day I woke up to this. It's been a week and it hasn't gone away.
My rheumatologist decided that I should be off meds and manage my own inflammation. He gave me Lyrica to cope with pain. I’m not sure if this is the right decision. Please advise if I should get a second opinion. Thank you.
Thank you
The pain and fatigue are the kicker with RA. Anyone else here fantasise about their relatives experiencing what we do for a short period of time so they can get it? What we feel isn't just tiredness. It's neurologically altering brain fog whereby we are living in some kind of proverbial limbo, between being asleep and awake. I have pain dreams which wake me up, and the dry eyes are currently under control with drops. Wish there were a solution for the fatigue, even when my inflammation markers are lowering, the ongoing fatigue seems to linger.
I don’t know what I have. All my Blood tests are negative.
Last year I had food poisoning, then a cascade of problems appeared, first terrible chronic acid reflux, diarrhea then a month later my joints started to hurt. Ever since then my joints bother me the most, my hips, my fingers, my spine are in pain.
I am a 32 year old male, borderline underweight. I notice sometimes food triggers my joints pain it also comes together a diarrhea episode.
I don’t notice any swelling or redness at the joints though. I don’t have any eye irritation or fevers.
My joints became so weak, couple months ago it was hard to walk up the stairs. Sometimes my flareups disappear for a week or so and my joints hurt less.
My fingers hurt often even while just hold a phone. 😢
I am really struggling everyday. I am waiting for my next doctors appointment. Do any of these symptoms sound like RA?
Thank you, I am diagnosed with SJOGRENS SYNDROME , having joints problem both hands and fingers are tingling and numbness all the way foot while walking.
I don’t know if I have RA or Lyme arthritis. I have been suspicious about both for a while but I just had something that happened that made me really convinced it’s probably RA. I woke up and had such bad pain in my left knee I couldn’t walk and it was extremely sore. Then I noticed a couple of days later both knees were painful and swollen but what really threw me for a loop was my wrist. My wrist was so sore I couldn’t open a medicine bottle or Gatorade bottle. I just noticed an awful bruise on my wrist. I was tested by a rheumatologist a couple of years ago but she said the tests came back negative but she also said unless I was in the middle of a flair she wouldn’t really know. I don’t know what to do or where to turn but this has been so debilitating and awful. I can’t even get to the toilet when I wake up until I get some meds in me and then attempt to.
My aunt struggled with rheumatoid arthritis for years, but after just three months with IAFA Ayurveda’s natural solutions, she experienced complete relief. The holistic approach transformed her life, alleviating pain and improving her overall health. She’s incredibly thankful for this effective, natural remedy!
My knee is inflammed hence I have difficulty in walking. Is it ok to undergo aspiration to remove fluid on my knee.
New subscribers from Philippines with RA 8 months now
I have dry eyes and now showing pain on middle finger and index finger un explain pain when opening door , writing on my left dominant hand and I gets numbness and tingling every now and woken up this morning with pain now on my right hands especially when flexing.. I once was told by an eye doctor said I have severe dry eyes..and feeling tired all the time after working from graveyards shifts..even i get rest ..and i feel pain on my toes every now and then both feets
What about random energy crashes in the middle of the day? For example, get up at 8:30, do some stuff—but nothing strenuous, and then at 1pm start to get so tired you could fall asleep while standing.
If your hands end up like this having seen a rheumatologist I suggest that you sue the doctor. I have listened to some of this physicians blogs and I will rate a five out of ten. Because of medical incompetents I was very ill in 2004. Dr. Delacruz determined that I had Rheumatoid Arthritis. The tests he ran were bone density, heart with contrast, bloodlabs, RF positive, ANA positive, ESR Westergren positive. The reason he ordered the RA bloods was due to 1. Above the high calcium. Every other doctor in Sanilac County ignored this. Delacruz stated that this was incorrect and my calcium was actually below normal. Also he ran vitamin D deficiency until he gained the result that he was sure that was the truth. Delacruz prescribed citrical with D, 3-ensures a day and 3 bottles of purified water a day. Three weeks later he retested my vitamin d and calcium and he was 100% correct. Vitamin D deficiency and calcium below the normal limits. He than sent me to DR. Bryan rheumatologist in Port Huron. This man agreed with Delacruz. He ruled out sojrens and lupus by removing my saliva glands. I only test when the rheumatoid arthritis is active positive RF, ESR Westergren, ANA when I am so sick that as Delacruz put good thing you got here before you died. I'll say. Majors medical mispractice in Sanilac County MI. Also, I have osteopenia spine with some degenerative disc disease in four locations, likewise hips, right side of neck stated osteo arthritis and right knee osteo arthritis. It is all due to Rheumatoid. You get sick and the doctors don't want to give you an antibiotic until you are better it kicks the rheumatoid arthritis out of dormancy. If you have a good doctor he will get you to all negatives and keep you that way. If not you will end up crippled and dead. Don't try to work. The drugs they give you do not put the rheumatoid to dormancy but listening to your body will. Now I may not have a degree as this woman does but I do have rheumatoid arthritis as this woman does not. I suggest you look for a doctor whom doesn't have readily available a diagnosis that has been bought and paid for. Unfortunately two grand doctors Delacruz and Bryan are deceased.
My Ankle is Verry acking im hardly Walking when i Eat anchovis and peanuts.
Hello doctor, I have been having muscles pains, no joint pain aside from my knee, RF came back negative, CRP came back with 5.2, the pain areas are my thigh, arms and feet… is this Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms also? Pls respond. Thank you
I have RA 5 years now and I have dry eyes pain in all my joints since using Xeljanz I was ok and about a Month now I start getting back the pain in my knees, please help thank u
Hello Doc, my mom is having pain in her figer , the middle finger on her right hand, It's very painful for her, Do she need to see a doctor or can she just rub the figer
Last month started itching, then hives for 3 weeks, then went to hospital with inflammation in hands, feet, knees. Still waiting on results but thinking it’s RA. Thanks for sharing all these videos. They’ve been really informative while I wait my results.
I don’t want to know what it is , il just carry on as usual
My dr had me on Mex and Embrel for 5 years. I was bed ridden pain was so bad. I fired my dr, did researched a holistic treatment. This was 2 years ago. I now can take walks, I am extremely active and just have small amount of pain when it rains. Just my story.
Mulțumesc!❤
Diagnosed in 2010
Took methotrexate humira enbrel 4 years of non Hodgkin's chemo retuximab and now on Rinvoque
with 800 mgs of ibuprofen 4 tomes daily and im still in such bad shape 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
I have lupus and I have all the symptoms as you described.
Food is medicine , I don’t take any drugs for my RA , just changed to a healthy diet , simple 😄
Hello , I have RA , swollen finger joints ,cut out alcohol and sugar , it calmed done 75 percent 😀
How do we contact you for a video phone call
Thank you very much!
Are you from Russia ?
ANOTHER CAUSE OF FATIGUE IS IF YOU LACK OF MONEY!
Good information thanks
Yes, yes …joint pain, etc, etc, etc. yes corporal tunnel in left side. Dry eyes notice at night mostly, (but probably menapause), after showers the worst! One day on three days rest, sadly I have drive (my brain works) but my body needs to rest. Yes joint pain ruins my sleep (painful toss and turn to get comfortable). Argh, now what?
Hi
My hands doesn’t
Closed completely and hurts and I got swelling the doctor thinks is trigger finger but one my right hand my finger doesn’t lock and my right hand it’s hurts and my finger lock and my hand numb and I have a thinglin sensation so I’m confused
How does tooth infection cause RA? I currently have gum abscess. My face and neck are swollen and neck lymph nodes seem tender. The face swelling is going down after staring oral antibiotics… i am still currently experiencing the other sx mentioned though like bilateral carpal tunnel, bilateral shoulder stiffness, bilateral knee joint stiffness and migratory symptoms. It’s been like this for 3 weeks now every day.
So respect your channel, and have subscribed to hear more re: RA. 2yrs ago I woke up one morning with an onset flare of RA — intense. From nothing to everything overnight. My life has crumbled with inadequate treatment (due to lockdowns at first). After lengthy prednisone, I''m now on hydroxychoriquine (not working) and looking forward to Methodextrate (in CA we have to undergo a system of treatments……) It was your methodestrate video that caught my eye. Interesting about the fatigue, daily functions suffering dramatically and overall pain – not just in the joints.
But from perfect to RA overnight is just too weird, right??
Hi madam i am also problem as my all body pain my medicine im adulammab no work the medicine what can do
I have all the symptoms of RA and my joints have been increasingly painful the past several weeks. I went to my GP and found my ESR levels were high but all other blood tests were normal so she said I didn’t have it… is it possible to have RA with normal blood tests? I'm frustrated because my doctor won't help me figure this out.
Very helpful video
Hi Dr Diana. I have a question hopefully you can give me some clarifications. Incidentally during a health screening I found that my RF levels were more than 100. Had no clue on why was it so.. I have zero stiffness or any signs which you have stated in this video. My ESR and CRP levels are within normal range. Does it mean that I will be diagnosed with RA? I am really worried