how long did it take you to recieve an official ra diagnosis? what were some of your smptoms you were experiencing?
what were some of your smptoms you were experiencing? i have joint pains in hands, wrist, knees, plus swelling in hands &amp; knees, fatigue and run low grade fevers when i'm in flare up. my blood work is negative but x-rays show active disease. so my rheumy diagnosed with inflammatory polyarthritis- suspect earlier onset ra. this has been a long an overwhelming process.......
i was officially diagnosed when i was 11/12 but had been experiencing pain and flares since i was quite young about 5/6. doctors initially wrote it off as "growing pains" or symptoms from high/low blood sugars (diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when i was 9) but went for more extensive testing out of town at a children's hospital where it was later discovered i have juvenile onset inflammatory arthritis (later ra) and a condition where the ligament's/muscles on the insides of my knees are very weak (can't think of the name right now.) and you are quite right, this journey we all deal with is a long and tiring one, but remembering to stay positive, do what you can when you can, to rest when you need to, and to have support whether through family/friends or sites like this we can all come out saying we got this! xo
hi rowdy-i'm glad you found my answer helpful. the fatigue i had was unreal as well as joint pain. my doctor kept telling me it was related to the crohn's, but i knew it was something else. i had severe symptoms for about 3 months. i went to a dermatologist for a skin rash and he said we shouldn't assume everything was related to the crohn's and did an ana panel. my numbers were outrageously high, and was diagnosed with drug induced lupus. the doctor said i'll have the symptoms for about 3 months before all of the antibodies are out of my body. hello,
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i went through your post. you have pain in the small joints of your body with an elevated crp (c-reactive protein) level.
i suggest you go for an investigation to rule out rheumatoid arthritis. do anti-ccp (anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide) and rf (rheumatoid factor) test along with x-ray of the hands.
if you also have a swelling of these joints, along with pain, the possibility of ra (rheumatoid arthritis) is high. once the diagnosis is clear, it can be treated easily. until then, i suggest you start folic acid 1 mg daily and you can also take vitamin d orally. 
regards.
for more information consult an internal medicine physician online --> https://icliniq.com./ask-a-doctor-online/internal-medicine-physician swelling is one of the symptoms of superficial phlebitis. the area is often very tender to touch, warm and red. it is best to have the acute inflammation treated and then explore your options for definitive treatment. see more... i personally do not believe in the concept of chronic lyme disease. you may want to consult with an infectious disease specialist or a rheumatologist. see more... if the nodes are swollen and painful, get seen to rule, out any serious illnesses like lymphadenitis. in general, pain in lymph nodes is usually a sign of an infectious process. if it doesn't go away, you should go see your doctor so he/she can examine you. see more... if you're really concerned for a stroke or tia - you might want to discuss s mri with and without contrast as well as an mra. hope that helps! you have an older dog. arthritis was a reasonable first diagnosis. your vet did the right thing by going with the most likely diagnosis and conservative treatment. 

since the arthritis meds have not helped, that means there may be something else going on. 

you need to make another appointment with your vet and take your dog back. this time, your vet may want to do more expensive testing such as blood work or x rays. 

since dogs can't talk and tell us what is going on with them, sometimes a condition has to be diagnosed by process of elimination. a good vet will start with the most common conditions and be mindful of your budget. it sounds like you have a good vet. you've given the pain meds time to work and are seeing no improvement. that means, you need to go back and be prepared to pay for more expensive testing. 

a couple of weeks ago i took my 12.5 year old boy to the vet because he was favoring his back leg. i figured it was arthritis and best to check it out. the vet agreed and we put him on anti-inflammatory medication. after 4 days on the meds, he was not better and was even worse, feeling lethargic. i took him back and the vet suggested blood work. based on the blood work at that visit, the vet recommended an abdominal x-ray. when that was done, it was determined he had end stage cancer and his body was failing. i don't tell you this to scare you. but merely to illustrate how a good vet works. the first vet visit cost me $24 office visit. the second $245. had it just been arthritis, there was no need to incur the blood work and xray when an office visit and a course of meds would have solved the problem. when that did not work, we knew we needed to look deeper and do additional testing. 我會盡力若有誤請見諒

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