Everything was awesome and I drifted into remission. Aside from my left hip deteriorating, my symptoms were few and far between. A massive flare up in 2005 rekindled my relationship with the NHS. Lots of investigation, experimenting with different combinations of drugs and 2 years later, I had...
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease (a condition that takes place when the immune system attacks the body’s healthy cells). It affects the fingers, spine, hips, knees, shoulders, elbows, wrists and ankles. The symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are joint pain and tightness, limited join...
Arthritis refers to damage to the cartilage that cushions joints in the knees, fingers, hands, elbows, and spine. Two major forms of arthritis are recognized, osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). OA usually results from a gradual wearing away of the cartilage between joints. RA,...
she admits things have not improved over time. She reports general body stiffness experienced in the mornings, recently lasting over an hour, and episodes of swelling in the small joints of her fingers. This has made it difficult for her to work and she is concerned as she has had to take...
the signs and symptoms in early stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis to prevent having major damage to the joints. The signs and symptoms can differ dramatically from person to person according to, JR Gurenlian in the article “Dhdx & Oral Medicine: Rheumatoid Arthritis”. The typical signs of ...
However, this was not always the case. In some instances, it was suggested that swelling occurred first and that joint pain occurred later (19,21). “My fingers all of a sudden started to swell. Then gradually these became very painful. I thought it was because of the heat. It was sum...
My first step to resist fear was writingthe swelling confessionone year ago. I felt afraid that my symptoms were unusual and that I’d be rejected for revealing them. I gained courage because I finally had a trusted doctor who validated my symptoms and was more concerned with treating them ...
In addition, eight participants with axSpA (53%) reported that work or reading before bed, and comorbidity- related symptoms, led to difficulty falling asleep. Theme 3c: sleep disturbance due to unknown causes Half of all participants with RA/axSpA reported that there were times they had ...
RA is an inflammatory disease of the synovial joints, which generally affects wrists, fingers, knees, feet, and ankles on both sides of the body. RA causes inflammation of the synovial membranes that line and protect the joints and tendons and, allow smooth and free movement of joints. Inflam...
A method of selecting a genus of therapeutic antibodies includes selecting antibodies with the following criteria; a) do inhibit cell lysis under conditions wherein the alternative pathway is isolated from the classical pathway; and b) do not inhibit cell lysis under conditions wherein the classical...