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 some time off. She describes how she has ‘trouble dressing my two-year-old’ and ‘peeling vegetables’. She has had some relief taking...
Change your wardrobe.Make getting dressed smoother by choosing clothes that are easier to put on, or adapt the clothes you have. Bigger buttons, Velcro fasteners, elastic shoelaces, and rings for zipper pulls can make it faster to dress. So can tools like a long-handled shoehorn. Around the...
Parvovirus b-19 or “Fifth disease” symptoms are similar to Rheumatoid Arthritis. Parvovirus symptoms can last for months in rare cases. However, Parvovirus almost always resolves on its own. The symptoms are treated for the comfort of the patient, but there is no need for disease treatment ...
I am thin by nature and even though my daily swelling in my hands and feet are noticeable to me (rings and watches which fit in the morning become way too tight by the afternoon and sometimes don’t fit for days or weeks) my doctors have a difficult time recognizing it. I am so ...
I’m no anti vaxxer but my swollen joints became more noticeable and my rings got stuck on one hand around 6 weeks after my booster too. Let’s keep this thread going and update as we go. I’m seeing our head of menopause unit (who practises privately) next week and I’ll be ...
(Medical Xpress)—For the 1.5 million Americans – most of them women – who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, swollen, painful knuckles and wrists are part of daily life. But a team of Cornell undergraduates has a solution: a line of anti-inflammatory j