i am 32 years old, and have arthritis. i have, unfortunately had it for a number of years....hereditary, dancer for 20 years.....all have contributed.
over the summer, i was diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis with the beginnings of RA. i was prescribed plaquenil, which did not work and recently now i am on methotraxate (i do not know if this is workin
upon going to the doctor last week, she diagnosed me with raynaud's disease as well and is putting me on nitro patches. now, i honestly don't think this is right.....
so....
i had a major attack this weekend. okay, it is really hard to explain. i don't think it is raynaud's disease. i just don't. i do not have problems with cold. i do not get the splotched hands. i feel it is something much worse. something else.
my attack:
my attack is representative of what happens to me regularly .....
i get numbness, major numbness in my arms, hands, and feet, knees more concentrated on my right side
tingling sensations.....
my feet especially but in my hands too--hot throbbing pain, it literally feels as if my insides are burning, as if on fire. the pain is so bad. it seems really bad at night. it is all heavy feeling, super heavy--as in my body is in blocks or something--those areas.....it hurts and feels awkward to have anything on my body (sheet, etc) and i have a hard time sleeping because of the pain and discomfort. i wake up and i am always so exhausted. painfully exhausted. as in i feel i can barely move and i am sore and in pain all over my body, especially my neck and back when i first wake up (this is almost everyday). i usually get better when i work out and the pain can go in and out throughout the day.
i don't know what to do. i tried talking to my doctor and she insists it is raynaud's and that i should not question her because she is the doctor. what do you think?
could it be raynaud's? horrendous arthristis? gout? fibromyalgia??? i am so upset, scared, frustrated,
as an english professor, this is the most choppy, disoriented post i have written but i guess it reflects my state of mind right now.....