Joint pain, Arthritis, etc.

She actually walks quite often. She works in a bank as well so she’s constantly on her feet. The hospital has however written to the work place to excuse her from working on Saturdays as it’s stressful on her joints.

Colt wrote:

LesDoctor wrote: Based on the medication, your sister has Rheumatoid Arthritis. But your dad and uncle probably have Osteoarthritis because they would be on Plaquenil also or some other sort of disease modifying agent (DMARD). So the best best is to get screened for Rheumatoid arthritis because you can prevent it's detrimental effects early on and we suggest that people with a strong family hisstory do get tested. In terms of osteoarthtitis, it comes with age so I am unsure of prevention methods.

Get a Rheumatoid factor test, its not very specific but useful in your case.

Thank you so much. This is definitely now on the top of my list of things to do.

My next GP appointment will be to get these tests done.

Thank you.



I've been living in pain for 6 and 1/2 years now, and I can't believe now, that they never tested for this before.

Ok, I admit, I am discovering a lot of my family history only now. But doctors should know better.

I got my bloodwork back. For now, I am only listing the High numbers.


ARTHRITIS PROFILE

C-Reactive Protein High 6 <5 mg/l
Urate High 0.47 0.21-0.43 mmol/l (apparently this is way too high)


FULL BLOOD COUNT

Platelet Count High 491 150-450 10 9/l

Colt wrote: I got my bloodwork back. For now, I am only listing the High numbers.


ARTHRITIS PROFILE

C-Reactive Protein High 6 <5 mg/l
Urate High 0.47 0.21-0.43 mmol/l (apparently this is way too high)


FULL BLOOD COUNT

Platelet Count High 491 150-450 10 9/l

Sorry, it was supposed to be spaced, in columns.


C-Reactive Protein
High 6
Should be <5
mg/l


Urate
High
0.47
Should be 0.21-0.43
mmol/l

(apparently this is way too high)


FULL BLOOD COUNT

Platelet Count
High
491
Should be 150-450
10 9/l