5 Signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis That You Should Not Ignore
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video, I’ll discuss the five signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis that you should not Ignore, from joint pain to stiffness to carpal tunnel syndrome, eye problems, and fatigue. Learn how to recognize rheumatoid arthritis and when to ask for help from your doctor.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
01:49 Rheumatoid arthritis and risk factors
03:17 Joint Pain and Swelling
04:50 Morning Stiffness
06:51 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
07:19 Eyes Problems in Rheumatoid arthritis
09:12 Fatigue in Rheumatoid arthritis
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Dr Diana Girnita is a double board-certified physician in rheumatology and internal medicine. She completed a PhD in immunology, a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, an immunology fellowship at University of Pittsburgh and rheumatology fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Girnita graduated from the Nutrition Science course from Stanford University and a Mindfulness course from The University of Massachusetts; She is the founder & CEO of Rheumatologist OnCall, a practice focused on broadening access to rheumatology and offering patients an integrative medicine approach.
Dr. Girnita teaches patients about autoimmune disease, and arthritis and also helps them customize their treatment plans. Dr. Girnita is passionate about rheumatoid arthritis. The treatment plan is personalized to the patient's needs and incorporates the proper nutrition, exercise, and management of stress. After all,
"You have a disease, but YOU are not the disease"
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One of the worst things about having RA is getting people to understand how you feel and what you're going through.
Happy Holidays!
I have RA & I suspect Sjogrens- best thing I did to manage symptoms is go gluten-free (occasional slip up) & radically increase fruit & veg & reduce animal products (especially processed)- it’s made a big difference to the fatigue & swelling- diet does matter. all of the above changes came as I began seeking the Lord✝️ put your trust in Jesus.
Great!!! Thank you for sharing! I am going to share a next video about Sjogren’s best foods and worst foods!!! Make sure you press notifications button:) thank you for watching! I have many Sjogren’s videos that you can watch… did you watch them?
Cut out milk too. The enzymes arent for humans and it makes us sick. :)
I TRULY LOVE YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU. SMOOCHES 👍 😘 👍 😘 👍 😘
Hello , I have RA , swollen finger joints ,cut out alcohol and sugar , it calmed done 75 percent 😀
I need you as my Rheumatologist,please🤗 I haven't had an acceptable Rheumatologist for several years . When I found your video on youtube I was astounded by your understanding and ability to explain so many aspects of RA with other autoimmune diseases. I was diagnosed with RA around 30 years ago. My mother had RA, passed away at 61 years old. I was 23.
During , visits with my mother's Rheumatologist , and my own , none of the doctors ever told us how to feel better, never was food and diet discussed. You are a True Rheumatologist that hasn't ever stopped looking for a cure. Thank you.
Thank you 🙏🏻 so kind of you!
I agree with you totally. I am in Nigeria, rheumatologists are very scarce . The only one I have been using is sucking my money dry! He never told me about foods to avoid and change of lifestyle. Dr Diana is a very faithful and true rheumatologist.
Thanks for the information I learn New things today
Сиз жудайам йахши тушинтирдингиз сизга катта рахмат
Thanks Dra.for sharing the information. God Bless!
You are so welcome!
Very good information. Thank you very much!
Glad it was helpful!
I'm 62 and for me the fatigue has been a thorn in my side for many many years. I feel like a dead woman walking. No amount of rest,sleep or anything else one can name ever makes it better. It is insidious. And depressing and frustrating. There are so many things in life that I would love to do yet so many times they out of arms reach to accomplish. It is so very maddening. Just sayn'.
Thank you for sharing!!!! Take care and find a rheumatologist that cares
Same here! Same age! I have underactive thyroid and I strongly suspect this too, I have many of the symptoms
@@risenshine2783 me too and waiting 5 months to see a rheumatologist after several phone calls to clinic. Joint pain, fatigue, numbness and dry/itchy eyes is the norm for me. Thank you for providing this information to so many. 🙏
Exercise has helped me to combat the severe fatigue. You must push yourself to do it but once you do it truly helps. I am 61 and have dealt with fatigue for years and I do understand it is the worst symptom because there is so much I want to do. Please try to do exercise it helps so much.
Last month started itching, then hives for 3 weeks, then went to hospital with inflammation in hands, feet, knees. Still waiting on results but thinking it’s RA. Thanks for sharing all these videos. They’ve been really informative while I wait my results.
I'm glad the videos have been helpful for you. Stay positive and I hope you get the results you need soon!
It will be helpful if somebody can answer what OTC MEDICINE to take for early onset RA please?
My dr had me on Mex and Embrel for 5 years. I was bed ridden pain was so bad. I fired my dr, did researched a holistic treatment. This was 2 years ago. I now can take walks, I am extremely active and just have small amount of pain when it rains. Just my story.
thanks
I was told I had fibro, bursitus, menopause symptoms for 7 years. My GP would not do anything since my RA factor then was 0. It got so bad I could not use stairs, change diapers, open jars. I got so bad I made him refer me to rheumatology. By then my RA factor was over 600 and I also had palindromic RA. 20 years plus with RA, now my joints are damaged. I eat an animal based diet now and it helps. As far as eye care, I use restasis and see my eye doc 2x year. That is very important.
See my seronegative rheumatoid arthritis video. Thank you
@@rheumatologistoncall I watched it today. Thank you for all the good information. The sjogrens videos have given me a list to ask my doc about. He is the third rheum I have seen (one left her practice, one was not so good) and he is really proactive and caring.
My GP wouldn’t even run an Arthritis Panel. He thought it was in my head.
@@rheumatologistoncall thanks for mentioning this too - I’ve put in a request with my primary to see a teaching hospital’s rheumatologist who specializes in seronegative. I’m afraid the myriad of diagnoses has me jaded and I don’t know who is actually correct. I don’t know who to trust.
I have bilateral elbows, hands, knee pain. I have the ring issue but not much swelling otherwise. Even with a positive ANA (1:320), my RF tanked to abound 4, and with negative SSA/SSB, it’s time for one more opinion. After several years of having IBD, my current rheumatologist feels it’s SS, not RA and I do have the textbook dryness, but if my joint pain is RA, we are wasting time while my joints are paying the price. I know it could be both, but I have to know if RA is there. I did have a radiologist say there was evidence within a joint where some synovial fluid discrepancy of my right middle finger but allegedly, it’s not showing up now, 3 years later(?).
Thanks for all you do to help educate us out here!
Wow, I have several of these symptoms and have had for at least a year now, but my GP dismissed RA due to blood test results. I've seen eye doc and diagnoses with dry eye and have had almoat constant red eyes, referred to hand surgeon for trigger finger that has now just become a constant swollen warm stiff painful thumb, and now almost can't sleep because tingling numb painful hands almost has me crazy! Doc did refer me for MRI but could not afford at the time. I've got to get to a specialist soon. Something isn't right.
Thanks a lot dr for your concerns ❤
Always welcomeThank you for watching my channel! share with others to learn!
A discussion around myasthenia gravis would be appreciated, 2 of my daughters have it.
Will be out of my expertise area
Thanks
Thnx
Yes please- carpal tunnel and other AI diseases associated w/ it.
Can you describe arthritic conditions that are genetic? And show more photos of what you mean by certain symptoms or expressions of disease. More importantly, can you include what tests and things are done to diagnose these diseases? Bc I often go to doctors and have to make a choice between different tests or ask for certain ones esp if they don’t have the illness in mind that I do- ie RA vs “just” chronic pain or fibromyalgia etc… Thx!
thank you!
yes I will include!
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Please don't listen to this person she is just a puppet for the companies that she works for....I'm so mad at these people that do these videos.... Because they don't want to cure anything.... Good thing I did my homework I cured my own mother of R.A
They also was feeding my mother prednisone which we all know can cause tumors..... And they were also making her inject herself every two weeks with a needle into her liver..... They had no clue what they were doing to her they just were experimenting.....
Thank you very much!
You're welcome!
I'm newly diagnosed after a long kidney issue seems to have exposed my RF factor that was never noticed before. On meds now but feeling it accellerating more then I thought it would. I'm a strong guy who now needs to take it easy due to major fatigue and stiffness. I started trying to excercise more and walking as much as I can handle. Take it from me movement is the best medicine!!! It helps me with joint pains. yes it hurts but it also helps. Softcore walking, not running!!! Drink a lot of water! I use Zquil to help me sleep because the joint pain keeps me up at night.
thank you for sharing that with me! You will find many videos about RA in my channel.
share them with other people in need!
I have severe pain in my fingers and hand. Comes n goes. Weakness picking up items. Swelling in hands. Is this carpal tunnel?
Thank you for the information on the swelling and soreness in my left wrist. Could it have also been caused buy blunt force trauma at toddler age? The memory is blurred but can always remember being almost hit buy a car when parental instincts of a loving Father Snatched me out of the way. Preventing me from being hit buy a car wherever you are thank you for saving my life... God is Love and I Love You...
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching my videos!
So respect your channel, and have subscribed to hear more re: RA. 2yrs ago I woke up one morning with an onset flare of RA -- intense. From nothing to everything overnight. My life has crumbled with inadequate treatment (due to lockdowns at first). After lengthy prednisone, I''m now on hydroxychoriquine (not working) and looking forward to Methodextrate (in CA we have to undergo a system of treatments......) It was your methodestrate video that caught my eye. Interesting about the fatigue, daily functions suffering dramatically and overall pain - not just in the joints.
But from perfect to RA overnight is just too weird, right??
Thank you for sharing your story with us. It's important to raise awareness about conditions like RA and support one another.
RA came on me suddenly too. I was fatigued over a long period of time prior but the actual condition was triggered when the little girl I was looking after snapped my wrist. Then I got RA all over within a matter of a few weeks.
@@heatherthompson3670 so sorry you have had a similar experience. Since I wrote that I ha e completely altered my medications. I am now using natural remedies... (It's been just a few weeks) no more pharmaceutical treatment. Boswellia Serrata is my new natural remedy and I have high hopes. Feeling allover better. Fingers crossed!
Good information thanks
Any time
Mulțumesc!❤
si eu va multumesc pentru support!
Very helpful video
Glad you think so!
What is HLA-B27 positive with the blood work? And how does this affect the eye with uveitis/iritis? Ty! 🙏🏻
check my video about hla b27
Yes, yes ...joint pain, etc, etc, etc. yes corporal tunnel in left side. Dry eyes notice at night mostly, (but probably menapause), after showers the worst! One day on three days rest, sadly I have drive (my brain works) but my body needs to rest. Yes joint pain ruins my sleep (painful toss and turn to get comfortable). Argh, now what?
I'm sorry to hear about all the discomfort you're experiencing. Have you considered seeking professional advice or treatment for these issues?
I have lupus and I have all the symptoms as you described.
lupus and RA can co exist
Thank you for the info. I have RA , hypothyroidism, transverse myletis (nerve damage) many other medical conditions as well. Just started Arava medication for my RA , I have been having a lot of pain in joints and swelling. Don’t want to bother
my doctor . Is there anything I can do to help my condition till my next appointment?
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Oh wow, we have the exact same conditions!!! May we both find relief and support ❤❤
Hi doctor. I am 24 years. I started having symptoms after Covid. I got tested positive to Covid and then after 3 weeks my fingers started swelling. Always itching and it doesn’t go away until I sleep. With continuous meditation I was able to subside the symptoms. Now after 2 years I started getting swelling again. My blood works show I have inflammation but my RA test is negative. My doctor suggests it might not be RA but vitamin D deficiency.
Get a second opinion!!!
Try fasting for 24 hours worked wonders for me
So what happened?
I have recently been diagnosed with ra can anyone tell me if this can effect your short term memory or cause pain cramps in other parts of the body not related to joints? Thank you.
it may! Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching my videos!
I have TB and have been using pyrazinamide medicine for 42 days now. Uric acid levels are 7.8 My knees got swollen and I have been suffering from wrists, ankles, shoulders, knee joint pains. Is it due to pyrazinamide medicine or Rheumatoid arthritis ? How could I know, please help me. Experiencing worst pains and unable to walk
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Hello Doc, my mom is having pain in her figer , the middle finger on her right hand, It's very painful for her, Do she need to see a doctor or can she just rub the figer
I'm wondering if I have ra I've got osteoarthritis in knees hip feet and spine. But now my hands hurt and I ve got shooting pains in my thumb's going up into my arms. Any advice please .
Please listen to my videos about RA and you will understand a little better, ask a rheumatologist to help you.
Hi Dr Diana. I have a question hopefully you can give me some clarifications. Incidentally during a health screening I found that my RF levels were more than 100. Had no clue on why was it so.. I have zero stiffness or any signs which you have stated in this video. My ESR and CRP levels are within normal range. Does it mean that I will be diagnosed with RA? I am really worried
No!! But you should watch my rheumatoid factor video
@rheumatologistoncall OK Dr Diana I will watch the video. Thank you for your reply.
What about random energy crashes in the middle of the day? For example, get up at 8:30, do some stuff-but nothing strenuous, and then at 1pm start to get so tired you could fall asleep while standing.
Thanks for sharing your experience, it's good to know I'm not alone in this struggle.
I have all the symptoms of RA and my joints have been increasingly painful the past several weeks. I went to my GP and found my ESR levels were high but all other blood tests were normal so she said I didn’t have it... is it possible to have RA with normal blood tests? I'm frustrated because my doctor won't help me figure this out.
You should consider my online course www.wellnessarthritis.com/
Thank you for watching
I get the swelling in my hands joint pain knee pain hand pain I’m always dropping things and I have had cancer and heart disease multiple surgeries I still do things but I get tired on a daily to get up it’s so hard
I'm sorry to hear that you're going through so much pain and difficulty on a daily basis. It's important to take care of yourself and listen to your body's needs. Don't hesitate to reach out for support and guidance from medical professionals. Stay strong!
Please don't listen to her.... I hate people doing videos because they only working for the company and there full of lies...... Good thing I did my homework and cure my mother of rheumatoid arthritis..... The doctors were making my mother take prednisone which we all know over a long period of time will cause tumors..... And they were making her inject yourself with a needle every two weeks into her liver number went sky high..... You're sick bastards.....
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I have dry eyes and now showing pain on middle finger and index finger un explain pain when opening door , writing on my left dominant hand and I gets numbness and tingling every now and woken up this morning with pain now on my right hands especially when flexing.. I once was told by an eye doctor said I have severe dry eyes..and feeling tired all the time after working from graveyards shifts..even i get rest ..and i feel pain on my toes every now and then both feets
Thanks for sharing
Is nausea a symptom along with body aches and fatigue?
Not necessarily, you need a gastroeneterologist to answer your questions
How does tooth infection cause RA? I currently have gum abscess. My face and neck are swollen and neck lymph nodes seem tender. The face swelling is going down after staring oral antibiotics… i am still currently experiencing the other sx mentioned though like bilateral carpal tunnel, bilateral shoulder stiffness, bilateral knee joint stiffness and migratory symptoms. It’s been like this for 3 weeks now every day.
you should get evaluated by a rheumatologist!
@@rheumatologistoncall ty. I just got my blood tests back and strongly positive for RA. Elevated RA latex index, sed rate and Cyclic citrullin Ab 😞😞😞
What can we do to get the fatigue under better control if you’re eating well getting enough sleep etc. are there any drugs that can help I’m currently taking Taltz but is there something to add to that maybe
thank you for watching!
Drs Berry, Chafee and Baker teach about autoimmune and diet.
I’m prescribed Ritalin for a more break thru/short acting medicine mlm(3-4 hrs) when I need it, and a long acting med commonly used for add as well; which both help me SO MUCH- with energy, alertness, and focus, as well… but I can’t remember the name right now; my but my psych prescribed it for energy & alertness while I battle chronic back pain and wait for a diagnosis on the other probs I have. Adderall actually has research to back up that it has a pain relief benefit- so I usually take that instead of the Ritalin, but the adderall is 2x as strong as Ritalin and makes me feel a little “cracked out” when I take it however the other meds don’t make me feel anything more than what a coffee does; but they also don’t have this off label use behind them. There’s other options, this is just what has worked for me and helped me actively do the things I need to in life or feel more motivated. Stay well.
Craig, I take Alive vitimans for men over 50+ Ultra Potency and helps with my energy levels.
I'm on my journey to taking care of myself diagnosed with RA. Believe me I am at 62 I'm not going to let this beat me God tells us we are more than conquerors change a diet stretching exercise. Your diet now has to be all natural foods. And I have researched many of people have told me they have been on arthritis medication for years and none of it works. I will not be taking any of. I believe I'm healed taking care of yourself. Your body.
I have RA 5 years now and I have dry eyes pain in all my joints since using Xeljanz I was ok and about a Month now I start getting back the pain in my knees, please help thank u
see my pinned comments in that video
Hello doctor, I have been having muscles pains, no joint pain aside from my knee, RF came back negative, CRP came back with 5.2, the pain areas are my thigh, arms and feet… is this Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms also? Pls respond. Thank you
I don’t have any swelling also
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I have all these symptoms after taking Ofloxacin two months ago. What can I do? I'm taking supplements: probiotics, collagen, curcumin, fish oil, vitamin d. Blood tests look completely normal.
Started having muscle pains after taking ofloxacin, blood test are normal, RF negative, CRP 5.2, no swelling, no joint pain aside my kneee aches a tiny little bit, but my thigh, arms and feet hurts
Айтингчи мен качондир огирлашамами бу касалик дан. Шегирин
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Can rhumethoid arthritis be just in 1 side eg only right hand?
Thank you
sometimes, rarely yes!
Thank you doctor, much appreciated.
One more question.
If someone had gout for few years, can they then develop rhumethoid arthritis.
@@lesg5260 yes
Thank you doctor, appreciate your response.
Dottoressa I just want to ask is there some cure for high reumatism
There is treatment, NOT a cure
@@rheumatologistoncall dottoressa what is the treatment I'm really suffer a lot of pain everyday they only consil me to take Pai reliever the pain calm but after four hours the pain returns if there is a treatment can you give me some counsil thanks a lot it maybe useful for me
Dottoressa what kind of treatment I have to do for this reumatoid arthritis
Hi madam i am also problem as my all body pain my medicine im adulammab no work the medicine what can do
I recommend consulting with your healthcare provider to discuss alternative treatment options for your pain.
Hi
My hands doesn’t
Closed completely and hurts and I got swelling the doctor thinks is trigger finger but one my right hand my finger doesn’t lock and my right hand it’s hurts and my finger lock and my hand numb and I have a thinglin sensation so I’m confused
It sounds like you're going through a tough time with your hands. Have you been following the doctor's advice for treatment?
@@rheumatologistoncall
Yes
The doctor this past Monday did the injection treatment on my right hand but now I can’t not bend my two fingers I’m not sure is that normal for now 😢
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Thanks for answering
Hi doctor , I have left thump mcp joint hurts a lot and some days pains goes away , also started noticing pain in right foot especially heel not a super painful but could feel it when I wake up and sometime in my sleep .. fatigue is there since my symptoms started in feb , my gp did some inflammation tests and said it’s not RA or PSA, I have dry eyes and occasionally chest pain goes and comes in noticeable, I started having pimples like things here and there in my head and Gp said it’s bcz of too much stress .. I am not sure if Iam making the simple things complicated or do I really have an issue .. none of the x rays shows on my thump has any inflammation or weird structure.. your advice will be highly appreciated. I wish you are here to see you in person :)… thanks so much
My RF is negative, but my anti-ccp is very high. I was on everything, including TNF meds. MY rheumy left and I got a new one. She told me my joints weren't swollen enough to cause me pain. My pain is very real to me. She said I didn't need any meds, so I haven't been on anything for 2 years. She just wanted to observe me. I have 2 brothers with RA and they have never experienced this kind of care. Is it normal to not treat RA and just observe it? Thank you
ask a second opinion
@@rheumatologistoncall Thank you
Find a new DR!!!! My RA Dr immediately put me on Hydroxocloroquinn 200mg because no other Dr thought RA except my cardiologist who saw that my RF facotr was up and kept climbing over a two year period. He sent me to the RA Dr after a 3rd blood test showed the RF went up to 102.
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Took methotrexate humira enbrel 4 years of non Hodgkin's chemo retuximab and now on Rinvoque
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I'm sorry to hear about your health struggles. Stay strong!
@@rheumatologistoncall Yes Mam
Food is medicine , I don’t take any drugs for my RA , just changed to a healthy diet , simple 😄
Happy for u. What u changed ?
I have got the symptoms but not diagnosed
RF is negative
Crp is 5
Plz advise
Doctor crp 14. 1 in blood test result but no ra but i have all symptoms...
Is any problem
@@user-mo8uo9qs1x thanks for the reply . Sorry to ask u but is it possible to have Crp 5 or more than that and this joint pain won’t be bcz of RA but it would be due to b12 and D deficiency?
I have iron and b 12 deficiency!
Also vitamin D
Waiting for doctor appointment but I should wait for months
Are you from Russia ?
I have episcleritis now. Can Sjogrens syndrome also cause this?
Yes
What are the symptoms?
@@martijordak806 I had redness and pain in my eye and on my eyelid. I also had a terrible headache.
@@dianebondhus9355 thank you. What do u do for it? I sometimes have sharp pains behind my eyes.
My Ankle is Verry acking im hardly Walking when i Eat anchovis and peanuts.
I'm sorry to hear about your ankle pain. Have you seen a doctor for it?
I don’t want to know what it is , il just carry on as usual
thanks
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you can schedule on my website! rheumatologistoncall.com/ or email us contact@rheumatologistoncall.com
@@rheumatologistoncallthanks for your reply my dear doctor , you are an angel 👼.. Iam not sure if you have get my previous message about my concern .. I have left thumb mcp joint pain mostly there occasionally goes away and comes back again .. fatigue is there since last two since these symptoms has stated , my jaw pain started last week and I started having fourth right feet swollen toe as well , have occasional chest pain goes and comes weekly 1 or twice not a throbbing pain , my gp says it’s nothing he said he did all the inflammation tests and nothing shows that I have arthritis or ra or psa or gout or lupus .. Iam so confused and depressed and not sure what to do - your advice is highly appreciated doct thanks
Had to watch on 1.5 speed🤣😳
thank you for watching!
ANOTHER CAUSE OF FATIGUE IS IF YOU LACK OF MONEY!
The depression is because the brain gets inflamed aswell.
Thank you for sharing your insight! It's interesting to think about the connection between brain inflammation and depression. There's still much to learn about the complexity of mental health.
@@rheumatologistoncall Yes, Ive suffered from depression on and off for 44 years and just had a flare up of arthritis and noticed how I got depressed before I had it and after it calmed down my depression lifted aswell so I believe it's due to inflammation. Vitamin D helped ammensly aswell. :)