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Here are four key symptoms (or warning signs) of one of the illnesses in our repertoire. I'll tell you in a later post what illness they are identified with. In the meantime, if you were using this for self-diagnosis, what would you come up with:
4 Warning Signs:
1. Pain, stiffness and swelling in the affected area
2. Restricted movement without pain
3. The pain is usually worse at night and in the morning
4. Pain during and after movements of the affected area
I took this straight from a medical source.
Wendy
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Methotrexate, Celebrex, Plaquenil
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To me the symptoms sound like they could be AS or more likely RA.
but I could be wrong because a lot of Diseases have very similar symptoms. Do I win a prize.
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I would guess RA because I have less pain during exercise...by the way, what's the prize? 
Age 7- Kidney Necrosis Age 11-Bursitis Age 14-Costo Age 17-Psoriasis Age 32-Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Age 33-Sacroilitis Age 35-Interstitial Cystitis Age 40-AS Age 44-Fibro Age 44-PsA Age 45-MS Age 46-Sjogrens Age 46-Raynauds Age 47-PF  
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Even the simplest things can be hard to get right...
At Christmas I was pretty rundown and I felt totally wiped out, my head and face just felt "invaded" and I had a sore throat.
I started out just doing the usual cold and flu drink but still felt absolutely shocking...
Went to docs and it turned out I had an ear infection and sinusitis! My throat was bothering me so much, I had not even noticed the earache - which it turned out was much worse than the throat once the doctor had identified it! I hadn't realised where the pain was coming from. Like when you get a papercut but it only hurts when you've spotted it!!
I have got lots of persistant symptoms at the moment (blinding headaches, moodswings and fatigue being the worst offenders) and am driving myself crazy trying to work out what is causing what - time to get a professional opinion.
I don't know about anyone else, but I don't always like going to see the doctor right away as I feel like I am in there all the time (especially with 3 young children) so I am defo a "google it" offender - this is also partly due to the language barrier though. I like to look up a few things (and translate some key words) to give me an idea of what the doctor might be talking about when I go!!!
Last time I went to the docs after a few weeks of odd symptoms, it turned out I was pregnant with my third daughter... I had prepared myself for all sorts of weird and wonderful things, but not that!!! That will teach me - you would think I would know the signs third time around!
Back on topic to the subject of AS - I could certainly not have worked that one out for myself, as for one thing I'd never even heard of it at that time!
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Well you aren't borrowing mine..........well actually they took mine too, when I was a small child, a grim experience as I recall. All floppy hats and gas, recovery aided by luke warm apparently tomato soup!!Parents weren't allowed to visit so was an odd experience for a 5 year old. What I couldn't understand was that I went in with a healthy throat, a throat capable of demolishing the hottest curry and hardest nut, I came out barely able to swallow, it jaundiced (Oh I had that too) my view of my mothers oft spoke words, "It's good for you our Al" Ah well......
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Age 7- Kidney Necrosis Age 11-Bursitis Age 14-Costo Age 17-Psoriasis Age 32-Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Age 33-Sacroilitis Age 35-Interstitial Cystitis Age 40-AS Age 44-Fibro Age 44-PsA Age 45-MS Age 46-Sjogrens Age 46-Raynauds Age 47-PF
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Wendy
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