Please say a prayer for my daughter
 

My 25 year old daughter was diagnosed about 3 months ago with a severe inflammatory arthritis. She was seeing a joint doctor for 9 months prior until they decided it was rheumatoid in nature not structural. She is on 3 medicines and they are not doing a thing. Her knees and elbows are affected. She just had her knee drained a week ago, now both elbows are filled with fluid and she can't staighten them and is in a lot of pain. I feel so helpless. She is going to be moving out to her own apartment in a few weeks and her Dad and I are nervous as we had wanted her to wait until her condition was better controlled. She is so young to have her life so complicated by this. She is always tired, in pain cannot ever dance, where anything but flats or do any exercise without making her condition worse. She handles pain really well and rarely complains but today she is at her breaking point so if you could please keep her in your prayers to get this disease under control. Also any tips are appreciated. Thanks

Patti, I'm so sorry your daughter is suffering this. I had severe arthritis symptoms in my early 30s brought on by Lyme disease and some days it took me an hour just to get out of bed. 20 years later I'm just fine, but I still remember how bleak my outlook was back then. I hope they can find an effective treatment for her PDQ.

Patti, I'm so sorry. I'll keep your daughter and your family in my prayers.

I am so sorry that your daughter is going through so much...I will definitely keep her in my thoughts!

Thanks everyone.


I asked her doctor about the Lymes disease and she said she doubted it since her symptoms were on both sides of her body. But she said she will test her at her next appointment, which is 9/30.

Will be praying for all of you. God Bless you...

Ah Patti Im so sorry. When our kids hurt, we hurt. I will put her in our prayers. Hugs to you too.

Patti, I will pray for your daughter that God will touch her joints and take away the horrible disease and pain. I, too, have arthritis in my fingers (from overuse over the years) so bad that I can't bend them when I wake up in the mornings. Then, if I don't move them frequently during the day, I can't bend them and the pain is unbearable. I feel for your daughter. She is just too young to have to cope with this. I think sometimes sickness can come on so slowly sometimes that we just learn to adjust and learn to cope with it, although it is still a nuisance.

Sending prayers to your daughter and family. So sorry she's going through this at such a young age.

Patti, i'm so sorry your daughter is going thru this. I FEEl her pain. I have sever inflammatory arthritis. At first they thought i may have Rheumatoid arthritis..but my rheumatologist was great and tested for EVERYTHING on day 1...including Lyme. I'm surprised her doctor didnt run a Lyme test...it really is the first thing that a lot of doctors check for nowadays. 2 weeks is a long time to wait if you're in pain. They cant get her in any faster?

I'm so sorry about your daughter Patti, I will keep her in my thoughts and prayers, sending hugs.

sure hope they can get her pain under control soon. I will definitely say a prayer for her and your family.

My heart just aches for your daughter and the pain she is having to endure. I am praying for her, Patti! I hope that soon, they can get her into remission! The sooner...the better! *HUG*

Patti's dgt. Jackie
 

Patti, You have been having such bad luck,I hope you keep being strong and know God is here with you. Hope they find the problem w/Jackie very soon.You know I am thinking of you and when I get back home,I will call you. Please stay strong.Love you, Claire and April

I'm so sorry to read this, Patti. I am so sorry she is having to go through so much terrible pain and I will send prayers that she will be made well.

Patti,
Hoping your daughter is feeling better and the doctors have found some answers. Keeping your dearest daughter in my thoughts and prayers... Kathy

Thanks so much. Her medicine has been increased again and she is still not getting any relief. She moved out today to her own apartment which was bittersweet for me. I want her to get on with her life but I miss her already. So we are empty nesters.

Aw! My heart is breaking for you! I know what you mean about bittersweet... all ours moved back in! :eek:

Hope she does well 'out on her own' and I'll keep her in my prayers that she can find relief and a cure!

More Yorkies have always helped me through stressful times... (JK) :D

Thanks! LOL I can't afford another yorkie. I hear a lot of kids are moving back. I imagine once there gone awhile it's hard to have them move back in.

Is she seeing a rheumatologist? If so, they have probably given many blood tests. I would ask to make sure they had tested her thyroid levels. Hypothyroidism can give severe arthritic-like symptoms, pain in muscles and joints, unrelentling fatigue, and overall feeling lousy! It affects every cell in the body and symptoms can be as wide-spread as they are severe. Just a thought. Rheumatoid arthritis can be a very daunting condition too. Will add my prayers for her!

OMG patti tears come to my eyes as i read your post, she is so young and vibrant, please keep her home with you for now. i would want nothing but my mother if i was ill. there is so much hope with the condition, a friend who could not much walk now dances!!! lots of love to you and your family ((((patti)))

Thanks. Fidebra-That's a good idea. She is seeing a rheumatologist and tested positive for the RA marker. But she has put on a lot of weight in the past 1-2 years, is always tired and her blood pressure is high. She doesn't have a regular doctor but I will have the rheumatologist order the thyroid test. My Mom had hyperthyroidism. I didn't know it had the same symptoms. Thanks.

Make sure they do a complete thyroid panel, esp TSH. When I was first diagnosed, I could hardly get out of bed, my feet felt like they were breaking under my weight (I wasn't all that much overweight) as soon as they hit the floor, and could barely walk. FlDebra is right... thyroid plays a major part in all body system functions, metabolism, hair, nails and skin, energy, eyesight, etc.
Cholesterol will be high too in many cases. I never had a cholesterol problem in my life, then it came back at 278 :eek:! They said to change my diet... I said it's never been different, I eat low fat, whole wheat, veggies, fruits, very minimal sauces and gravies, minimal sweets (except when TSH is high I crave sweets and can eat a dozen doughnuts in less than 24 hours).

Normal TSH for people without Thyroid problems is 0.5 - 2.0. Old lab values say 3.0 - 8.0 is within normal limits. Recently there's been a change, but it is slow in being accepted throughout the labs in the States new values are more like 1.5 - 3.0 is WNL. I feel best at under 3.0, something I am constantly arguing with my doctors about. Last winter I gained weight and started retaining fluid in my legs and abdomen... doc said it was a symptom of thyroid:eek:... good news I'm now taking fluid pills... easier 30 lbs I ever lost! Of course I spend more time in the potty but I am slim and trim! (JK)