Well I have emphysema and yes I have bad arthritis of the left hand which I get injections for my left knee and all of the lumbar part of the spine which I have 20 micro/ph morphine patches Three gabapentin and 8 Zapain which is 30 ml of codeine and 500 ml of paracetamol but I’ve never had Pneumonia I must ask my doctor about this so thank you for letting us all know
Interesting My joints were in a right state when I was in ICU. But the funny thing is when I get a gout flair up it always gets on my chest. My last blood tests at Sheffield showed speckled signs which is common with Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis? My family all seem to have had some sort of auto immune issues?
Well is does makes you think about the link with a lot of things about how one illness can lead to a lot of other illnesses but thanks again for that can you keep us informed about it please
Surely, the kind of arthritis tgat you're describing is a reactive or septic arthritis which would present with very red joints as well as the pain, swelling and inflammation? I have auto-immune inflammatory arthritis following septicaemia nearly 30 years ago - any infection or virus can trigger auto-immune sequelae although it is not a common outcome.
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