Totally lost
Seen my rumatoligist today
Says maybe i don't have RA as I am not responding to treatment
Also there is little inflamation even though I have excruciating pain everywhere and my fingers are now turning in
Struggle to walk sit anything
He has me going in next month for infusion of rituximab
Then says he never said i did not have it. He says that it is just strange as I do not have inflammation
Does anyone else have excruciating pain yet little imflamation
Also mentioned to him that you can get RA in your back as he said you could not and I may have inflammation of the sacroiliac joint
He went quiet and says he will get MRI done to see. Result !!
Will inflammation show on MRI
I really appreciate the advice given here and if you can shRe experience on the above I would appreciate it
Thanks
Inflammation will show on an MRI. However, it will show if you have inflammation at the time of the scan, not necessarily whether you've had it the week before or week after.
I get a lot of pain with limited visible swelling. Yet, my disease is aggressive and has damaged multiple joints. I take "visible swelling" with a pinch of salt.
Same here. I get some swelling in my hands upon occasion, but not very often, yet I have visible joint erosion on x-rays. Plus my labs for inflammation are always normal. But then, with this disease I don't there is a normal!