RA nodes

[lovekittys]

Hi,

Hope you are all having a pain free day..I was wondering if anybody else has RA nodes. Mine are on my left elbow and left middle finger.Does any medication help with them? I know sometimes they do surgery but not unless they are very painful and they can come back. So just need some advice. Thank you

[Simba1992]

Funny I had some on my hands and then they just disappeared also one on my head. I didn't do anything. Am not taking any RA meds.😊

[lovekittys in reply to Simba1992]

And you are doing okay? Before my meds I could not move because of the pain I had and I have a high tolerance for pain. lol that didn't work real well for me.

[Simba1992 in reply to lovekittys]

I am doing fine so far on AIP, LDN and supplements. One year now, but I suppose you will never know since there are so many forms of RA and individual differences how you react to different forms of treatment. Not an easy task to find what suits you. Important I think anyways that you are convinced with that the treatment you choose feels right for you, not the doctor or someone else😊

[lovekittys]

I am so glad that is working for you. I hate being on medicine, I am on 3 for RA and still experiencing some pain but better than a year ago

[Hessie5 in reply to lovekittys]

Agree, especially when not one for taking pills. I have had too succumb! As the markers in my body were not elevating low enough. I just am taking things day by day!

[lovekittys in reply to Hessie5]

All we can do...

[helenlw7]

I have some on my lower spine and on two fingers.

[lovekittys in reply to helenlw7]

Oh I am sorry, the RA nodes can be so painful. I wonder if they can just go away or if we are stuck with them?

[helenlw7]

I just assumed we are stuck with them. I've had the ones on my fingers for a long time, and don't know how long the ones on my spine have been there - they were picked up on an X-ray.

[lovekittys in reply to helenlw7]

Will an RA nodule disappear?

Nodules may persist and enlarge, or they may shrink and disappear. They may also recur after disappearing for a period of time. It is difficult to predict how an individual RA nodule will behave. Well, this is what I found but they say methotrexate can cause them on some people but most of the time it is because we have the severe form of RA.

[GranAmie in reply to lovekittys]

ho hum i have a pig of one on elbow of writing / fighting arm butit popped up after off mtx fot abt 6 months -just on ssz attmoment - aaah typos xx

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I have a couple on the back of my knuckles, but they are not bothering me, so I just leave them alone