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It has gone from gout to RA within a year??? Sorry but WTH?
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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 602886" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>That <em>does</em> sound weird. Steroidal injections into joints are not anything to take lightly, and not usually something that they have you do regularly. Only with flare-ups as needed and when nothing else will work. Can he afford to get a second opinion? I love the Mayo Clinic site for information that is easy to understand about most any disease or malady. Here's a link to what they say about RA. Starting with steroid injections instead of other treatments sounds drastic to me, but what do I know? on the other hand, I know that steroid s/e are AWFUL.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/home/ovc-20197388" target="_blank">http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/home/ovc-20197388</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis/DS00020" target="_blank">http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis/DS00020</a></p><p>Gout can be aggravated by many foods, especially foods high in salt and preservatives. I hope you'll be able to get to the bottom of this. From what I read the diagnosis of RA is a process of elimination rather than a definitive blood draw. We all know how iffy the "well it doesn't seem like this, so it must be that" diagnosis's for our kids are. Steroids are pretty tough on the body. I'd hate to see him put on them in any form if I weren't sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 602886, member: 99"] That [I]does[/I] sound weird. Steroidal injections into joints are not anything to take lightly, and not usually something that they have you do regularly. Only with flare-ups as needed and when nothing else will work. Can he afford to get a second opinion? I love the Mayo Clinic site for information that is easy to understand about most any disease or malady. Here's a link to what they say about RA. Starting with steroid injections instead of other treatments sounds drastic to me, but what do I know? on the other hand, I know that steroid s/e are AWFUL. [URL]http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/home/ovc-20197388[/URL] [URL='http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis/DS00020'][/URL] Gout can be aggravated by many foods, especially foods high in salt and preservatives. I hope you'll be able to get to the bottom of this. From what I read the diagnosis of RA is a process of elimination rather than a definitive blood draw. We all know how iffy the "well it doesn't seem like this, so it must be that" diagnosis's for our kids are. Steroids are pretty tough on the body. I'd hate to see him put on them in any form if I weren't sure. [/QUOTE]
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