Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis is one the most painful diseases and living with Rheumatoid Arthritis means living with and suffering the symptoms of arthritis. The earliest symptom of Rheumatoid Arthritis is low back pain.
Another popular symptom of Rheumatoid Arthritis is stiffness in the joints in the morning. People have to withstand this stiffness for an hour and swelling lasts for about a week. People also have to live with frequent tiredness and fever which are common symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Rheumatoid Arthritis is very painful but why it is so is still a question. Many think that it is due to irritation of tissues surrounding the joints. The symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis are highly unpredictable and it may disappear and then again reappear. Even if the symptoms are mild but if they are 6 months old one should see a doctor. Another symptom of Rheumatoid Arthritis with which affected people have to live is the symmetrical paining for example pain in both the hands, pain in both the feet etc. the wrists and elbows are mainly affected in case of hands. Your entire body can be affected by Rheumatoid Arthritis and you might feel sick as it makes the immune system extraordinarily strong and it starts fighting against your own body tissues thinking them as invaders. Another dangerous fact is the Rheumatoid Arthritis can cause an irreversible damage to your organs like skin, heart; muscles, lungs etc and then you might have to live with these after affects for ever. |
