But after the sickness passes, I have a pretty bad relapse for several days. Currently on Sulfasalzine and Ibuprofen. Does anyone else have this weird pattern? Initial onset of pain was 8 months ago after a pretty bad head/chest cold. Nearly put my in a wheelchair. I'm forty.
Hi Mary,
This may be a long shot...but the other day my rheumatologist said that "starvation" often causes arthritic symptoms to disappear. When you talk about being sick, are you sick enough that you aren't really eating? Maybe that could be it. You'd want to check with a doc, though; I don't know if the effect is as fast as you describe.
Beth
hi Mary,
how are you doing now? can you plz recall exactly what sickness was? and medication prescribed? it might help billions suffering from this.
thanks
Not exactly, but when I had antibiotics for a sinus infection the pain in my arthritic knee disappeared for quite a while. Anyone else had this happen?
can you recall antibiotics name....and how are your symptoms now.....pain is back? what about functionality? any radiographics?
Erithromycin I think. Pain back It was just a temporary reprise.
I meant respite, sorry. Brain fog!
I'm really curious about this. My doctor said that this is possible, and she beleives it's becuase the immune system is "distracted", focusing on the virus. She suggested that this is why people sometimes use hookworms ro bee-stings as therapy for auto-immune arthritis.
I'm trying to figure out I have RA or not. I recenetly was sick and my symptoms were worse, so I dont know what that means. Blood work comes back normal and my doctor things it may just be a symptom of depression. pain in fingers and toes... sigh...