Hello to all. I am soon to turn 25 years old and I have had problems with my hands now for about 2 months. There is alot of pain in the joints and they do go numb quite often. I haven't noticed any swelling in the joints yet. I'll go ahead and get on with my question. Considering my age, is there any way possible that I could be in the early stages of ra? I have had a knee surgury about 5 or 6 months ago and my ortho doctor noticed considerable amounts of arthritis in my knee joint. If anyone could shed a little light on this subject it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.