My pleasure Lutsk to help in any way I can.
I don't want to self diagnose either, but times are making it easier for us all to do this with computers right at hand and with all these new medical sites and all. alot of people are now taking thier health into their own hands and doing research and having knowledge before they visit with their doctors. We're more prepared so to speak.
doctors want their patients to be involoved with their health,
but not to the point where we're telling them they're wrong and we're right. after awhile, we can start feeling symtoms because we're reading them and we never had them before. so yes, we do have to be very careful when doing our own research.
some forms of arthritis strike at later ages and some start even in teenhood.
you sound like you have arthritis by the way you say after you do something phsycial, you suffer for days after. I do too.
that's why I thought you may have it.
excersise even though recommened as part of the treatment plan for arthritis, can aggrivate the condition in some people.
i find that anything I do now, such as bending down to do garndening, or raking or shoveling or cleaning, or what ever, seems to make me pay for days after in pain.
some people have even thought I may have fibromyalgia. I have all the common symtoms. I don't do well with pain and the older i"m becoming It seems I suffer with some new ache and pain where as I never had it before.
it really effects my every day life and interferes with my job.
there are nights in bed that I can't even turn over from the severe pain in my spine. If I sleep too long on my one side of my hip, the pain goes right thru to the other side which wakes me up to have to move.
then there are nights if I fall asleep on my back, I can't move because it feels my lower spine has frozen up and if I move, I'll get stuck in that position. it's horrible. it's going all the way up to the my neck too.
with some forms of arthritis, some wake up very stiff and in pain and then it gradually subsides about 20 min. -30 minutes later.
as the day progresses, the pain will increase and rest is supposed to make the arthritis feel better.
sometimes laying down too long or sitting too long can causes extreme pain and stiffeness too.
I would recommend you getting an xray or an MRI of your back to find out exactly what's going on. You're NOT too young to have arthritis.
some of them are genetic and runs in the family genes.
some are caused by the immune system which attacks itself and is a form of autoimmune disease.
I think rheumatoid arthritis is related to an autoimmune problem. you should google forms of arhtritis when you have the time.
some attack the fingers, the wrists, the hips, and even the toes and the spine of course.
it's painful and always an annoyance to me to have to suffer on and off with the pain. some times I get pain so bad in my wrists that I can't even lift a frying pan or dish. that's when I wrap them up tight to give it support does it feel better. it comes quickly and leaves quickly.
I feel down on my wrists about six years ago and sprained both wrists. ever since that happened, I now get this pain in my wrists. so injuries can cause arthritits too.
standing too long can be a problem too in the back. the older you get the worst it gets. some people wind up in wheel chairs with some forms of degenerative disease, depending on how bad it is.
I know of a young man in his mid to late 20's who was told he'd one day wind up in a wheel chair and will be disabled. he's going to be marrying my husbands's sister. she said she will take care of him.
the only way to know is to go and get it checked out. I wondered myself about the insurance and having an exising problem.
I'm glad you brought this subject up. please explain to me why they won't cover you this may of 07 but will in 2008?
why do they make the person who's suffering wait?
I don't understand the concept of this or the purpose for that matter.
this is what's going to happen to me I bet when my health insurance kicks in this coming August or Sept. I have to be working at my job for a period of three months before my benefits kick in.
I too have an existing problem and was wondering if this was going to happen. I fear it might now.
I was sent a lettter from my previous coverage which was oxford when I quite my last job. I don't know where I put that important letter.
they said I'd need it when I stared a new insurance. another thing I dont' understand. maybe you might?
or someone else might be able to explain the purpose of this letter that I lost?
I think you have a certain amount of weeks or months before you start another insurance to not effect the coverage?
this probably doesnt' make sense in what I'm saying because i'm very confused about it.
I remember something happening when i had lost another job and then got one right away afterwards and the new insurance company asking me how long was the lapse in insurance?
even though it was a totally different insurance plan.
it seems i got off one subject and onto another important subject.
if we have illness it's extremely important to have medical coverage as we both know the problems we could have financially without it.
i just went to a state funded clinic that's run thru a teaching hospt in my area and was under the assumption I'd finally be able to get an MRI performed of my spine and do a follow up of my kidney problem I had last december but to my dismay even though they do a sliding scale fee and it's a clinic, they still wouldn't let me have the MRI wtihout me paying out of my pocket, full price, because I have no insurance the dr told me. I'd also have to pay for having an ultra sound too he told me because they dont' cover that either. I was so upset.
and here I thought I was finally going to get some help.
I make too much money to get on medicaid for temporary assistance, yet too little money to be able to afford to pay for my own health insurance full price.
so I have to wait like you do too.
it's unfortunate for people to have to suffer in this country and we're so busy helping out other people in their countries when we have our own people right here to help. if only they'd turn their heads to look around.
I guess you could say I've turned alittle bitter over the years because of the problems I'm faced with and thought there'd be help. but there really isn't and no one really cares.
I wish the best for you and am anxious for your insurance to kick in so you can find out what's going on too.
Linda
