[InACorner]

I have severe abdominal cramping, i always refer to it as thinking like someone is stabbing you with a knife...hmm anyway...i break out into a sweat, im cold and hot all at the same time. With this follows a pale, clay colored stool...which ive comed to hear..it has something to do with my liver..this has been going on since i was 16 however it has not gotten bad as this..it flares up almost every day...especially when i eat. Also, may I go on with other problems that im having? I am tired...always tired..physically. My bones hurt, I am training to be a certified nurse and when we practice Range of Motion on ourselves i can barely do it i get in so much pain!! I have headaches like i breathe air...and im always sooo tired. I have no idea what the heck is going on with me!!! And when i have my period...forget it...it drains me even more to the point where i have to sit down at work a few times otherwise i will pass out. I am waiting for my new job to start next month so i can get my insurance. Believe me as soon as this stupid insurance starts finally coming in im going straight to the doctors!! I am only 18 years old! It is wrong for an 18 year old to get up from a chair and be stiff with pain. It is wrong for an 18 year old to be doubled over in the bathroom while everyone is out to eat. It is wrong for an 18 year old to hurt just when she moves her fingers!! Im sorry for ranting and raving...but i think its getting worse because i had a few of these symptoms for awhile and im getting more because no body believed me and would take me to the doctor...so im suffering!!! Thank you for letting me rant. if anybody has any ideas any clues. Yes i have had my TB shot, nothing, its not allergies...im not allergic to anything...except guinea pigs...

[Rhapsody]

Have YOU ever been tested for RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis)? - I am asking for I have been tested and I do have RA and what you have described sounds like me a lot of the time.... and keep in mind that RA can effect the entire body: bones, joints, muscles and organs.

What do YOU take for PAIN?

LoVe,
Rhapsody -

[InACorner]

your my hero...i have not been tested for anything..i cant even go to dentist yet...but im trying im getting there soon i hope...I take ALOT of advil, Ibprofen, Myalanta. These are my saving glories...not that they work all the time...however i upp the dosage...and i just swig from the Myalanta bottle...I never thought of Rheumatoid Arthritis...even though we learned about it lol. Does your back ever crack alot? Even moving up and down? I work as a laborer..lifting and unloading boxes..you can imagine how my body is hating me in present time...I will look up more on RA...perhaps It will help me...Thank you so much for responding...

[Rhapsody]

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InACorner said:
I never thought of Rheumatoid Arthritis...even though we learned about it lol.

Does your back ever crack alot?

I work as a laborer..lifting and unloading boxes..you can imagine how my body is hating me in present time...I will look up more on RA...perhaps It will help me...Thank you so much for responding...

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What can I say - BUT.................. YES, and that a lot of the bones in my body crack, even that of my most recent Dx - TMJ (lower jaw bone).

I have had arthritis since I was 12 years old...... so do not think that it is just a disorder for the elderly.

LoVe,
Rhapsody - ((( hugs )))

[InACorner]

((((((((Rhapsody))))))))
thank you for this awesome info that you have so generously provided me. I am sorry though that you do have this information, otherwise you wouldnt have it. If i do have RA, which we will see someday, then I guess i do know how miserable you probably are or can be. I hope you feel lots and lots better...and i will continue to do my research and pray that you are feeling better along with everyone else in this forum! Thanks and Good luck!
Love, Inny