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Gigi53

2y ago

Seeking Advice for Arthritis in My Knee

I’m Gigi my daughter told me about this APP recently I describe my symptoms to my doctor and she said it’s arthritis. It’s in my knee I’ve iced for swelling and Tylenol arthritis but it’s still stiff I’m trying lidocaine patch today but…

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Gigi53

2y ago

I’m not sure that it’s rheumatoid arthritis but didn’t see a choice for just arthritis
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coffeeandcuddles

2y ago

I would tag it as osteoarthritis, there should be a choice for that! Rheumatoid arthritis tends to be symmetrical and affect multiple joints on both sides. Rheumatoid arthritis is auto-immune and inflammatory whereas osteoarthritis is caused by overuse and age so the treatment is very different. Hope this helps!

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