My 7 year old son about 2 months ago started to complain that his knees hurt. As the month went on, it got worse. We took him to the doctor who ran a bunch of blood tests. Lyme test negative, normal results for normal blood work. His SED rate was slightly higher (meaning he had a swollen joint….we knew that) and ONE of his ANA results was slightly high as well. We were told to go to a rheumitolist which we are, but not until 8/28. Each day the knees seem worse. Motrin helps slightly and he is walking like an old man. Our pediatrician said it could be juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. He is very into sports and the idea of him having arthritis at such a young age is scaring me. Has anyone out there ever heard of a child having this? OR what else could it be? BE HONEST!!! Details, symptoms, etc. Thanks for any advice. PS. We ruled out growing pains as they do not last this long and you do not get swollen knees from that.

My friend wants to go into the national guard but has two primary concerns. 1) she has a medical history of pauciarticular(mild case) juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. her arthritis has not given her any problems lately. 2) she had injured her back at her job and had a low back sprain/strain of the muscles. it did NOT require any sort of surgery and is completely recovered. she was very overweight when the injury occurred but now she is at the proper height and weight for entry level into the guard. Will either of those medical historys effect her being able to enter into the guard??????

is it safe to run a sport (track) if you think you may have JRA??(juvenile rheumatoid arthritis)? i need to know soon! i dont wanna go to the doctor and be like “i think i have JRA”, but i need to know if anyone thinks or knows that i could be hazardous to my health to run with JRA… my knees are in constant pain, along with my elbows, hips, and back. its like a pinching, constant pain… please help!

PLEASE DONT….
~tell me to see a doctor
~get over it
~tell me i dont have it
~or any rude comments!

i just need some help before i run track….

Ps~ arthritis runs in my family..

Hi, My name is Deidra, I’m 13 years old and I have Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis.
–wow, that sounds kinda like an introduction to AA.
I’m getting a joint aspiration done in my left knee on Wednesday, then I have to get an injection of corticosteroid and I have A LOT of questions:
Whats going to happen for this?
What kind of stuff are they going to use to aspirate my knee?
Is it going to feel painful to walk on or is it going to feel better right away?
What was your experience with getting a joint aspiration?
Am I going to be prescribed a medication?
When i get the corticosteroid, is THAT going to hurt?
Will this aspiration + corticosteroid be more painful then the arthritis itself?
How long will it take to heal?
Will i be able to walk on it and/or play sports following the aspiration?
On a scale of 1-10 how much will the aspiration hurt?
On a scale of 1-10 how much will the corticosteroid hurt?

Please don’t judge me…
When I get really unset or stressed I can feel so upset to the point where I take my hand and start digging my fingers into my own arm and start scratching my left arm as hard as I can. Sometimes my nails are cut down but I scratch anyway.But I don’t know why, I just automatically start scratching with out thinking. And also sometimes when I get really upset to the point where I cant take it, I bite my arm. When I start to feel the pain it takes my mind off of my own feelings so much that it calms me down, I know it sounds weird but its 100% true. It has nothing really bad to do with my parents, my parents are cool, well sorta and well annoying and like any other parent but cool, all though they seem to be adding to my stress. Its just that when I was a lot younger than I am now, cause I’m still young, I’m a teenager, I went though some pretty stressful situations. I never was abused but a month after I turned 10 years old my family and I had a car crash and I witnessed my brother die in a horrible way. No one else say it but me.Witch traumatized me and I have Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis meaning I’m a kid with arthritis and I feel as though its not fare, in other words it sucks. And no matter what anyone says trust me arthritis hurts BAD. And other stuff too… Anyway,
Thanks for answering my question.

This is a complaint that we submited to the cheif of police but we would like to take it further. Do we have a case aginst the police officer?

“I have Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and a severely compromised immune system due to immunosuppressant drug therapy. This has gone on since I was one and a half years old. I have severe knee pain and my Rheumatologist stated I will need total knee replacement in the near future. I am physically deemed handicapped and have had my cars license plates handicapped for 6 years now. Officer Hall pulled me over and took me into custody June 20 in the early morning for suspicion of DWI. Upon asking me to step out of the car, I made him aware that I had taken my shoes off to drive because my arthritis is out of remission and it is easier on my knees to drive barefoot. He had me step out anyway, without my shoes and then continued to have me do the walk and turn test barefoot on the side of the highway. There are witnesses to this. In the NHTSA Standard Field Sobriety Test hand guide I am not an eligible candidate for this procedure and the officer neglected to take my disability into account. With a rheumatic flare I should not be walking barefoot on pavement without proper arch supported shoes and with my immuno-compromised state brought on by Methotrexate and Humeria, I was also put at risk for infection from whatever particles could have been on the roadway. The officer then retrieved my purse but still failed to let me have my shoes. I was taken to the county police station where I was still not given shoes and had to walk around the precinct and even into inmate bathrooms with bare feet, again putting me at risk for infection and illness. After completing the necessary paperwork I was put into the general inmate area. Not until then did a separate officer bring me a pair of shoes, but by this time I already had sores on the bottom of my feet. Upon entering, a male inmate who had been brought in around the same time as me asked if I had just been brought in for a DWI and if I had any physical impairment. I stated yes and asked him how he knew this. He explained that after I had been put into a side room that officer Hall was telling the other officers that I had an excuse for everything and was claiming that I had arthritis and a disability. He stated that the officers then began laughing about the situation and made jokes on my behalf. I think it is completely inappropriate to make fun of my disability and especially to do so in front of other inmates. It is my personal medical information and should not be talked about or be shared with other officers either. It is a violation of my HIPPA rights. By the time I was finally released I could barely walk because the precinct was very cold and I had not had proper shoes on for 4 hours. I am still having stiffness and problems stemming from that night. I believe it was unprofessional and cruel for someone with a disability to be treated in this way. I have been dealing with this chronic illness for 23 years and have serious medical conditions resulting from it. It is not something to laugh at or not take seriously. I feel that the situation was inappropriate and does not represent the standard I believe police officers should be held to.”

*She was not drunk what so ever, he told her that “it didnt matter, you could blow .02 and im still giving you a DWI”…….. Which I dont understand either………
What are some examples of disability harassment?

Disability harassment involves unwelcome and offensive conduct in the workplace that is based on a person’s disability. Disability harassment can include negative or offensive remarks or jokes about a person’s disability or need for a workplace change, and other verbal or physical conduct based on a person’s disability.

*This is what I get for a basic definition of disability harassment……..

i have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. my knees are always huge. It makes me look bull leg but im not! Plz help

I’m fifty one and have never married. I know what’s said about people still single at my age, but there is a reason. I picked the wrong men and ended up a single mother. After I left the army, I moved in with my sister (her son suffered terribly with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis). I didn’t plan on it being permanent, but I fell in love with her kids! We stayed together 20 years. She made me choose between dating and her, so I gave up dating. Since I was choosing the wrong men, the decision was not hard.

Over time, she made me choose between others and her. Eventually, I found myself isolated and the target of her anger and continuous punishments. It’s not ALL her fault. I did things that hurt her, but she could not forgive me. After we separated, I went to my parents. Amazingly, at that very time my father needed surgery, so I cared for him. Unfortunately, he acquired an infection from the hospital that lasted 2 years. I cared for him until he died. By then, I was also caring for my mother, who’s frail health, physical and mental, deteriorated rapidly. I took care of her 24/7 for 5 more years. When my own health was threatened, I had to turn her care over to my sister.

When I was young, I longed for a husband who would love me and our children, but it was not meant to be. I do Not regret my decisions or caring for those wonderful people, but I have given up most of my life. I am now trying to find myself, so I’m not ready for love quite yet. I’m recovering from too many things. But I need to know if many people find love at my age? I mean, I know some do, but I would like to know if anyone has been through similar things and found love? I’m unsure if I’m wording this right, for it feels a bit awkward to write out.

when i was 3 i was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (jra) i am now 13 and am in the 8th grade and i have missed over a month of school. doctors cant figure out whats wrong with me at first they thought it was just my jra i have done x-rays,MRIs (magnetic resonance Imaging), and have been put on every drug you can think of! Now i don’t know what to think……will they ever figure this out will i have to repeat the 8th grade!?!?!

Can flat feet cause juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in teens