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Strange Toes!
I know it is a form of arthritis and is due to very high uric acid. When it flares up the doctor will give him an anti inflammatory and suggest diet changes ...
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- C., I'm not a medical professional or anything, but a good friend of mine's son had a very similar thing that turned out to be a very serious Staph Infection. By the ...
- Hi C., It sounds like Gout, a painful condition caused by a build up of uric acid. Can be treated easily with allopurinal. good luck Sarh
- C. -I had a similair situtaion and it ended up being my thyriod - 80% of us have thyriod problems and it is usually overlooked in men. C. Gallo
My 3 Year Old Is Limping
16 Apr 2009 ... Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Versus Growing Pains ... arthritis leg pain · arthritis knee pain · back of knee pain · arthritis foot ...
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- I agree with the responders who say have her tested for Lyme Disease. My 10 year old had similar symptoms and was tested for Lyme and Rheumatoid Arthritis. He ended up...
- I would call the ped right away. When this happened to our now 6 year old he started out limping (he was 4 ) then it got so bad we ended up in the emergency rm. They ...
- I agree, have your child tested for Lyme disease. Do you know of any tic bites as of late? If you catch it, it is treatable with antibiotics. Another thing you m...
My 15 Yr Old Daughter Hurts to Much for Nothing to Be Wrong.
I was told lupus and rheumatoid arthritis while still living in Chicago. ..... When I was 17 a doctor diagnosed me with rheumatoid arthritis. ...
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- Years ago I suffered from some symptoms and I went to doctor after doctor looking for a reason. After trying on and off for about 5 years, I finally saw a very caring...
- Try the orthopedic specialists at Scottish Rite. This sounds like a bone, joint, tendon problem?? Maybe it's just out of the pediatrician's scope. Hopefully she will a...
- I do not have any experience with the symptoms your daughter is suffering; however, I definitely think you need to try another doctor. It sounds like the one you have...
2 Yr Old Complaining of Knee Pain – Could It Be More than Growing Pain?
My daughter was diagnosed at the age of 2 with Juvenile Arthritis. ... Not much you could do but on rare occasions it could be a early onset of arthritis, ...
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- My son had the same problems since he was a toddler. He would wake up in the middle of the night screaming that his knee hurt. I took him to an orthopedic specialist...
- My son is 3.5 and wakes up sometimes at night saying his knees / legs hurt. I tell him that they are growing pains and it is part of getting to be a big boy. I rub his...
- Our son, now five, has had this issue since he was about two, and for a few months it seemed to be almost every night. Our pediatrician had us monitor it, and when it...
Tylenol for My Dog?
We have been giving our dog who also has arthritis chewable 81mg aspirin for a ... we gave our westie baby asprin for arthritis (until it got too bad and we ...
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- I do know that some human medications are OK for dogs, but I can't remember which. We had to give our dog pain reliever, but I can't remember if it was Tylenol or Asp...
- Only ASPRIN, NEVER Tylenol..... But ask your vet how many mg per how many lbs. he weighs! I was always told to never give Tylenol to an animal. Best of luck wit...
- D., We give our dog glucosamine with chondroitin for my dogs stiff joints. There is a dog formula or you can give your dog the same stuff we would take. This was re...
Seeking Chiropractor on NW Side of Town (78240)
Her mother who has arthritis is now trying to get all of her friends to buy it because she has not had any pain since she started taking it. ...
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- My husband goes to a Chiro at Intergrative Medical Clinic (Bandera Rd next to the Wash Tub) for an on the job injury(he has had two back surgeries) He says the staff i...
- Dr. Bryant @ Bryant Chiropractic is fantastic! He is located in Leon Springs which I totally love because it gets me out of the Medical Center traffic! Bryant Ch...
- Michael Golab. He's great! He's located in the Vineyard Shopping Center at Blanco and 1604.
Growing Pains??
Chronic joint pain is NOT NORMAL If she's taking tylenol 4 x a week EVERY WEEK it sounds like she has some form of arthritis I have JRA and the doctor said ...
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- I have been dealing with a similar situation. At about 2 years old my daughter began complaining of knee pain. Eventually her knee swelled to 3x's it's normal size and...
- My son has the same thing Ana talked about. We saw a Pediatric Orthopedic for his severe knee and ankle pain. It was a lot like you describe, J.. We've had many days i...
- For most children this is just a metaphor for changes...however I recently saw a segment on the local san antonio news about just a subject, it has to do with the grow...
3 Year Old's Hands Hurt
They thought my little one had a temporary form of arthritis. ... I know this sounds weird, but have you thought about arthritis? ...
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- I agree with the other moms - have your son checked out for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. It's one of those things that are often passed off for growing pains but ca...
- This may sound drastic, but does he have any deformity of his fingers? Arthritis is rare in young children, but those are the first symptoms and worth looking at. Let...
- I know this sounds weird, but have you thought about arthritis? A friend of mine was diagnosed with it when she was little. I'm not sure if this is anything like tha...
7 Year Old Having Continuous Knee Pains Since 2 Years Old.
They thought she might have Juevinile Rheumatory Arthritis (sp??) But she stopped complaining for a couple of months so I cancelled her specialist appt. ...
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- Dear A., Growing pains are very painful as you well know. I struggled with them as a child, but my mother did not knnow what to do. My daughter now struggles with...
- I believe that it is "growing pains". Unfortunately it lasts for years. It usually comes at night, because that is when the body does its growing. Although, it may fee...
- My daughter is 3 and has had the same problem since about 1.5. We took her in and had countless test done on her. They thought she might have Juevinile Rheumatory Arth...
Seeking Ruematologist
My family DR suggested a ruematologist to see if it might be arthritis. I went to one for my first visit and I wasn't happy with her bedside manner. ...
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- if you don't mind travelling to Fort Lauderdale (Commercial and Federal) Dr. Lawrence Russomanno at Holy Cross Medical Group is my doctor....he does rheumatology and i...
- my doctor is dr. barry waters in coral springs. I have been seeing him for 17 years. His manner may take getting used to( or maybe just because I was a teen when I fir...
- Hi E., My brother injured his back, just by leaning over then trying to stand up. After a week of dealing with so much pain that he couldn't get out of bed, he start...
