hello! I hope you’re good
are there any out there with both MS and arthritic diagnoses? I ask as I’m one of them - RRMS and AS, to be precise - and am finding difficulty discerning what pains and stiffness and inflammations are an MS symptom, or AS.
anyone out there who has experience of both? any tips for disease management? let me know your thoughts!
Hi
I have had ms for many years and 10 years ago was diagnosed with RA another autoimmune.
To me a lot of the symptoms and pain from both overlap one another making it really difficult to work out what refers to what such as I get swelling stiffness inflammation and pain from both.
I suppose looking back that’s why I was shocked when they said I had RA as I had put all the symptoms down to my MS.
Sorry I can’t be any better help but I wish you well.
Pam x
Oh my goodness, yes!! It’s making me feel ancient, which I’m not quite yet. The arthritis is mainly in my hands so far but I haven’t found anything that really helps. I’m working on my MS all the time, meds, diet, exercise, rest…. All that stuff but along comes the pain of arthritis to spoil it. I fell a few months ago and broke some ribs so was taking max doses of paracetamol and Ibuprofen. I noticed the pain of the arthritis had almost gone away but obviously didn’t want to carry that on once my ribs were better so now I’m back to joint pain again.
Oh well…one more thing I suppose!!
Hi. I have Secondary Progressive and Osteoarthritis. I definitely know the difference. The Arthritis is bone pain in hips, back and hands. Trying to stay off anti inflammatories. I take Turmeric and black pepper capsule once a day also rub in Voltarol every day. Hope this helps
thank you pam, no worries. all the best to you too
I’ve had ten years or so of arthritis, and two of MS. there does seem to be some overlap in symptoms, even if it’s the latter that seems to give me the real trouble
take care
very sorry to hear you’ve had such a spell of it and wishing you a good recovery. I hope it’s not too painful. managing MS, as you say, can feel a full time job sometimes
one more thing indeed! as they say, if there’s light at the end of the tunnel, it’s another oncoming train
do rest up. take those painkillers!
very sorry to hear what you’re dealing with, and wishing you all the very best with it. my nan (aged 90!) has osteoporosis which, if that’s the same thing, I know requires a lot of management. I get what I believe to be arthritic difficulties in legs/feet too - I had one particularly acute flare up ten yrs ago - but my assumption was that MS symptoms would always be stranger..
thank you for your tips, and take care