Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Question:
How common is it? Is it serious? What are the long term prospects? Any tips or advice appreciated..
Thankyou so much.
Answers:
A lot of kids developed this in a part of USA because of lyme disease-I hope you have investigated that possibility,with the help of your doctor-if you need a second opinion,the hospital below has expert doctors,who may help him,if it turns out to be lyme disease(borreliosis) related. But they also help rheumatoid arthritis too.If youre in the UK theres a chance your doctor can refer you,or you can refer him yourself.
I HAD ONE, AND NOW HE IS IN COLLEGE, GETTING STRAIGHT A'S. BE IN TOUCH WITH THE DOCTOR, HE MUST GET THE HELP REQUIRED, AND THE PROPER NUTRIENTS, A WHOLESOME HOUSEHOLD IS REEQUIRED ...I GO FOR THE WHOLEISTIC APPROACH. DON NOT LET HIM ITCH! AND NO NIGHTSHADE VEGGIES SUCH AS TOMATOE N POTATOE..THEY WILL INFLAME,
Types of JIA
The 3 major types of JIA are oligoarticular JIA, polyarticular JIA and systemic JIA.
JIA
Oligoarticular JIA Polyarticular JIA Systemic JIA
[edit] Oligoarticular JIA
Oligoarticular JIA affects 4 or fewer joints. Oligo means few. It was previously known as pauciarticular JIA. Patients with oligoarticular JIA are more often ANA positive, when compared to other types of JIA.[5]
[edit] Polyarticular JIA
Affecting 5 or more joints in the first 6 months of disease. This subtype can include the affect of the neck and jaw as well as the small joints usually affected. This type of JIA is more common in small girls to that of boys.
[edit] Systemic JIA
Is characterized by arthritis, fever and a salmon pink rash. Systemic JIA can be challenging to diagnose because the fever and rash come and go. It affects males and females equally, unlike the other two subtypes of JIA.
Systemic JIA may have internal organ involvement and lead to serositis (e.g. pericarditis).
My wife has had RA since she was 9 years old. It is hard to say how your nephew will turn out as RA moves at a different speed for each individual.
There is much more treatment in this day & age but sadley no cure.
My wife is now 53 years of age & she has had both shoulders, hips, knees, & ankles replaced, also one new wrist & about 5 hand knuckles, all of these replacements have been within the last 19 years.
Bowel problems are also associated with RA & she has Ulcerative colitis which sadly destroyed her bowell & the lot had to be taken away (ileosomy).
I hope I have not alarmed you but my wifes case is at the extreeme end of this disiese, your nephew hopfully with the new help that is available may never get to such a stage, but I can tell you he is in for a long battle.
On the bright side, we have been hapily married for 31 years & our daughter has blessed us with two great grandchildren, so even being at the worst end of RA a normal life can still be achieved.
I shall remember you & your nephew in my prayers
not me
hi there
I am 23 years old i have rheumatoid arthritis i have had this since birth .it took doctors 10 months to work out what was wrong with me ..
Juvenile Systemic Polyarticular arthritis,,,
i hate to say this but the only thing that little boy has to look forward to is his teens they say juvenile arthritis can burn its self out when they reach there teens if it doesnt burn out then your nephew will have to live with it for the rest of his life my teens came and went i still have it
you can e-mail me if you think i can help in any way
i have been there and done that i know what your nephew is going through ,,,, he has a tough road ahead of him
goodluck
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