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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks a lot for the responses. The test was ordered by my primary care doctor. I will check what kind of RA it was. I am in my 40s and was diagnosed with osteoarthritis after my X-ray and MRI. It’s in my lower back and neck area. Is 40s too early to have osteoarthritis? My knee joint also makes crackling sound when I bend them for last 15 years. My hip joint too recently started to ache a bit. I never imagined I will have these problems so early. Having mostly veggies in my diet is helping a bit. However I reading that osteoarthritis never reverses back. [/quote] See a rheumatologist. I’m the pp with psoriatic arthritis. My PCP was rather dismissive of my complaints. I had to call and visit several times before they referred me. RA, and many other types of inflammatory arthritis, usually start in the small joints. There are some types that start in the back and larger joints. If it’s inflammatory arthritis, getting treatment sooner is better than waiting. [/quote]
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