old standing rheumatoid arthritis

1. Your age & sex
>> 70 , Male

2. Describe your appearance i.e. weight, height, body type (thin, medium, chubby, fat etc)
>> 60, 5’ 8”, lean.

3. Your profession
>> Retired high school teacher.

4. Describe your personality in at least 20 words (stubborn, easy going, always in a hurry etc.)
>> Easy going, always find topic to converse. Don’t normally take things serious, unless it really gets out of hand.

5. What is your main health problem & its symptoms
>> Rheumatoid Arthritis, sometimes chronic pain. Limb deformities have set in(fingers already deformed, next is elbow/knee as it seems). Get skin rashes(dryness with itching) on lower leg.

6. When did this main problem begin
>> 1995

7. Can you relate any event or events which triggered this problem
>> Had suffered jaundice just before the arthritis had set in. I believe the immune first hit my liver, hence the jaundice before RA?

8. What makes the main problem better (pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
>> Feels OK during winters.

9. What makes it worse (pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
>> Aggravates during summers. When it pains, lying down on the back feels uneasy.

10. How do you feel mentally & emotionally during this problem (weepy, irritable, restless, sad, hopeless, fear of death etc.)
>> Feels irritable. Trivial confusing things irritate.

11. What other health problems do you have
>> Blood pressure moderately high. Less appetite. Urge to urinate frequently.

12. What makes these other health problems better or worse (explain each problem)
>> Walking briskly for greater distance makes the blood pressure marginally high.

13. How do you relax
>> Reading books.

14. Do you normally fight or avoid confrontation
>> Don’t fight, unless things go out of hand.

15. What animals or insects are you afraid of
>> Snakes

16. What situations are you afraid of (e.g. heights, closed spaces, ocean, darkness etc)
>> Ocean depths.

17. What occupies your mind mostly
>> Spirituality.

18. How do you respond to consolation & sympathy
>> Get along well.

19. Do you want to stay alone or with people
>> Alone

20. How is your sleep
>> Sound sleep. Feel sleepy while watching tv or videos on laptop.

21. Do you have any recurring dreams
>> None

22. What type of weather do you like and how it affects your complaints
>> Spring/Autumn. Spring sometimes aggravates the condition.

23. Do you normally feel hot or cold
>> hot

24. What type of clothes you wear (tight, loose, around neck etc)
>> Loose

25. What foods you love
>> Sweet, salty(mild spicy, not bland though)

26. What foods you hate
>> Sour

27. What taste you love (sweet, salty, sour, bitter)
>> Sweet

28. What taste you hate
>> Bitter/sour

29. Do you like warm or cold food
>> Warm

30. Do you want to eat indigestible foods (chalk, mud….)
>> No

31. How is your thirst (less, moderate, excessive)
>> Less

32. Do you have dry lips or mouth or both
>> Dry lips

33. Any coating on tongue first thing in the morning, if yes, details (color, where exactly)
>> Yes, off white. Usually around tongue tip.

34. Any taste or smell from your mouth first thing in the morning
>> None

35. How is your skin (dry, oily, rough, acne, pustules, boils, psoriasis etc)
>> Dry

36. Please upload here or email me a picture of your skin, nails, teeth, hair problems, if any. Click on my username for details.

37. Details about your sweat (where mostly, how much, smell, stain color)
>> Sweat profoundly during summers, but ok otherwise. Not very offensive smell though.

38. Any problems with eyes/vision
>> Wear spectacles. Have cataract, but haven’t operated yet, doesn’t cause much problem.

39. Any problems with ears, nose, chest, throat
>> No

40. How is your stool (details of how often, consistency, any blood, any particular smell etc.)
>> Dry, little offensive smelling. Seldom go other than morning.

41. How is your urine (details of color, smell, any blood etc.)
>> Urge to urinate frequently since an year.

42. How is your sexual life & desire
-

43. Males genitals (erection, pain, itching etc.)
-

44. Females menses details for regularity, flow, clots, discharge other than menses (reply to all these points)
-

45. What illnesses are running in your family, mother’s side & father’s side & brothers/sisters
>> None

46. Are you taking any medicines (allopathic, homeopathic, supplements, acupuncture etc.)
>> Pain killers and for blood pressure(all allopathic)

47. Have you had any surgeries or implants, if yes, give details
>> Yes. Collar bone, nose, arm fracture surgeries in the past.

48. Have you had any long term treatment (physical or psychological)
>> Epilepsy treatment for 3 years when was about 40.

49. What homeopathic remedies have you taken in the past (potency, dosage, approx. time frame)
>> None

I did not find any relevant question to add this. My appetite seems to be reducing every passing day. Also, I get urge to urinate frequently, enlarged prostate you think?

Thanks.

Hi,

Please find the answers to the questions posed.

Thanks.

Q-8: What makes it better other than winter

>> While walking slowly, it feels ok(good in a sense). Can't walk briskly though.

Q-9: What makes it worse other than summer

>> After walking slowly, standing/sitting in a place makes the joints stiff.

Q-18: Like it or not.

>> Like it actually.

Q-8: How do your joints feel w.r.t pressure, warmth, cold.

>> Applying pressure on the joints relieves the pain a little, no effect of warmth or cold as such.

How do the joints look like e.g. red & hot

>> No

Is any one side of body more affected, if so, which

>> No, both sides equally affected.

How do the joints look like e.g. red & hot

>> Normal. Actually they look lean, but I am overall lean so it cant be differentiated to be due to RA.