Rheumatoid arthritis usually affects the hands and progressively gets worse.
I suffer with Osteo arthritis which is not so deforming as Rheumatoid, but the pain and the weakness in the arms and fingers is at times agonising.
I played guitar and piano for many years, but now I struggle just to play piano.. I gave up the guitar because I couldn’t bend my wrist to finger the chords and strings.
Some days I can only play the piano for 10 Min’s then have to stop because my arms feel like lead and my fingers just keep hitting double keys…
Its impossible to say how it will affect you, and how long it will take. Its onset is different with many people,but that will be the outcome in the future.. I`m so sorry, I know how you feel.
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WOW………..Some people don’t know the truth when it hits them.
Your long drawn out comment is exactly what I said……Read my words again..
This person was asking for answers to her problem. Because my answer is what actually happened to me does not give you the right to put me down.
You give your adaptation and I will give mine. I don’t want you answering the question for me….Thank You.
And as for knowing about R/A I have been involved with both kinds of R/A and O/A for 45 years now, so please keep your comments to your self…. You have too much to say.!
Lupus has nothing to do with R/A.
There are two types..Discoid Lupus affects the skin only, where as Systemic Lupus invades the skin and the joints in a different way to R/A…..
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus which is the full name can be life threatening and can affect organs of the body as well. Including the heart and kidneys. And does not usually cause the joints to be permanently damaged like R/A does.
Whats the betting you cant even play a note of music, so how can you advise. You don’t know what its like to have to give up something you once loved playing.
WOW!!! Some people have NO idea how stupid their answers actually seem,anyways my dear…I have lupus which can also cause arthritis,and over time arthritis will impair your ability to play piano/harp.This will take a good while to get to that point where it starts affecting your ability to play piano/harp.I have had RA for about 25 years now,I take a specif medication that is very very effective for treating RA.This medication is somewhat expensive,but it helps slow down the progression of RA,and it can put your RA into remission.The medication I now take for most of lupus symptoms and also other diseases lupus can cause….such as RA.Plaquenil is the name of this medication,and depending on the severity of your RA disease it can/will most likely slow the progression down alot.Some doctors use a combination of Plaquenil and Imuran,these 2 drugs are very effective when taken together.But this is only recommended if your RA is really aggressive and almost out of control.You will be playing for many years to come my dear,always remember to get plenty of rest,proper diet,exercize is also very important because RA can make you extremely fatigued at times.I hope you are now seeing a specialist Rheumatologist for your RA,please continue to play your piano/harp like I said you have plenty of time for this.And with the help of these medications and also you have youth on your side,it’s very likely you may go into remission.I hope that I was of some help for you today…like I said..you have many more years to play.RA takes time to lower your ability to do almost anything….Please take good care of yourseld now and in the future…..:)
I think the honest answer is that it may do eventually but rheumatoid arthritis has a very erratic progression and varies immensely from person to person. There are new drugs available which seem to have good effects even when the traditional drugs fail and there may be more in the pipeline.
Discuss your concerns with your rheumatologist and, if you are being treated only by your gp ask for a referral to hospital, and ask his/her advice. These new drugs are only available through hospitals so you do need to be under the care of a consultant.
Listen… i have RA since i was a teenager and my hands are ok…sometimes they hurt but i keep doing exercise and they are great. Now im having Abatacept every month (Orencia) and im as healthy as anyone. And i can say this cause i have the same thing as you. Dont get depressed and try to go to the doctor and follow a treatment…you cannot get rid of RA but you can have a healthy and good life taking care of your body andpaying attention to your doctors. good luck…if you have more qustions just go to the site of arthris insight and enter to the different forums..that site really helped me…
mili
you should be fine i think arthritis only really starts to effect you when you get quite a bit older i think it depends on how much you aggravate it.
I am sorry to say this to you,but yes it will.
Rheumatoid arthritis usually affects the hands and progressively gets worse.
I suffer with Osteo arthritis which is not so deforming as Rheumatoid, but the pain and the weakness in the arms and fingers is at times agonising.
I played guitar and piano for many years, but now I struggle just to play piano.. I gave up the guitar because I couldn’t bend my wrist to finger the chords and strings.
Some days I can only play the piano for 10 Min’s then have to stop because my arms feel like lead and my fingers just keep hitting double keys…
Its impossible to say how it will affect you, and how long it will take. Its onset is different with many people,but that will be the outcome in the future.. I`m so sorry, I know how you feel.
============================================
WOW………..Some people don’t know the truth when it hits them.
Your long drawn out comment is exactly what I said……Read my words again..
This person was asking for answers to her problem. Because my answer is what actually happened to me does not give you the right to put me down.
You give your adaptation and I will give mine. I don’t want you answering the question for me….Thank You.
And as for knowing about R/A I have been involved with both kinds of R/A and O/A for 45 years now, so please keep your comments to your self…. You have too much to say.!
Lupus has nothing to do with R/A.
There are two types..Discoid Lupus affects the skin only, where as Systemic Lupus invades the skin and the joints in a different way to R/A…..
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus which is the full name can be life threatening and can affect organs of the body as well. Including the heart and kidneys. And does not usually cause the joints to be permanently damaged like R/A does.
Whats the betting you cant even play a note of music, so how can you advise. You don’t know what its like to have to give up something you once loved playing.
WOW!!! Some people have NO idea how stupid their answers actually seem,anyways my dear…I have lupus which can also cause arthritis,and over time arthritis will impair your ability to play piano/harp.This will take a good while to get to that point where it starts affecting your ability to play piano/harp.I have had RA for about 25 years now,I take a specif medication that is very very effective for treating RA.This medication is somewhat expensive,but it helps slow down the progression of RA,and it can put your RA into remission.The medication I now take for most of lupus symptoms and also other diseases lupus can cause….such as RA.Plaquenil is the name of this medication,and depending on the severity of your RA disease it can/will most likely slow the progression down alot.Some doctors use a combination of Plaquenil and Imuran,these 2 drugs are very effective when taken together.But this is only recommended if your RA is really aggressive and almost out of control.You will be playing for many years to come my dear,always remember to get plenty of rest,proper diet,exercize is also very important because RA can make you extremely fatigued at times.I hope you are now seeing a specialist Rheumatologist for your RA,please continue to play your piano/harp like I said you have plenty of time for this.And with the help of these medications and also you have youth on your side,it’s very likely you may go into remission.I hope that I was of some help for you today…like I said..you have many more years to play.RA takes time to lower your ability to do almost anything….Please take good care of yourseld now and in the future…..:)
I think the honest answer is that it may do eventually but rheumatoid arthritis has a very erratic progression and varies immensely from person to person. There are new drugs available which seem to have good effects even when the traditional drugs fail and there may be more in the pipeline.
Discuss your concerns with your rheumatologist and, if you are being treated only by your gp ask for a referral to hospital, and ask his/her advice. These new drugs are only available through hospitals so you do need to be under the care of a consultant.
Listen… i have RA since i was a teenager and my hands are ok…sometimes they hurt but i keep doing exercise and they are great. Now im having Abatacept every month (Orencia) and im as healthy as anyone. And i can say this cause i have the same thing as you. Dont get depressed and try to go to the doctor and follow a treatment…you cannot get rid of RA but you can have a healthy and good life taking care of your body andpaying attention to your doctors. good luck…if you have more qustions just go to the site of arthris insight and enter to the different forums..that site really helped me…
mili