Strep throat link?

imogen113
imogen113 Member Posts: 3
edited 25. Apr 2017, 11:23 in Chat to our Helpline Team archive
Hello, I have recently developed very strong symptoms of arthritis, it runs in my family etc. It has all kind of got a lot worse in the last few weeks, after months of still legs, now I have multiple pains, my knee is very painful and keeps giving way etc etc. I now think I have strep throat, is it possible to get strep throat after or at the time arthritis starts? I cant get tests done yet. Thanks so much for your help. Im

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 3,635
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Welcome to Arthritis Care Forums, imogen113, from the moderation team.

    I am very sorry to hear you have developed signs of arthritis in multiple joints as well as having a family history of it. I hope you will be seeing your GP soon for diagnosis, you say you can’t have tests yet so in the meantime here is a link to the Arthritis Care information on diagnosis which might help you:

    https://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/do-i-have-arthritis/diagnosis

    Regarding your mention of your throat, take a look at the 2nd page of this thread:

    https://arthritiscareforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=18059&hilit=strep+throat&start=15

    As moderators we are here to help with any problems you may have using the message boards so feel free to send us a message if you need to.

    I look forward to seeing you posting on the boards.

    Best wishes

    Ellen
  • helpline_team
    helpline_team Posts: 3,777
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Imogen 113,

    Welcome to the forum from the Helplines team.

    I see Ellen has given a very helpful response to your enquiry. The only things I can add are to say that the Helplines team is here (via this forum, email or phone) to give more information once you have a diagnosis. In the meantime, we could be glad to offer support and a listening ear if you wanted to talk things over.

    Best wishes,

    Rachael, Helplines Worker
  • imogen113
    imogen113 Member Posts: 3
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    helpline_team wrote:
    Hi Imogen 113,

    Welcome to the forum from the Helplines team.

    I see Ellen has given a very helpful response to your enquiry. The only things I can add are to say that the Helplines team is here (via this forum, email or phone) to give more information once you have a diagnosis. In the meantime, we could be glad to offer support and a listening ear if you wanted to talk things over.

    Best wishes,

    Rachael, Helplines Worker

    Thankyou both very much 😊

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