Question 1

I have spondylosis and total body joint pain, including left leg muscle pain, hands, legs, feet, hips, ribs, and overall bone pain. One month ago I had dengue fever. Are these symptoms related to dengue? My fever is completely gone and my platelets and blood report are now normal. Please suggest which doctor I should consult now a spine surgeon or another specialist?

Question 2

I have had stiffness and pain in my knees, shoulders, thumbs, and wrists since childhood. I have consulted more than 10 doctors including Ayurvedic, general physician, orthopedic, and rheumatologist, and all my blood reports are normal. No one in my family has arthritis. Some doctors say it is a mental problem and not physical, and that I do not have any type of arthritis. But I cannot play cricket because I cannot throw the ball due to pain and stiffness. I also cannot run or bat. The problem is increasing with age. Will I have to live with this for the rest of my life or is there any treatment for it?

Question 3

I got a full body checkup and need an opinion on the rheumatoid factor normal range value. My report mentioned: Rheumatoid Factor Quantitative less than 20.0 IU/mL, less than 30 Normal, 30 to 50 Weakly positive, greater than 50 Reactive. Is this normal? Some sites say that up to 14 IU/mL is normal and more than 14 is high. Please advise.

I am having pain in both knee joints, so I got my blood tests done for CRP, CPK, Aldolase, and ESR. The results are: ESR is 43, CPK is 80 U/L, Aldolase is 4.40 U/L, CRP is 14.80 mg/L. What do these results indicate about my knee pain?

High ESR and CRP suggest inflammation. Low CPK, normal aldolase point to joint related inflammation. Could be arthritis or viral cause. See rheumatologist.

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