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mustfocus:
Sorry to hear about that Philip.  It does sound like she's a little young for arthritis... from what I have read and understood, there's not too much you can do.  But having a second opinion of any type might not hurt.  Depending on where the arthritis actually is, she might do well with stuff like glucosamine capsules (could be expensive there).  I really hate to suggest painkillers because in my experience, if you use them too much, you're going to need more and more as they become less effective.  Also keeping her stress levels down might help (now that the load is off her mind)...

(Note, I'm not a doctor, just got this much from what I have read in the past)

David5o:
Philip,

Get a second opinion, It may not be rheumatoid arthritis at all, but a circulatory problem. Rheumatoid arthritis almost always normally starts in the joints of the hands, and progresses to other extremity joints from there, but there are always exceptions of course....

My late wife's father suffered from knee joint rheumatoid arthritis, part of his treatment was an injection of gold/oil into each joint, every 6 months, ....or as he used to say  he's ''oil change service''  seemed to make life much better for him anyway...

David....

Arnold:
Philip , it happens I'm not a Doctor either . But , I can tell you that 36 seems young to have rheumatoid arthritis .. but I had to deal with it ( well my late Wife actually did ) . As we were Married , she was 36 the same age as your Wife and as I now remember .. she had always the problem with her back way back then . Had it checked some years ( 2 or 3 ) by our Family Doc and it also turn out as rheumatoid arthritis of the Spine . So she had to deal with this for the 30 years we were married til her passing 3 years ago . She used Pain-killers of different kinds
( prescriptions ) and lived with it .. as it always had it's up's and down's in Pain . Just like the weather , which had a lot to do with it ( especially the cold ) how bad it was .
 Anyway , it can be an aweful thing to watch your Lady in Pain . Most she can do is just rest and stay off her feet till she feels better .

maxx:
I would definitely get a second opinion. You can get Rheumatoid Arthritis at any age.Ive known a couple of teenagers who showed symptoms of the disease when one turned 12 the other one started showing symptoms at 18.It seems to have something to do with genetics.And with what the person ate when they were in there formative years

shaun:
Phillip,

Most of the people I know who have it just deal with the pain.  It if is a joint I do know a few who swear but WD 40.  Now don't laugh.  They tell me the oil penetrates the skin and lubes the joints.  I don't know how true it is but like I say there are 2 I know of that swear by it.

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