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>Kathleen Shipley wrote:
>
> For about the last month I have had pains in my joints.  It is worst in the
>knuckles of my fingers, although I sometimes have pains in my knees and
>elbows.  My knuckles bother me most during the night.  I sometimes wake
>up during the night and realize that my knuckles hurt.

And Jere Cordell requested:

>Kathleen,
>Please let me/us know what you hear back on this.

And I too would like to know more about this.  I would also like to know

1.  At what age was the onset.

2.  Did anyone's Dr. make a diagnosis.

        This condition is very painful.  The pain comes and goes (it burns
like fire) but the stiffness is always there, and it seems to be getting
worse as the years go by.

**Kathleen, If you are keeping count:  The onset for me was age 40, and my
Dr. found no evidence of arthritis either.

TIA,
Lynda

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