Not About Nails

Despite the picture in the context of the last two weeks nail strips experiment this post is not about nails but about arthritis of all things!

I have arthritis in quite a few of my joints and a recent bout of sudden onset pain in my fingers has me wondering.

  1. The arthritis has appeared within the last few years
  2. I have been on Kadcyla as a chemo drug for the last few years
  3. I am now also osteopenic
  4. I had a dose of Redi-Cat and IV Contrast this week

It feels like all of this is connected. Is the Kadcyla causing chronic inflammation that is causing osteopenia that is encouraging arthritis? The Redi-cat and contrast definitely causes an inflammatory reaction for me which would then explain the pain today.

I always feel like if I can track down all the steps that lead to something I can work on the root cause which might help the reactions. It drives me crazy when all the answers & diagnosis are segmented and separated.

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