I’ve been diagnosed with arthralgia?
Ok so I’m a 15 year old girl, and back in September (when I was 14) the arthritis doctor said that I’ve got arthralgia. What’s that? I know its pain of the joints and all, but what’s the difference between arthralgia and arthritis? I’ve had this pain since I was about 10 (as far as I can tell, but it wasn’t so bad until the past few years) The physical therapist I was going to at the time tried to explain it to me, but I don’t get it. I got all the blood tests for arthritis done (and a whole bunch of other stuff) and I was a bit high in the Rh factor according to the doctor. What does that mean?

Sometimes I’m just fine and I don’t hurt, and other times like the past week or two I can’t stand the pain. I’m home schooled, so when I’m having pain I stay in bed all day lol. But for the past 2 months or so I haven’t been having many (if any) problems, and I convinced my mom that I’m fine and I don’t need any meds anymore. So, I have meds here that I can take, but quite honestly I don’t like taking pills because I don’t see immediate relief, and it takes a couple days to a few weeks to work! By the time the stupid meds decide to work, the pain is a bit better and I can go without meds!

But what can I do for now that doesn’t involve meds (excluding Tylenol) to make the pain go away? Right now it hurts the most in my left hip and knee, in my elbows and a bit in my shoulders. My hands and wrists hurt too, but that might be because I’m typing (I’m supposed to be doing a history project, but I can’t concentrate)

It’s getting really annoying! What can I do to help it? Like home remedies and exercises/stretches? My physical therapist had given me some exercises to do with my hands for relief and made braces for them, but I lost them somewhere in my closet and I don’t feel like going and hunting for them.

I also have severe allergies to outside things (grass, trees, dust, mold, animals etc), asthma (which is pretty much under control now) and really annoying tinnitus.

Also, one more thing – about my Tinnitus…is that from this stupid arthralgia curse? Or just from listening to my mp3 player to relax? Thanks for any help you can give me!
The doctor said it wasn’t growing pains because of the x-rays they took and the blood tests they did. She said that its quite possible that I’m developing arthritis and I’m in the early stages, or that I will possibly have arthritis in the future.