March 28, 2024

Arthritis in my 20s: Learning to live with the condition – The Straits Times

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When I was a teenager, I woke up one morning with red and swollen finger joints that didn’t subside until a few hours later.

I could not straighten some of my fingers, and the frequent swelling over the span of a few years eventually deformed two of them.

“It must be because you u…….

When I was a teenager, I woke up one morning with red and swollen finger joints that didn’t subside until a few hours later.

I could not straighten some of my fingers, and the frequent swelling over the span of a few years eventually deformed two of them.

“It must be because you use your phone too much,” my mother said. Although I didn’t believe her then, I did think I had strained my hands from writing too much in school.

Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/arthritis-in-my-20s-learning-to-live-with-the-condition

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