I certainly did overlook information mentioned in your original post, I apologize...
In fairness, I did ask if you had been examined in order to rule out a
heart problem as a possible cause of your pain. Unfortunately,
genetics are only a part of the picture with heart disease (or any
disease for that matter). Because of this, a lack of family
history does not guarantee that you do not have heart problems.
Were I in your situation, I would get my heart checked out.
With regard to other possible causes of your arm pain -- injury, a
pinched nerve or a disease process (such as a tumor) come to
mind. If your other arthritic symptoms are confined to your
joints -- that would seem to point away from arthritis as a
cause. However, pain can sometimes manifest some distance away
from the actual cause/source.
With a general symptom of this nature -- one that has so many possible
causes -- diagnosis is, more often than not, a process of elimination.
Seeing a rheumatologist and/or an orthopedist may help you to find an answer.
Again, I apologize for my lack of focus in the beginning.
Let me know if you need more input. If not, thanks for the
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Good Luck!
Steve
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