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Hello! Has anyone developed RA after explant? Prior to explant I didn’t experience any symptoms related to RA. I explanted in January. Around March I started experiencing waking up with swollen stiff hands. Both hands. It’s only getting worse. Hand x-rays are normal. RHEUMATOID FACTOR was 23. I have to sleep with wrist braces every night now, it helps with the stiffness. If I don’t wear them, I wake up in the middle on the night because my hands get swollen and stiff. I couldn’t get an appointment with a rheumatologist until November. Anyone experienced something similar?