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Possible rheumatoid arthritis...

Hi there. This looks like an active forum and a great source of information and support. I've been experiencing issues for around two years now and am now finally on...

Confused,Stressed but still hopeful

I’m a 49 year old factory worker (21 years with company)who works extremely long hours trying to get by life as pain free as I can. I’ve had 2 mri’s...

Just Diagnosed 😢

Hi today it was official. I got my official diagnosis -Palindromic Rheumatism - is there anyone else that has this? Any advice you can offer. How long till they got...

Recently diagnosed scared to take medication plaquenil

Has anyone battled RA with a more natural approach. Supplements or treatments like acupressure or acupuncture? I'm very sensitive to medications. The side effects are scary to me. RA is...

not official but lab results are

anti-ccp 111 crp 22 sed 40 rh factor negative I started with a rash back in June. I have both graves/hoshimotos antibodies. I have pain but not bi-laterally. Nothing swollen...

Pins needles and numbness

Hello, I was diagnosed in 2015 with RA. I'm currently taking 2 x 200mg of hydroxychloroquine. My RA has been decently controlled with this med. Recently I started to get...

Diagnosis

Good morning. 9 years ago I went to my Dr. Due to swelling and horrible pain in my feet. I had abnormal blood work and was sent to rheumatologist. Determined...

Earliest symptoms vs diagnosis

The more I learn about RA the more I wonder when it really started to affect me. I had a complete hysterectomy at age 41 and only did HRT for...

first appointment update

i was asked to share how my appointment today went + am feeling sort of conflicted. it wasn’t bad but it also wasn’t especially helpful. my positive test results are...

Concern about prognosis with positive RF factor and anti-CCP antibodies

I was diagnosed with RA at the age of 41, about 2.5 years ago. It came on aggressively and I was quite crippled for about 9 months. Luckily Enbrel got...

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