"Hello everyone, I am 43 and was diagnosed for about a year, I think I have had RA everysince I was a kid, because I had been complaining of my symptoms everysince I was a kid, my main symptoms was when I was a kid I couldn't run or walk fast long because I would be in so much pain, it started out as feeling like my skin was itching then it went to hurting and burning really bad really fast, was telling everyone I could, but noone could explain, I also use to sweat not normal bad, and also during the winter the cold air have my chest in so much pain, and also my hands swell turn red and feels like they are on fire, they found it by accident, during a wellness check my wife asked them to draw blood for a number of things because it was free to do lab for the company she worked for and that's how they found it, but first they said I may have lupus but then after more testing it turned out to be RA"