"My RA Experience seems unique - and I’m wondering why no one else has had a similar journey . From diagnosis to remission was 3 months , and I’ve been in problem free remission for 18 months. I’m fitter than I’ve been for years, and feel so lucky. I’ve remained seronegative. My flair was brutal - wrists , hands , feet , knees - all agonising balloons. Fatigue and sleeplessness. I was diagnosed within 8 weeks, aggressive treatment with methotrexate and steroid injections. Methotrexate took a while to settle, with some hair loss which stopped. From 20mg down to 15mg, and looking to lower to 12.5 mg in 3 months. I have no joint erosion at all and am dancing, training and cycling regularly. I did lose a lot of weight when I flared that I couldn’t afford to lose , and am now back up to a healthy weight again. So I hope this good news story gives hope to other victims of this awful condition "