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...I still haven't heard from my R.A. doc, even though I've called her office 5 different times. I am not happy....

...I had blood work done and x-rays were ordered for my hands and knees to determine if I have RA....

...Then came the occasional burning in my feet, and extreme tenderness in the hammertoes... so much so that it even hurt to wear socks....

...A lot of my battles were with my own body, wanting it to do things that it didn't want to do....

...I hope you have something to share as well, because we're all in this together, right?...

...Ten years ago I went to the doctor because my hands hurt so bad and were so swollen I could barely bend them....

...My ankle and foot were purple, pink, and yellow, and as big as a house....

...I have been an RA sufferer for over 30 years (only about 15 of those were correctly diagnosed)....

...These 4 mediums were my rheumatoid arthritis sidekicks....

...I suffer from OA & have RSDS in my entire Lower Right side from hip to toes & just a little over a year ago 4 titanium screws and plate...

...I wear sneakers or comfortable shoes daily, but of course I had to push the envelope for my cousin’s wedding....

...I've even had to have my wrists and neck fused because there were no bones with stability....

...The keyboard and the mouse were mocking me every day....

...There were days that I could not get through my days at work without feeling like I needed a nap at 3pm....

...Of course, I have no idea if the health problems throughout my life were a prelude to RA, but I feel very much like I did back then....

...I thought it was just me getting older and the wear and tear on my body from my job. It started hitting me at the age of 48....

...Sine in 2021 and have been undergoing treatment for its associated conditions like pulmonary hypertension, obstructive lung disease, intestinal issues, GERD...

...It came back positive, meaning that the bones were fused together. She gave me an injection into my cervical spine....

...I am 51 and I recently had a colonoscopy that came back with seven polyps, four of which were cancerous cells....