RA with Cortisol and Prolactin deficiency’s...Hi everyone I am new to the group. Just wanted to introduce myself and ask if anyone has experienced any of the...reactions2comments
Newbie to the RA Group...For years I have suffered with pain and discomfort. Many years ago, I contracted an illness which was diagnosed as “Sweet’s Syndrome”...reactions1comment
The story of my RA...Hi everyone. I am new to this site, but not too new to RA. I was diagnosed with RA after the birth...reactions5comments
For pain. Blessed with RA...Hi, I’m 69 years old and found out I had RA 5 years ago. The Drs and I believe the meds I...reactions4comments
A Trifecta of Chronic Disease...I'm Ann, and I was diagnosed one year ago with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Then with Sjogren's Syndrome. Then with RA. I underwent...reactions1comment
Worry, Wonder and RA Disease ...My RA Story...January 3rd, 2018 Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic disease, but its symptoms can be managed. RA disease is a chronic, inflammatory disease...reactions3comments
My short (but long) journey with RA...First, the middle of my story. I was diagnosed with RA in July 2017. It had taken over 18 months of various...reactions5comments
Incredibly Lucky...Hi! My diagnosis with RA took 2 weeks thanks to an alert Primary Care Physician and a caring Rheumatologist. My PCP knows...reactions8comments
Still waiting for diagnosis....Hi I started to get symmetrical joint pain at the end of last summer! My hands would ache so much that I’d...reactions6comments
Getting humble and gadgets......I used to make fun of gadgets. You know, the 'every kitchen, bathroom, bedroom needs this, makes a great gift, the current...reactions6comments
Thanks to the Flare Ups...Around 2008, I think everything you can imagine showed up for me in my health. I thought I was fairly healthy. I...reactions3comments
A story about 2 dogs...I have had RA since 2005 but didn't know it. My husband was in a near fatal accident in 2006 and I...reactions1comment
blood tests didn't show that i had RA........It wasn't until I had the Olecranon bursa removed from my left elbow and they did a biopsy of it that the...reactions4comments
Tony's Diagnosis...Following a sudden onset, disabling rib and back caused by a bacterial infection I started having severe wrist pain in my right...reactions9comments
I Make no Apology for having Rheumatoid Arthritis...With so many appointments or places we find ourselves going in our day to day, "Pardon me," has become my word of...reactions5comments
Mama! Mama!...It was an early summer morning in 1978 when I yelled out to my “mama”. On wakening I could barely move. I...reactions3comments
It all started with a feeling of weakness in my ankles...2016, I was walking in the house after a log day of rounds in the hospital. I am a family physician and...reactions2comments
Catastrophic Injury, Repeat Surgeries, and RA....I was yard-saling with my best friend, young kids in tow on a beautiful, sunny summer day. My husband had started a...reactions1comment
New to RA...Pain began in March 2017, diagnosed with RA September 2017. Am currently on a weekly Methotrexate (.8 ml) injection. Was told improvement...reactions4comments
How Rheumatoid Arthritis Changed My Life For The Better...Hello all! My name is Eileen Davidson, I am a 32 year old single mother from British Columbia Canada. I was diagnosed...reactions6comments
