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
It only takes a split second...There is something no one can explain unless you live in the body of one who suffers RA. With many things to...reactions7comments
RA for over 20 years :)...I was diagnosed with RA at age 27, I am 49 now. I was very active, in fact I was in the...reactions2comments
Flares & JRA Diagnosis- the long journey from youth to adulthood...I'm feeling like I'm in the beginning to middle stage of the 3rd worst flare of my life. My 1st was in...reactions7comments
Acceptance, hope and gratitude....The definition of hope is: to wait; State of mind that arises when what is desired is presented as attainable. In my...reactions7comments
Staying positive through cycling...My favorite quote is "A good bike ride fixes everything." That might seem strange, considering that I've had RA for 25 years...reactions5comments
Migratory gout......I really feel for you all reading your stories. I am still in the area of the unknown regarding an RA diagnosis...reactions14comments
Taking my medications...Hi! i'm betsy from the philippines. i got diagnosed last january 2018. I really don't know much about RA even until now...reactions6comments
