Cheryl’s story...Hello and thank you for accepting me to this group. I am a mom of two amazing adult, happily married kids and...reactions5comments
My Journey with RA...53 yr old female diagnosed yrs ago with nodules 15 surgeries and a long list of other treatments. Watched my mom die...reactions5comments
ChronicSandy Diagnosed At 38!...I had so much joint and fever pain when I started seeing a spinal specialist about a herniated disc in my neck...reactions6comments
Greg's Story of 23 years...Hello - new to the group. I was diagnosed with RA in 1995 when on a very stressful I.T. project at work...reactions2comments
Two of the Best Things in Years!...I have been an RA sufferer for over 30 years (only about 15 of those were correctly diagnosed). My flares have caused...reactions2comments
My History of RA...Autoimmune Disease is a family-affair - it includes me (RA), two daughters (one RA & one Fibromyalgia) & my son (Alopecia). 38-yrs...reactions2comments
Out of the Blue...Hindsight is 20/20. As I sat down to write my story here, I realized that though I have a diagnosis date for...reactions4comments
Do I really have RA?...I was diagnosed 2 yrs ago, Seronegative RA. I was put on Plaquenil. I'm not sure it does anything for me but...reactions10comments
My RA Journey. Feeling Depressed....Hello everyone. I was diagnosed at age 54. This disease reared its ugly head one morning. I was awakened with this fiery...reactions6comments
Kathy's Tale...Hello everybody. My Dr diagnosed RA about a month ago. I never realised how painful it could be. I've suffered osteo for...reactions3comments
I am still battling......I have been battling Rheumatoid Arthritis for 25 years now. I turned 50 this year and that is when I realized...this disease...reactions5comments
RA affecting the heart...I've been diagnosed with RA for 6yrs now . While it at first slowly progressed , it suddenly progressed fast. Even my...reactions7comments
Turn and Face the Strange Ch-Ch-Changes...The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said "Change is the only constant in life". For Rheumatoid Disease sufferers, truer words may have never been...reactions10comments
Not RA?...So, I have been trying to figure out why I hurt so much. I don't do pharma drugs well. I have seen...reactions1comment
Do I have RA or don’t I?...I’ll try to make this short. This is my fourth Rheumatologist I visited this week. The first 3 absolutely confirmed a definitive...reactions2comments
My RA Journey...I’m 57 years old and this is my RA journey. 4 years ago I was training for a 40 mile one day...reactions3comments
Losing my sight...I've had this disease (diagnosed) for 3 years now. I have gone through so many meds already that I'm beyond frustrated. My...reactions4comments
Tweetybird66's Story...Where do I start? I've been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis. I have a real bad flare up... Can't sleep...reactions5comments
Fatigue...I had a visit today with the PA at my internal medicine doctors office. Although I generally save RA related issues for...reactions10comments
Cursed...I no longer want to hit my quiet button... I recently had a pump put in and they don’t pass those out...reactions4comments
