12 Days of Christmas - RA version...On the Third day of Christmas my RA gave to me Three teeth hurting Two eyes burning and A body turning against me!... By 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
It's a Journey...For the next 10 years I continued to teach math and tried to be active when I could.... By kikikk2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Psoriatic Arthritis...I was able to walk somewhat again after a while but my legs have never really been the same.... By matt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
All This from A Spider Bite...Three years ago while working in our yard I was bitten by a common spider. Little did I know what was in store for me.... By granny5kids2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Ups and Downs of Living with RA...While I was gone he got online and researched RA. When I returned home that Sun. night he was all like "I'm so sorry I didn't know".... By mrsbusdriverllady2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
History of RA...I remember seeing him soaking his arms and feet in hot and cold water. That was the therapy in the late 50s and 60s. And also gold shots.... By patriciahoffman20201 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A Hangover I Don’t Deserve...Pretty wild huh? What is methotrexate?... By teegied2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My family thought I was nuts...Over the next couple months to it was a painful wrist, swollen red joints on my fingers, so that I could barely tie my shoes from pain or an... By matthewg2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
When to say when...I'm just trying to hold on and make the best of it.... By u5hs5x1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Recently diagnosed...I sat there and cried, I felt so embarrassed. I never thought I would get arthritis at the age of 23. She prescribed me hydroxychloroquine.... By silukmonika2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
I Don't Have TIME for all This Pain BS!...Thank God I found out I could finally get paid to take care of her!... By jade85682 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Inspired to Inspire...I couldn't go to the gym because I couldn't do most of the machines, so I did what I could.... By cindyr2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Rome wasn't built in a day.......We wait for surgeries to repair joints, etc. and then we have to wait while we heal and recover.... By Nan Hart2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Canceled and Rebooked Surgery...I have now officially been diagnosed by the respirologist with RA-related ILD.... By casmere2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Marcia's RA Story...He treated me with all the routine meds that somewhat worked for a while.... By ttbag4u2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
I have what? But I'm not old!...I woke up one morning and could not lift my arms. Then my legs swelled to twice their size. Every joint in my body hurt.... By rara160802 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
All the symptoms but no definitive RA diagnosis...I wish someone could give me a straight answer, I am running out of steam very quickly, everyone thinks I am a hypochondriac, that I must be nuts.... By ericknavel2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Just a little conversion disorder...If decent doctors had actually listened and actually tested me, it could have prevented or put off the heart attack, the kidney damage, so many things.... By morgan6172 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Educating myself about RA...Simple things like stretching, swimming, or changing my diet could greatly improve my condition.... By natew19872 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Long Painful Road Traveled...I could no longer work out or run from the pain in feet, knees, hips, neck, hands, wrist and my elbows.... By w4ou3m2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments