Skip to Accessibility Menu Skip to Login Skip to Content Skip to Footer

New to The Group but Struggling

Blitzen22's avatar image

By Blitzen22

1 min read

I’m almost 49, diagnosed with a few different autoimmune diseases but RA is by far the dominant one.

RA diagnosis journey

I started having symptoms at 40, but they could not find what was wrong. Years later they discovered I am a seronegative patient.

I have tried a ton of different kinds of drugs and found the best I could so far. I’m on Orencia infusions, Imuran,hydroxychloroquine, prednisone, Cymbalta, muscle relaxers, Norco, vitamin D supplements, vitamin B shot monthly, and Gabapentin.

By providing your email address, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Managing RA fall

I also fell down the stairs last August and I just had my 4th cortisone epidural last week for bulging disks.

I had to give up my good job a year ago which was really hard.

I want to work again but I’m sure my body cannot make it out of the house as I need to sit or lay throughout the day.

Thinking about working from home and I would love to know if any of you do work from home and how you all handle your pain. I’m looking for other ways to take the pain away.

Right now, I have intense nerve pain because of my back on top of the RA pain. It’s really rough!!!

This article represents the opinions, thoughts, and experiences of the author; none of this content has been paid for by any advertiser. The RheumatoidArthritis.net team does not recommend or endorse any products or treatments discussed herein. Learn more about how we maintain editorial integrity here.

Join the conversation

Please read our rules before commenting.