Stories

I’ve had severe RA for 8 years. Many years undiagnosed. My Sjögren’s disease is out of control. I use so many prescriptions for my eyes, but nothing seems to help...

Hi all!..I was diagnosed with JRA at age 10. I am now 31, turning 32 in September. It's been a very long road for me. Before they diagnosed me with...

It all started with a yearly eye appointment about two years ago. Had to go to a specialist. They found a pseudo-tumor on my optic nerve. Started on medication to...

Hi all. New to here and glad I found it. I have suffered for two years with RA and using Hydroxy. Unfortunately that is no longer working and due to...

I was diagnosed with RA at 42. Was on Plaquenil for almost a year - it helped. At age 44 went through chemo which put my RA into remission (Thank...

I had RA as a teen. It went into remission when I moved to CA. About 2 years after my daughter was born, my left hand swelled up. Since my...

RA in my life since I was 15 year old kid. Maybe I complete my 20 years of age by 2020. We are facing since 4 generations... It had started...

I have metastatic prostate disease. I am awaiting treatment for that due to conflict in my scans. I am awaiting permission for a special scan to determine my treatment for...

Hi all, I’m new here. I’m Karen 58, from England. I have had RA for 10 years now but lately, it’s been getting worse. I think the fatigue is the...

I was already a caregiver for my mother who had stage 4 breast cancer - she lived with me and my 2 daughters who were 6 and 13. I was...

I am new to this site. Still trying to figure out how it works. I am a 54 year old Female. I have had pain since 2013 after many different...

I was diagnosed with RA. It's been a struggle with pain and no one understands how much I hurt. Sometimes I don't want to get out of bed...

I was diagnosed with lupus about 20 years ago. Lupus is a form of RA. At first it was hard because doctors didn't know what was going on. Even though...

I was diagnosed in April 2019. It’s been a difficult journey. I’m 45 years old, but I been in pain since 2016 and had a lot of Dr. visits -...

I do not have RA, but my husband does. We live an isolated, rural life, mostly at home now with COVID-19. He is 81 and has had progressive RA for...

I am a newcomer. I never knew inflammation of any kind. Until 2016. It started gradually - beginning in my muscles, and slowly but surely overpowering my joints. At the...

I am new to this. Was just diagnosed with RA a couple of months ago. I am 62 years old. I really thought I was too old and that only...

I’ve battled RA now since 2003. Just as cases were being reported in Washington state of the COVID-19 virus, I was in the midst of moving cross-country from Washington to...

At least I have an explanation of what to call my problem, RA. I am 74 years old. For several years, I had joint pain that took turns in different...

Hi. Let me start by saying that this disease does not discriminate by any means. And I think that RA awareness is very important. It should be treated like it...