No, Me and RA Are Not FriendsAt the age of 19, this RA came into my life silently. The girl who liked to walk started to get tired easily after walking a few hundred meters. Wow...reactions15comments
Preparing for a Doctor's AppointmentI have another doctors appointment today, but today it’s with a new rheumatologist. The anxiety of having to explain it all in 20 minutes or less gets me to the...reactions1comment
End dateEditorial note: Trigger warning - This story discusses physician-assisted suicide and suicidal ideation. This is a tale of reality and honesty There is a vast difference between having suicidal thoughts...reactions6comments
Lonely Vol 10.8When you are alone with no one and you are going through the worst pain yet you at least in your life you know what to expect living with it...reactions9comments
Bherring's RA StoryHello. I was feeling overwhelmed today and started searching for RA support groups and found this site. I have shed a few tears just finding it. I am having a...reactions1comment
Clean FreakI am by far the messiest person ever. I always have been but now that I can’t clean all I want to do is change my house around, I never...reactions1comment
Self pityI want to start off by saying, logically I’m aware that I shouldn’t feel that way... (but I can almost guarantee I’m not the only one)... But does it matter...reactions4comments
September is Suicide Awareness MonthDepression is a symptom of RA. Several months have passed and everyday the thought of death enters my mind. Today, it was late. I almost made it through a whole...reactions6comments
CursedI no longer want to hit my quiet button... I recently had a pump put in and they don’t pass those out like candy. I was born with issues after...reactions4comments
Tweetybird66's StoryWhere do I start? I've been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis. I have a real bad flare up... Can't sleep, walk. Affects wrists, elbows, shoulders, hands. This is...reactions5comments
Miserable HolidayA holiday, vacation, planned with family turned into a nightmare I'm still trying to fight my way out of. I have just returned from the worst vacation, holiday, I have...reactions10comments
FatigueI had a visit today with the PA at my internal medicine doctors office. Although I generally save RA related issues for my rheumatology visits, I mentioned today that fatigue...reactions10comments
RA diagnosed at young ageThose days I was in high school. It was January 2012. And I was 16. I felt inflammation in my fingers. In April I came to know that I've RA...reactions6comments
Here I go againOk, it’s official. I’m having a flare up. That is why I was motivated to find this site. After several years with RA I still want reassurance from others that...reactions3comments
Losing my sightI've had this disease (diagnosed) for 3 years now. I have gone through so many meds already that I'm beyond frustrated. My doc decided a couple of months ago to...reactions4comments
My RA JourneyI’m 57 years old and this is my RA journey. 4 years ago I was training for a 40 mile one day hike. Seemed to be in the best shape...reactions3comments
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 diagnosis for RA. The first doctor was a...reactions2comments
I'm winning the fight and here is how!I was diagnosed with RA at 21 years old. It wasn't too terrible for the first 10 years, just joint pain, stiffness, and feeling tired with periods of remission. In...reactions7comments
RA affecting the heartI've been diagnosed with RA for 6yrs now . While it at first slowly progressed , it suddenly progressed fast. Even my RA doc shocked how it progressed. Not only...reactions7comments
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 has ravaged my body for 1/2 my life...reactions5comments
