Stories

Depression 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...

I 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...

Where 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...

A 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...

I 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...

Those 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...

Ok, 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...

I'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...

I’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...

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...

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...

I'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...

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...

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said "Change is the only constant in life". For Rheumatoid Disease sufferers, truer words may have never been spoken. Our symptoms, treatments, physical abilities, and so...

So, I have been trying to figure out why I hurt so much. I don't do pharma drugs well. I have seen one rheumatologist that says I only have osteoarthritis...

I was diagnosed 2 yrs ago, Seronegative RA. I was put on Plaquenil. I'm not sure it does anything for me but hard to tell. I don't have much swelling...

Hello everybody. My Dr diagnosed RA about a month ago. I never realised how painful it could be. I've suffered osteo for years and also I am diabetic type 1...

I'm 45, was diagnosed (finally) 3 years ago. It's difficult to have good days. I've taken 5 different meds for the R.A. so far. The most relief I've gotten was...

Hello everyone. I was diagnosed at age 54. This disease reared its ugly head one morning. I was awakened with this fiery pain in my wrists and hands. Multiple trips...

Autoimmune Disease is a family-affair - it includes me (RA), two daughters (one RA & one Fibromyalgia) & my son (Alopecia). 38-yrs ago, at age 36, I used to run...