Stories

Hindsight is 20/20. As I sat down to write my story here, I realized that though I have a diagnosis date for my RD, I don't really know when it...

I have been an RA sufferer for over 30 years (only about 15 of those were correctly diagnosed). My flares have caused me to have both hope and a left...

I had so much joint and fever pain when I started seeing a spinal specialist about a herniated disc in my neck. Luckily he cared and suggested I get tested...

53 yr old female diagnosed yrs ago with nodules 15 surgeries and a long list of other treatments. Watched my mom die of complications from ra. I currently take plaueqinil...

Hello - new to the group. I was diagnosed with RA in 1995 when on a very stressful I.T. project at work. Started in my toes, feet and fingers. Was...

Hello and thank you for accepting me to this group. I am a mom of two amazing adult, happily married kids and Nana to 4 grands, 9 months to 17...

Since my rheumatoid arthritis, hashimotos, degenerative disc disease diagnosis 4 years ago I've been gradually becoming depressed. You see in my family I'm the rock. I'm the one that takes...

Hello! My name is Ingrid. I am a 25 year old who’s a senior at a University (paying my way through college, it’s tough). I was diagnosed with RA in...

The body is the site of untold stories. As a 21-year-old college senior who has only recently been diagnosed with RA, I am struggling to flesh and shake out the...

I’ve been following RheumatoidArthritis.net for over a year now. It’s interesting to me how many times the same threads come up. I realize that, while my path is unique, our...

As an addendum to the article I wrote, "Are your doctors in the loop?", I want to share another experience and suggest a way to avoid indiscriminate prescribing of meds...

My name is Chayla and I am a proud grandma to three and mom to three. I live in Fargo, ND and am single after 20+ years of marriage. I...

About 7 years ago I was having regular bouts with diverticulitis. This is when I noticed cramping in my feet to where I could hardly walk. Then the cramping and...

I have had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis since the age of 3 - now I’m 55! When I was in my 30s, I started having joint replacements. After my right knee...

Hello, I am new to this site and RA. Two years ago, I was an active assistant professor of nursing. As a requirement of my employment, I received an annual...

I had the normal childhood health things growing up. Chicken pox, tonsillectomy, that kind of thing. I did end up with scoliosis. And I was allergic to the anesthesia used...

Ever played the game "gossip?" Some people call it "telephone." The first person in a line makes a statement or phrase and passes it onto the next person, and all...

Hi, so I am quite new to this site even though I was diagnosed with RA when I was 16 years old. At that time for no apparent reason my...

In 2017 I was diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica, then with RA and Osteoarthritis plus diabetes. This year I developed Giant Cell Arteritis which can cause blindness. Treatment is, of course...

I was diagnosed at the age of 2, I have never known life without R.A. By the age of 8 the disease had made a home in nearly all of...