Stories

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...

I had unbearable pain and swollen joints... I figured it was something 1 pill can cure. I'm 34...Haha no...it's been a complete up and down battle - allergic reactions and...

I recently joined the community but I have been trying to learn more and more of my wife’s condition as we move along in our lives. It’s been rough for...

My family history...and I possibly got it myself and it could be the cause of my later life scoliosis. I have Scoliosis and we're not sure whether is from this...

I've always fancied my brain in charge and when my body is insubordinate I get very frustrated and angry with it. Like most of us 50-ish, I've been through some...

In 2014, it started with pain in my feet and 2 weeks later I just couldn't walk. 40 years old, I was destroyed. I tried different doctors and in 2017...

Hi all. It's been a long journey without a map and no GPS. I haven't had a regular Rheumy since I got diagnosed 11 years ago. There is not a...

Having a lot of difficulty with pain and movement. Was dx with RA 3 yrs ago. I’m 68 they said I had probably had it for awhile. I worked as...

In various support groups for rheumatoid arthritis, I see so many posts from people whose husband, wife or significant other is unsupportive, has no desire to understand RA and many...

Two years ago, at the age of 21, I first began showing signs of RA. I was officially diagnosed one year later; I was 22 and had just graduated college...

I was 2 when I got diagnosed with JRA. I went in and out of remission mostly in my adulthood. During my childhood, I had to mostly sit on the...

I got RA when I was 42 although mild. I relocated to Tenerife as the weather helped, in fact the RA disappeared completely. Then in 2008 it came back hard...

My name is Patrice. 33 years ago I developed OA in my left knee and 7 years ago I was diagnosed with RA, more specifically Polymyaglia Rheumatica or PMR. The...

I am currently 56. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2005. Trazadone was the drug of choice then, and was miraculous for me. I slept better and had less pain...

I was diagnosed with RA 3 yrs. ago. In retrospect, I believe I've had it much longer, but the doctors never hit on it. I am now almost 66 yrs...

I had my first and only son at the age of 24. He was healthy as could be. As the weeks went by my body started to hurt. First it...

I have a compromised immune system and cannot take the well known drugs. Must depend on Sulfaslyzine, hydrochloine and low dose steroid. Cannot take Advil anymore due to GO bleed...

Hi! i'm betsy from the philippines. i got diagnosed last january 2018. I really don't know much about RA even until now and i don't know someone who has RA...