Stories

I have always been overweight and had chronic pain. Whenever I would complain to my Drs. about the chronic pain, fatigue and depression, they prescribed anti-depressants and said I should...

I am in an abusive relationship. My abuser controls everything I do!!! What I can eat, what I can wear, when I can put on makeup, how I do my...

Hi, I'm Jennelle and I am 18. I have had RA all my life and only has it been this bad for me. I was in medical remission for 9...

It all started waking up one day with insect bites on my body I surmised it may have been a spider. For days I felt so sick the bite marks...

Hello! My PCP referred me to a rheumatologist due to joint pain, swelling, fatigue and blood work showed muscle inflammation that didn’t improve with steroids. When I went to my...

Hi 😊 My name is Fleur, I'm 45 and was diagnosed with RA in late 2014. I have it in both wrists, the pain very quickly progressed to the point...

I was diagnosed with rheumatoid in my late 20's.....28 to be precise. At the time of my diagnosis I was going thru a divorce & had 2 children under the...

I have ear arthritis: Never heard of it till I got it. Very painful. In the ear, jaw, and the neck. It just flares up whenever it wants to. Very...

I often read about RA and other autoimmune diseases referred to as “invisible diseases,” which they are for many. Many articles relate the difficulties such invisibility creates for those inflicted in terms of...

I'm a 52 year old female with 3 grown children and 7 beautiful grand children. I have very bad arthritis in my hands and some in my toes. The pain...

2009 I was diagnosis with Parkinson Disease. In 2011 I was diagnosed with RA, 2012 my husband died after a short illness. In 2013 sold my 5 bedroom house in...

Hello all. My name is Debbie Robinson & I am new to the group. I felt that joining would be valuable, since we can all gain new understanding of this...

So, I am approaching my 10 year anniversary (ha, some anniversary) with being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Disease. I was asked by a friend to write a few paragraphs pertaining to...

I found out I have mild RA and bad osteo 3 years ago. All joints are bone on bone. Last year my knee gave out and I fell through a...

I was recently diagnosed with RA in March and I when I searched for the symptoms I was experiencing I always disregarded the Rheumatory diagnosis even though everything kept pointing...

I was diagnosed 16 years ago with RA and more recently with fine tissue non-diabetic neuropathy. I had just gotten over a virus backed immediately by the flu and one...

I've have been diagnosed with RA for 4 years now. My knees have always been hurting and wrapped since I was in 2nd grade. Last month I've had a bad...

I wanted to post this here, because I think it may help someone with RA who hasn't yet lost all hope to the disease. I very rarely read stories about...

July 28, 2017... Day 1 (that I can pinpoint) My left hand started hurting. Two days later, three fingers on my right hand were sore, swollen, and stiff. A week...

Hoping for answers... My story began just a few months ago. I woke up one morning with my right big toe kinked, felt like it came out of its socket...