Stories

I've been lurking around this forum for months so instead of continuing to isolate myself I figure I'll try to let someone in. I was 37 when I was diagnosed...

I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was 30. It came on quickly, in my hands first. My hands were so swollen and in so much pain, it kept...

Hi everyone, It's been 3 years now that I have been dealing with a severe RA. I'm not stabilized yet and days are getting harder, I wanted to share one...

Two and a half years ago after a routine surgery and feeling great I woke up one day and hurt. As time went on it became painful and could not...

I was diagnosed at age 2 and now 27. I walk with a cane because I have bad knees and they don't straighten. I have people stare at me, and...

I was recently diagnosed with RA nearly a year ago. I had been tested multiple times prior and always tested negative. I started dating a man that had severe RA...

I have had RA for 13 years, probably 5 more before I was diagnosed. When you ask me if I can go all day shopping with you next Saturday, and...

I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago with RA/RD, started with the morning stiffness then the bottoms of my feet felt like someone had beat them with a bat. As...

I was diagnosed in 1986 at the age of 37. I knew absolutely nothing about this disease and didn't know anyone with RA. I began my journey into the world...

Last year it was so easy to get up from a sitting to a standing position. Now it has been almost a year and it is becoming increasingly difficult to...

Since my diagnosis a year ago, I applied for a disability parking pass as my knees are affected by RD and I have difficulties walking. The purpose of the disability...

I woke up one morning and it seemed like every joint in my body ached-it was even difficult to walk. Also had night sweats but no fever. This lasted a...

Does anyone here suffer from Polyarthritis? I had blood work done and x-rays were ordered for my hands and knees to determine if I have RA. My pain differs from...

Hello my story is pretty much scary. I work in the medical field and suddenly my life went down hill. It started with the FIBROMYALGIA and then with a herniated...

So I am in a rural area where access to a Rheumatologist is limited (he is 1 of 2 and the only one with a 3-star rating). My husband is...

I have another poem, I hope it will bring you some comfort. Penny Pain came to visit again today. I thought it had already moved in, But what I understood...

I am 74 & have had RA for 20+ years. I vividly recall the sympathy in my doctor’s voice when he gave me the diagnosis. I didn't understand what the...

I wrote a poem that I think most of us can relate to. Please read. I hear it before my eyes Even open for the day. The rain – coming...

It excites me to wait patiently in the big chair that I'm so familiar with when I do my regular Dr. visits. Yes, another month has come and it's that...

Feb 3rd, 2017...the day I couldn’t move nor open my mouth. Day after day it's been something new...finding small lumps in places I didn’t even know I had a joint...