How Rheumatoid Arthritis Changed My Life For The BetterHello all! My name is Eileen Davidson, I am a 32 year old single mother from British Columbia Canada. I was diagnosed...reactions6comments
Flares & JRA Diagnosis- the long journey from youth to adulthoodI'm feeling like I'm in the beginning to middle stage of the 3rd worst flare of my life. My 1st was in...reactions7comments
Staying positive through cyclingMy favorite quote is "A good bike ride fixes everything." That might seem strange, considering that I've had RA for 25 years...reactions5comments
Migratory gout...I really feel for you all reading your stories. I am still in the area of the unknown regarding an RA diagnosis...reactions14comments
My compromised immune systemI have a compromised immune system and cannot take the well known drugs. Must depend on Sulfaslyzine, hydrochloine and low dose steroid...reactions1comment
Age is just a numberI had my first and only son at the age of 24. He was healthy as could be. As the weeks went...reactions4comments
Meeting with my RheumatologistI think many of us worry about whining too much when we see the doctor. Sometimes I feel if a new treatment...reactions4comments
Taking my medicationsHi! i'm betsy from the philippines. i got diagnosed last january 2018. I really don't know much about RA even until now...reactions6comments
Patrice's Story - Living with ArthritisMy name is Patrice. 33 years ago I developed OA in my left knee and 7 years ago I was diagnosed with...reactions1comment
Maggie's StoryI was diagnosed with RA 3 yrs. ago. In retrospect, I believe I've had it much longer, but the doctors never hit...reactions3comments
Lifetime with JRAI was 2 when I got diagnosed with JRA. I went in and out of remission mostly in my adulthood. During my...reactions1comment
Finally getting a plan in place.Hi all. It's been a long journey without a map and no GPS. I haven't had a regular Rheumy since I got...reactions5comments
I never give upIn 2014, it started with pain in my feet and 2 weeks later I just couldn't walk. 40 years old, I was...reactions1comment
Long journey from the past and to the futureI recently joined the community but I have been trying to learn more and more of my wife’s condition as we move...reactions2comments
My 38 Year Journey With RAI was diagnosed at the age of 2, I have never known life without R.A. By the age of 8 the disease...reactions5comments
Psychologically Speaking....I've always fancied my brain in charge and when my body is insubordinate I get very frustrated and angry with it. Like...reactions1comment
My Enduring UnknownI 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...reactions1comment
Glo's storyIn 2017 I was diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica, then with RA and Osteoarthritis plus diabetes. This year I developed Giant Cell Arteritis...reactions7comments
Elizabeth444's StoryMy family history...and I possibly got it myself and it could be the cause of my later life scoliosis. I have Scoliosis...reactions2comments
This is my StoryHi, so I am quite new to this site even though I was diagnosed with RA when I was 16 years old...reactions1comment
