Stories

I was diagnosed with RA in my late 40's, since I did not go right away to a Dr., when the pain started, I just ignored the system and continued...

Hi everyone, I am 49 years old. I was officially diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and Sjögren's in August 2011. May 2016 I added osteoporosis to my list. I work full-time...

I don't even know how long I had this illness but I think I actually had juvenile RA I had weakness and joint swelling & pain at age 11 but...

I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis just before my 18th birthday. It seems to run in my mums side of the family but I feel alone. I've tried searching for...

I started having pain in my feet, ankles, and lower back about 2 years ago. I was also starting to gain weight so I attributed the pain to weight gain...

I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis February 2015. This goes along with Fibromyalgia, which I have been diagnosed with since the mid '80's. Plus I have multiple health issues, as...

My story starts in January of 2013. I had noticed some swelling in my hands, which quickly spread up my arms, then my legs, ankles, and feet. In the course...

I was diagnosed with RA in June of 2014. I had been telling my Dr. that I was exhausted for a long time but blew it off. I was taking...

Hi, I have had RA for many years. I am now on Remicade, which works for me. I have tried other meds which have caused blood clots. Now I am...

I desperately need this site. I was looking for a support group or forum. My journey began with typical allergy symptoms and a feeling of off balance. Then I woke...

I'm 44 and had already been seeing more doctors than I wanted to for bad lungs and allergies, when I asked for a rheumatology referral for the "osteoarthritis" I've had...

Hello I am new to this site, I have had RA for 30 years but actually had it from childhood only undiagnosed. I went down the path of being told...

I have to share my story in hopes it might help someone else. I have lived with RA for 5 years now and like many of you have had highs...

Earlier this week I made a posting on my Facebook Page, I'MPERFECTion, about the importance of listening to your body even when you have others saying... "Everyone has Pain!" "Everyone...

Hello my name is Tammy and I was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was 2 years old. It was hard growing up with a disease like RA it’s...

I had surgery on my foot as a teenager for a nodule, it deformed my foot but I went nursing regardless. It would have been juvenile arthritis but back then...

My rheumatologist has decided it's time for me to begin an injectable medication to go along with the methotrexate I'm already on. She submitted a request to the entities that...

During adolescence I would tire easily and get sick on a regular basis, but it wasn't too much of an issue yet. One day, I was renewing my license and...

Greater nutrition. Whole foods are complex, containing a variety of the micronutrients your body needs — not just one. An orange, for example, provides vitamin C plus some beta carotene...

I grew up as a normal child. I was the oldest of 3 children until I was 15 when my youngest brother was born to make a total of 4...