Stories

I have had RA since 1987. It is severe enough that so far I have had 13 complete joint replacements. As most of you know, the pain is horrible and...

That's what my primary doc said to me back when I was diagnosed with RA in the Fall of 1999. And yes, I did feel like a truck had hit...

I am now 50 and was diagnosed with RA just before my 49th birthday. I have been a healthy eater forever and only drink water & 1 cup coffee/day. Looking...

I began to have what I now know to be a flare in Aug. of 2007. It began with what I thought was a pinched nerve in my neck. I...

I have been on this website for the past 5 months and finally I want to share. I was dx with RA last April by my primary and saw my...

In the early 2000's, I was feeling fatigued and generally out of sorts. I was repeatedly told to quit smoking, that smoking was the culprit. In 2003 I decided to...

So far I only have Rheumatoid Arthritis in my fingers on both hands and my knees, it is mild so far so I only take aspirins for it. Sometimes when...

Well, what do you do? Have always been very active at work and socially, currently not able to work but still need to have a social life. My boyfriend, helps...

One and 1/2 years ago I had blood work done for RA and came out I didn't have it, but have all the signs of it. I think is called...

I am waiting for a referral to a rheumatologist. I was tested several years ago and told the test was negative. I was relieved at the time, but not so...

When I was 11 years old I was diagnosed with RA. For many years before that, actually for as long as I can remember I have been in pain. I...

I have RA and live with the pain everyday. It has completely changed my life. I am trying to control it with diet now. Do not want to go on...

It feels like I am alone in this journey. I don't have any substantial relationships with other RA warriors, and when I meet them, I struggle to relate. I'm a...

It started 4 months ago with a low grade fever and overall feeling of what I thought was the flu. Soon I developed a swollen thyroid gland and was originally...

I was diagnosed with RA 15 years ago when I was 38 years old. I was 1st tried on Plaquenil without any results & because the rheumatologist was worried about...

I've got my daddy's green eyes and my mother's immune system! Although I was symptomatic since 2008,I was diagnosed with RA in 2012 and had a total knee replacement in...

I was given the death sentence of RA at the young age of 23. There was only one problem, the ER doctors forgot to tell me what was wrong and...

I don't want to go on with the detailed since 2005. Just to note, not until 2015 did a doctor finally order the RA Factor blood test. I was prompted...

Hello. I just found this site and am thankful to all of you for the information and the sharing. I was recently diagnosed with moderate RA. I already knew I...

I was born with no left hip and got a steel pen and struggling my whole life with pain. I don't know how it is to go through one day...