WorriedI'm 49 years old female and just found out that my rheumatoid factor, quant is 88 with the norm being under 30. I am recovering from rotator cuff surgery, post...reactions4comments
This is my story and I'm paining to it....My story starts when I was young, for years I had aches and pains, like others I was labeled an attention seeker, nothing was wrong with me, I was too...reactions3comments
Just a little conversion disorderI have been sickly my whole life. By the age of 8, I was labeled an "attention seeker." I became a nurse and worked in that field for 30 years...reactions4comments
IT ALL BEGAN WITH A MIGRAINE...I was 36 weeks pregnant with my second son when I experienced the most excruciating migraine, beyond anything I’d ever experienced before. My husband, a pilot, was typically away on...reactions1comment
Diagnosed at 17I was diagnosed in the fall of 2014. I had joked with my girlfriend at the time, when I would be sore or have pain, that it was arthritis. Little...reactions1comment
Chronic forgettingI have heard many people say that after having a child, women will “forget” the intense pain of child birth. Maybe this is an evolutionary adaptation so that women will...reactions2comments
Recently diagnosedI'm 23 years old and was recently diagnosed with RA. It all started one morning when I woke up and my pinky was inflamed and hard to bend,I thought it...reactions6comments
PinkyHave had RA for five years, seems longer than that. Also have psoriatic arthritis and OA. Starting my third Biologic, Actemra. Also taking Methotrexate 25 mg injectable once weekly, Prednisone...reactions1comment
21 with RAI was diagnosed with severe RA on January 1, 2016. I think I was in a state of denial at first because I never got upset or acted like anything...reactions3comments
RA my best friend I love to hateMost people have a plan, if not an idea as to what they want to see and do in their future, but to try and achieve their goals and dreams...reactions3comments
Long long road!!Hello, my journey started about 9 yrs ago, I had surgery and had to be put to sleep, when I woke my neck was in a lot of pain, and...reactions1comment
How bad will it get?I won't write a long list of all the usual symptoms that we all get with having RA; but I was diagnosed with facet joint RA last year and although...reactions2comments
RA and Serotonin Syndrome.... a Very Scary Situation!A week ago today I was lying supine in the middle of my bed, drooling, and unable to move anything but my head. I could hear my children playing in...reactions5comments
Just wonderingSo... like the story states, I'm just wondering. I am in a position where it takes me 3+ hours to get to my Rheumatologist and back. So due to my...reactions1comment
How my wife got out of RAMy wife had Rheumatoid Arthritis. She was getting backpain once a year during winter and after taking tablets for 1-2 months, it used to go away. But last year it...reactions3comments
A letter to my FamilyDear Family, I wanted to write a letter to all of you explaining how life is for me living with multiple chronic conditions. I know that sometimes I disappoint you...reactions1comment
Looking for real dataNeed info on the prevalence of Radiculopathy (swelling of the soft tissue around C-1 giving you pseudo carpal tunnel and much much worse things if left unattended) and any progression...reactions1comment
Trying To Cope With RAI was diagnosed with low levels ra and lupus 2 years ago. My RA doctor said that my levels were very low in fact so low she called it. I...reactions3comments
Hate RA and OAHi all! My name is Caroline and I'm 41 post menopause for 8 years. Since going thru menopause, I've developed RA and OA as well as an under active thyroid...reactions2comments
My RA JourneyIt started Feb 2004 after pruning my orchard. I got covered with tiny bugs. Boom it was Lyme disease not recognized in S.W. WA. 8 doctors later, over 400 pages...reactionscomments
