Liz's storyI was diagnosed about 30 + year ago. Methotrexate made me bleed internally, more than once. About the time I was diagnosed, I changed my life style and eating habits... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Oh To Be A Kid Again . . . If OnlyI was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (aka Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis) when I was 18 months old. That was almost 50 years ago. I spent most of my childhood in... By teresav2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Did you really say that ?It has been 8 months since I was told I had RA. I read the post here daily and it seems so different in my world. Oh, I have the... By lenda1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
It's Complicated!I am 55 years old and was told a year ago that I have RA. Working with my doctor,trying to find medications that are right for me, is a long... By 5fj71h1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Some things cannot be changedIt was after chatting to an understanding fellow gym-goer about my RA and how I get upset at some people’s perceptions that there can’t be much wrong with me as... By 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Is This An RA Problem or Old Age?I know many RA disease sufferers have gone through the gammit with the medical profession; "you don't have RA, you don't look like it." "You have gout." One of our... By snapcracklepop621 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Alternative Pain Therapy for RA?Has anyone ever heard of or tried this machine to help them with RA Flares and pain? Wellness Plus Pro from Electro Medical technologies. Bio Electrotherapy. You need to have... By lindalou11 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
This Pain Isn't NormalAs a retired military male of age 44, a long 13-hour work shift is the norm in the civilian defense contracting business. I had thought that the pain associated with... By ordnance2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Living in Denial and FearI was diagnosed a year ago....But this is how it all started. Three years ago I was working at a very busy physicians office. I was getting different areas of... By dh7h3a3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Blessing our circumstancesA dear friend of mine gave me a small pamphlet titled "Blessing our circumstance." Now I will be the first to tell you how hard this is to do. Several... By karic2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Why doesn't my family understand I'm tired and in pain most of the time?I guess my family will never "get it." I can't walk through the amusement parks, beaches & other fun places like I used to. I need a nap & sleep... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Seronegative Polyinflammatory ArthritisHello, I am new to this site, so I apologize for the long comment. I’m a 57 y.o. female web designer at a major medical center in Chicago. I became... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Where did everyone go?I am lonely. Well not really, but sort of. Here is the thing, I used to be surrounded by people. Every day I talked to people on the telephone and... By L rick Phillips4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Tin Man SyndromeTin Man Syndrome. When I think about my RD, and how the minute I'm off my meds I freeze up like the tin man does when he doesn't get oiled... By 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Side Effects.I'm trying to find out if anyone has had any side effects to methotrexate. I believe what is happening to my body right now are some side effects to the... By norreen1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
The show that never ends‘Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends’ (Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Karn Evil 9 #2) I love this lyric. Because it reminds me of chronic disease... By L rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Long Road to RecoveryI was diagnosed 5 years ago with R/A. I live in Iowa and see a doctor at PCI clinic. They started me on methotrexate, that's all I could afford with... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
It may have taken years but I am coming back!When women with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) get pregnant, their RA goes into remission. At least that’s what my doctor told my husband, Robert, and me when we went in to... By egraves3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
You know you have a chronic illness when:1. The people at your regular chemist remember your name. So they should, you visit them frequently. If, by chance, you have to visit a different chemist to fill a... By teegied1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Attention Please!I'm new here and I've felt a kinship from reading everyone's posts! I'm the only one in my family who has RA, and it seems the only one who knows... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments