Chin up - toughen it out, but with balance!Hello. I am new at posting here, but been lurking for a while. Just figured I'd share some of my story. I'm 28, most likely had RA since I was... By 1lpkg255 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Is Enbrel The Solution?Hi everyone, I joined rheumatoidarthritis.net very recently. I hope to have some useful exchange of knowledge and experience with you as a RA patient. I am 61 years of age... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments28 comments
What is it like to live without this?My toes hurt. But unlike that residual pain from a propelled stubbing, it wouldn't go away. I was sixteen years old and not terribly concerned about my immune system laying... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
NewbieI'm new to the group. Thanks for adding me I'm 38 newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis got appointment in few weeks for long term treatment I'm on steroids and oramorph... By kc1piw1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
AlohaA few years ago, I quit taking my cholesterol pill because I thought it was giving me muscle cramps, but after about three weeks, it got worse, so I went... By 1013vkj1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
my wife tested 48 CRP with RAF 10....is it RAJust the last week I was aghast to know when the physician who was treating my wife for low fever and swollen legs which he was initially taking it as an off... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
New wife, mommy, and RA patientAt 17 I started noticing my RA symptoms, but had no idea that I was facing a lifelong battle. I was a senior in high school, when I started feeling... By 9thvn12 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
RA Journey With PassengersI'm an RN who at age 59 was diagnosed RA and FIBROMYALGIA. My previous medical picture included OA, Spinal stenosis with severe foraminal stenosis in my cervical spine. I also... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
Finally a name to go with what I have..My story began almost 42 yrs ago before I even knew I had an autoimmune disorder. When I was a child I had episodes of unexplained fever, joints hurting and... By reedjm4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
RA or not RA???Hi there, I am a concerned mother of a daughter that suffers in agony daily. She presents with many symptoms of an auto immune disease but as yet they are... By 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
RA STORYSo I started having pain at 22 and I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia as well I treated that with pain meds and exercise and stuff like that for a while... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
TerrorSometimes I don't think Drs fully know unless they have RA why its called practicing medicine. I have been on plaquenil (made me bleed vaginally for a month heavy) so... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
It started in 1981....The whole thing started when I was 14 years old. My knees started to hurt like heck. The doctors said it was a 'side effect' from the knee operation to... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Will humira help???I was diagnosed 9 months ago at the age of 46, but have had this pain since my early 30's. My rheumy started me on methotrexate pills to start with... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Balance Joy with PainI am 30 years old and recently diagnosed with RA. It started with pain and stiffness in my fingers and now the RA symptoms have expanded to my wrists, fatigue... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
My worst enemyI have only recently been diagnosed with RA officially. I have been 'suffering' with it for over a year now. I'm a newbie to the RA world, I'm struggling &... By becimacc2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Why me?Aug. 3rd normal day, Aug. 4th started normal and within 2 hours of being at work, my hands broke out into purple blisters, felt like I had been burned. 4... By 12tet21 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
My mind is fine, but my body is falling apart!Those were the words I used to describe how I felt. I was diagnosed in January 2013. Before that I had lots of medical problems and no dr was able... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
HealingI have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I would like to write a note of HOPE to everyone else who lives with this horrible disease day in and out. I was young... By bianca2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Proving Your Illness to Society16 years of age, diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at 14. I cannot believe how young I am myself to have this disease, let alone many other young adults in this... By t-laura2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments