NewbieI'm new to the group. Thanks for adding me I'm 38 newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis got appointment in few weeks for...reactions3comments
AlohaA few years ago, I quit taking my cholesterol pill because I thought it was giving me muscle cramps, but after about...reactions2comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions13comments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions1comment
RA STORYSo I started having pain at 22 and I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia as well I treated that with pain meds and...reactionscomments
TerrorSometimes I don't think Drs fully know unless they have RA why its called practicing medicine. I have been on plaquenil (made...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions5comments
Why me?Aug. 3rd normal day, Aug. 4th started normal and within 2 hours of being at work, my hands broke out into purple...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
HealingI have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I would like to write a note of HOPE to everyone else who lives with this horrible...reactions2comments
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...reactions2comments
There are worse things than dying...I never used to think that. Dying was the ultimate. Dying was THE worst thing I could imagine could happen to someone...reactions1comment
I may be young but my body is old.Not long after being born my aunt who's seen arthritis & knows the signs saw it in me. I was an easy...reactions3comments
A Cocktail Full of HopeMy Rheumatoid Arthritis journey started off in early 2011, at the age of 33, with pain in small joints of hands, fingers...reactions4comments
