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...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 had episodes of unexplained fever, joints hurting and...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 auto immune disease but as yet they are...reactions1comment
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...reactionscomments
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...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 a 'side effect' from the knee operation to...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 started me on methotrexate pills to start with...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 RA symptoms have expanded to my wrists, fatigue...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 newbie to the RA world, I'm struggling &...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 blisters, felt like I had been burned. 4...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 of medical problems and no dr was able...reactions1comment
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...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, let alone many other young adults in this...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. Until I got sick. Very sick. And then...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 going baby unless it rained. Nothing would help...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 and wrists. Eventually, over a time span of...reactions4comments
I lie to you everyday.I lie to you everyday. I lie to strangers. I lie to friends. I lie to family. I lie when I tell you I slept well. I lie when I...reactions9comments
Life as I know it...I was diagnosed with RA after months of wrong guesses just before my 36th birthday. I was scared, shocked, and frustrated. It's never easy to hear that you have something...reactions2comments
It's not me.I could start this story telling you all I've had this for over ten years. Or I could start by saying I am learning to ride a motorcycle and started...reactions1comment
I feel like a crybaby!I'm 58 years young, and was diagnosed with RA three years ago. Since my diagnosis, I believe I have had RA for well over 10 years, because the pain and...reactions12comments
