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...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...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...reactions12comments
elaineI am 76 yrs old. I had fusion of C1 to T1, then T 10 to L5 with titanium bars screwed to...reactions1comment
Looking Good Vs Feeling GoodLadies especially, have you found that if you wear makeup, folks you interact with think you are feeling good? If I actually...reactions2comments
This wasn't part of my life plan!Wow I hope some day, some way I can get back to my personal/professional development plan. Before all my health issues took...reactions2comments
From Reactive Arthritis to Rheumatoid ArthritisIn 2004 I had a SEVERE respiratory infection from a virus. As I was finally getting over it, and starting to get...reactions1comment
I can't even think of a title!!!!Hello....At 56 yrs of age, I just found out yesterday that I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. I've always had a low grade fever...reactions11comments
From Pain, to AS, to RAI've always had bad feet. When I say bad feet I'm talking about a foot with a negative arch--pancake flat, duck flat...reactions1comment
Growing pains.Did I read somewhere that growing pains were connected with RA?? I remember having awful pains years ago in my legs. My...reactions2comments
Tracie's storyI am 45 years young and was diagnosed at about the age of 2. The story goes that I had strep throat...reactions4comments
Handling StressA month ago my dad was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. Then on March 9, 2015 he had a heart attack...reactions1comment
Being uneducatedI was diagnosed 14 years ago while carrying my third child. It's been an incredibly difficult journey, I'm now unable to work...reactions1comment
I am not American but Australian with RAI am nearly 63 and have had RA since I was 16 although it was not diagnosed until about 14yrs ago. I...reactions1comment
A Fight for AwarenessYesterday, sitting in class, I got faced with the comment, "Arthritis, you have arthritis? I thought that was only for old people!"...reactions5comments
52 Years of JRA/RA... and CountingI have had JRA/RA for 52 years. I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) in nearly all my joints in August...reactions1comment
So Down now, yesterday, probably tomorrow tooI have been diagnosed with RA, just a year now, and feel totally lost and fed up. I am lost, where is...reactions6comments
never known anything differentMy life has always been based around my RA I have never really known what it was like to not go a...reactions2comments
The Challenges of RA when you're an only ChildI'm a 58 year old woman, who has had RA for over 30 years. I'm now really seeing more difficulties. I hate...reactions1comment
Life with RAFrom the age of 34 I've been living with RA... I'm now 41 and I can honestly say life has been very...reactions3comments
