Stories

Hi, I was diagnosed with what I was told was a rare type of RA, my doctor said I have Post Streptococcal Reactive RA. I'm curious to know how many...

I have rheumatoid arthritis I take methotrexate it was help a little my doctor started me on enbrel for my hands I taken 6 shots and it's not helping yet...

I may be late to joining the Birkenstock bandwagon, but this summer I bought a pair of the classic two-strap sandal and have been living in them ever since. I...

My daughter was first diagnosed with juvenile arthritis when she was in kindergarten. It took only months to be diagnosed but at the time it seemed to take forever. We...

I'm a 58 year old male with rheumatoid arthritis, my general doctor does what he can to help, he has referred me to a couple of pain management doctors and...

Hi my name is Vicki. I was diagnosed with RA and Fibro at the age of 42 right after the death of my son. I am 53 now. My RA...

Two and a half years ago when I turned 26 I was diagnosed with RA. It started with all the joints in my hands and the pain got so bad...

Having had to leave my job of nearly 25 years because of my RA, I am still struggling emotionally with it all over 2 years later. For me, it was...

You don’t know what you got until it’s gone – a saying I now take to heart. I feel lucky that I was diagnosed with RA later in life (right...

A little over a year ago, I had symptoms of sweating, racing heart, heart palipatations, anxiety and problems sleeping. I brought this up to my rheumatologist and he tested my...

There are days when I just want to stand in the street and scream why me? I am 36 yrs. old and I feel like one of the little old...

Six years ago my life changed forever. At seventeen I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and it has taken me six years to fully understand the disease and it...

Hi. I'm back again! I posted only a few days ago, but I've just had a mental breakthrough...or breakdown. I was driving to work yesterday and I started thinking about...

I had a good day a few days ago. I woke up with the usual swelling but minimal pain and stiffness in my hands, wrists, feet and left shoulder. I...

It all started when I was 10 and woke up in the middle of the night screaming with pain. My mom took me to the emergency room where they found...

Well, when I first posted on here (Lady from UK) I thought I was seronegative - as that is what I was at diagnosis in 1987. After all those years...

I miss the days of not planning. Planning for me is a priority. In the last month, I had six doctor appointments and if I don't space them out I...

I had been battling severe pain in my foot, shoulders and wrist for over a year. I was sent to an orthopedist who did an MRI and Xrays and could...

If my RA has taught me anything, it has taught me patience. From the onset of my first flair-up over 15 years ago to dealing with the progression that is...

There is a nasty habit that often comes along with a chronic disease such as RA and it is pervasive and difficult to break if carried on for too long!...