Laugh or Cry...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... By kaeslin052 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
The good dayI 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... By kaeslin051 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
My RA Reality 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... By malannders1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
New sero statusWell, 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... By poemsgalore1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
PlanningI 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... By asbra1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
At First I Was HappyI 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... By dellaatlanta1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
What I would tell the younger me when I learned I had RAIf 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... By tmartinco2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Second guessingThere 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!... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Make Time for TreatmentI was just barely 30 when I was first diagnosed. Of course, denial set in and delayed treatment for a time. Then I started plaquinel, but found the side effects... By tumsgrammie1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
My RA JourneyMy name Is Juliet. People who know me really well call me DJ. When I was in grade school I started having health issues. For months I would have sinus... By highnotehoney2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
My Story of RA experiences with assortment of treatments!When I was diagnosed with RA about three and half years ago, I did not know much about it. My RA Dr. at the time, came back with me blood... By maria2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
I refuse to be defined by the disease in my bodyI start each morning with a prayer, "God help me to find the good in each day. Help me to NOT be defined by the pain that I feel in... By carlenehansen2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
RA is like sunburnI'm 24 and I've just been diagnosed with RA. I started out just experiencing symptoms of swelling and pain in my right index finger in March 2014, so in May... By kaeslin052 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Balancing Act and Humira HangoverLately I feel like I cannot catch a break. It’s always a few steps forward and a few steps back. I’m constantly trying to figure out what’s too much and... By asbra1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
In sickness and in healthI married Christy, my partner of 15 years, in April of this year. It was an incredible time in our relationship and meant the world to both of us to... By michottey2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
I have what now?I’ve always been a busy girl, someone who takes on a bunch of things at once because we only have one life on this Earth and I’m determined to make... By vitababe3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Mad At MyselfI was diagnosed with RA when I was 20, a year after I had my daughter. I woke up one morning and felt like I was hit by a truck... By redstuff701 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Traveling and Vaccines Shouldn’t Go Hand In HandFew people understand what it's like for someone with RA and fibromyalgia to go through security at the airport a day after having the pneumonia 13 vaccine. I wasn't able... By asbra2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Lady from UKHi, I'm a 63 year old mum of 5 and grandma of 7, from the UK. I was diagnosed with sero-negative RA in 1987, when I was 36. My youngest... By poemsgalore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Water (pool) has given me a better quality of life!Being diagnosed over 20 yrs. ago-I remember friends suggesting a variety of "cures" ( they were well meaning) but it wasn't until a friend brought me to the local indoor... By jclarke1131 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments