KaylaMy story is about my Granddaughter, Kayla. When she was 2, we noticed she wasn't using her fingers for some things. Like...reactions2comments
Nurse with RAMy name is Kathy and I was diagnosed with RA one year ago. I noticed my joints hurting more and the fatigue...reactions3comments
Guys get RAIt was 2010, I was going to community college to get some education to move on in construction, hopefully a management position...reactions1comment
Did I make the right decision?I have had Fibro for most of my life that I can remember. At age 59 we had moved to a different...reactions4comments
End stage RA?Living with RA for 30 years, trying all NSAIDS and DMARDS with little success and many deformities, surgery, sepsis I have been referred to as...reactions1comment
New attitude, new strength, new opportunities2015 is going to be a great year for me. I know it. The last two and a half years have been...reactionscomments
Kicking RA's butt!Hello everyone, my name is Mindy. I am 20 years old from Idaho and i was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at...reactions1comment
Narcotic abuseI'm offended and tired of people and mostly Dr.s saying we are abusing our painkillers. An addicted person would likely run out of...reactions2comments
"Your RA is not that bad"I was diagnosed in 1998. Fatigue and constant joint and body pain followed by a diagnosis of Parvovirus. That illness flipped the...reactions3comments
R. A. PoetryR.A What is R.A.? What is it to you? What is my pain that only I work through? It is sadness. It...reactionscomments
Seeing who really caresLike many others, I'm glad I was diagnosed with RA in my early 40s, I believe I was 41. I already had...reactionscomments
TiredMy grandmother had sever RA and passed when I was 13. She was bed ridden For those 13 years with it. I...reactions2comments
Fighting the ra fightI have been fighting RA for 20 years. I was in my early 30's when I was put on methotrexate. I am...reactionscomments
It wasn't Dengue Fever!In 2010 on the 26th of January, my husband collapsed and was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, after 45 years of heavy...reactionscomments
My struggles with RAHi, I was diagnosed with what I was told was a rare type of RA, my doctor said I have Post Streptococcal...reactions4comments
enbrel I have rheumatoid arthritis I take methotrexate it was help a little my doctor started me on enbrel for my hands I...reactions3comments
Mother and daughterMy daughter was first diagnosed with juvenile arthritis when she was in kindergarten. It took only months to be diagnosed but at...reactions2comments
I don't get itI'm a 58 year old male with rheumatoid arthritis, my general doctor does what he can to help, he has referred me...reactions1comment
Begging for understandingHi my name is Vicki. I was diagnosed with RA and Fibro at the age of 42 right after the death of...reactions10comments
Unexpected ConnectionsI’m grateful that my illness is treatable with medication. And that for those with RA, there is hope to live a long...reactions2comments