Educating myself about RAI was diagnosed with JIA when I was 6 years old. My RA started in my pinky finger and my family and I started calling it “Blubber” because it was...reactions1comment
RA makes me mad and sad.....I was diagnosed in 2005. I am now 62 struggling with this affliction. In 2011, I was hit by an F250 pick up truck while walking across the street. That...reactions3comments
Disheartend I've been a nurse for 16 years & even though I was only diagnosed with RA 2yrs ago. I suffer from OA & have RSDS in my entire Lower Right...reactions5comments
chamma chamma chameleonI have come to realize that those of us with RA have many of the characteristics of the chameleon. Like the chameleon, we often "blend in" with our surroundings, making...reactions3comments
June 29, 2012.That's a wrap folks. The last day of my job of nearly 25 years. For what seemed like forever, I had fought through pain and multiple surgeries always feeling proud of having made it...reactions2comments
I've had RA for 17 years now and I'm only 20 but that's fine with meI was diagnosed when I was three years old. I don't remember much, just that I had to be carried up and down the stairs in a laundry basket and...reactions1comment
My journey and struggle with RADiagnosed in 2004, woke up one morning with what felt like a broken very swollen wrist. Since than my life has been nothing but complicated to say the least. I...reactions4comments
Living & understanding the beasts unpredictabilityHi to all RA suffers….. I wrote a manuscript for publishing 10 yrs ago. Now I see it as another form of therapy. I was diagnosed with RA 1994. I...reactions4comments
Diagnosed at 11, but told not to let anyone "cut me up" till I can't walk anymore. My mom and oldest sister were both in bandages from drastic feet surgeries, both from arthritis, and I was next. The doctor said, If I went to another doctor he...reactions1comment
Dealing With Felty's Syndrome w/ Sjogren's DiseaseMy story has a different kind of start. My symptoms came on rapidly after a care accident in 2009. I began to have swelling and pain in different joints on...reactions3comments
It helps me... maybe it can help you.Hi, I'm Roxanne. I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondilitis at 18, after having symptoms since 14. I was on Humira for a long time, with no results whatsoever (aside from...reactions1comment
My life with Rheumatoid ArthritisMy life with Rheumatoid Arthritis begin rather suddenly . In 2009 I began having knee pain and some swelling, but it would come and go. Then one day I woke...reactions8comments
Marcia's RA StoryAs a young mother and wife I frequently had sore muscles and stiff joints. At that time I didn’t think much of it. As I approached 50 I began having...reactions4comments
5 generation long of Rheumatoid with a splash of Cerebral PalsyHello, my name is Grace and I am 38 years old. Yes it's true RA has been a never ending plague in my family. My mothers fathers side. First let...reactions2comments
My storyMy life has been high stress since I can remember. My dad was in Vietnam when I was a kid. My first marriage was always filled with drama and stress...reactions1comment
Three decades of RA without a diagnosisHi. I'm 59 years old. I was diagnosed with RA FINALLY last year. I first showed arthritis in my spine when I was in my twenties. I had my knees...reactions5comments
I have What???I found out I do not have fibromyalgia, like I've been told for 3 years now. I have Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), an autoimmune disease similar to rheumatoid arthritis. Polymyalgia is...reactions4comments
Too young for thisI had just got out of a three year abusive relationship I was feeling on top of the world and happy. I felt like I could finally be free to...reactions2comments
Cry me a river....Although I don't like to cry often, it really does provide not only a good emotional release but I have discovered over the years that it also helps me physically...reactions2comments
Thought I was just being a wimpAbout a month before my youngest child was graduating from High School, I was experiencing body aches and pains like I'd never had before. It only had started that week...reactions6comments
