My RA storyMy journey with RA started about 25 yrs ago. I had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia a couple years before, so at first...reactions5comments
Decisions, decisionsDecisions, decisions.... It seems when you live with a chronic disease like RA you are continually faced with making decisions...like it or...reactions1comment
Rheumatoid is slowly killing meI'm 62 and had Rheumatoid (hereditary) since 26. Nothing has seemed to stop it. All the DMARDS etc. some nearly killing me...reactions2comments
Why do we have to beg for Painkillers ?The scene – I wake up and before I have time to open my eyes I feel an incredible burning, sharp piercing...reactions19comments
Rome wasn't built in a day....So how does this famous phrase tie into RA? Well, this post is all about patience and the need for anyone with...reactionscomments
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...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...reactions3comments
Disheartend I've been a nurse for 16 years & even though I was only diagnosed with RA 2yrs ago. I suffer from OA...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...reactions2comments
My storyMy life has been high stress since I can remember. My dad was in Vietnam when I was a kid. My first...reactions1comment
