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
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
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
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
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...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...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...reactions6comments
Can only cryTen years ago I went to the doctor because my hands hurt so bad and were so swollen I could barely bend...reactions2comments
Jeni's story I was diagnosed in 2005 I was just 28 years old. I am now 36 and all I can say is. ...reactions2comments
InformationI have told my story that I'm 61 years old and have had RA for 34 years. The information I want to...reactions2comments
