Recently at MultipleSclerosisCentral.com, I mentioned that I would begin writing here at MyRACentral.com. Several of the commenters on that post shared that they too have both MS and RA. I also received several emails asking questions about my experience living with both multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, including an e-mail from a reader asking me which disease was diagnosed first. She also wanted to know if symptoms from the primary disease delayed the diagnosis of the second...
Are Rheumatoid Arthritis And Multiple Sclerosis Related Diseases?
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