Information and opinions on health from ChristineG at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/14076/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/14076/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/14076/index http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/14076/152707/sto Sun, 06 May 2012 01:52:31 -0400 ChristineG Since I am new to this site, I thought I'd start with my story of living with rheumatoid arthritis.  I was diagnosed at age 18.  Before starting on arthritis medicines, I had progressed to pain so bad I used to leave clothes next to my bed to stand on in the morning because my feet hurt so bad.  I scooted down my steps because of the knee pain.  And my fingers were so swollen it hurt to turn the door knob.  It's been... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/14076/152707/sto