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RA_Factor5 on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sunday, September 12 2010
I was unaware of what pericarditis was and how it was related to rheumatoid arthritis until I thought I was having a heart attack. One night last year, a pain in my chest really scared me, I thought, this is "the big one". I got my neighbor out of bed and she called the EMT's. When they arrived, they said that it didn't appear to be a heart attack... Read more
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RA_Factor5 on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thursday, September 02 2010
Tonight I rejoined our local aqua gym sponsored by our Arthritis league. It was good to get back in the swim again. Actually, we didn't do any swimming, per se, we exercised under the instruction of a physical therapist who specializes in these courses.
The sessions are 30 minutes and are held at the centre-handicap here. They have a nice... Read more
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RA_Factor5 on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monday, August 23 2010
In 1999, and perhaps a bit earlier, I began having pain in my toe joints, my big toe on the right was particularly painful . By 2001 it was severe enough to complain about. My doctor thought I was getting gout.The pain increased and no other gout symptoms developed, after four years she finally did the test for RA and confirmed it. By this time,... Read more
