I was diagnosed with RA in o5 my mother passed in 05 due to living with Ra long before she tole us kids she had.

Little did I know 6 months before her passing i would develop Ra.

I knew what i had before the Dr diagnosed it .

I was so scared at 33 just getting my feet on the ground again after a divorce.

all i could think was OMG .i don't want to end up like my mother in pain all the time.

I went to one specialist and he put me on methotrexate it made me so sick to my stomach ,i thought i had a ulcer .lol I do exercise  I have a problem with not gaining weight some times.prob the job i do ..long haul truck driver.RA is a auto immune diseases ,until stem cell is passed all the dr can do is give us meds to slow the thing down.

I have a hard time dealing with the swelling of my fingers joints than i do the pain.