Since being diagnosed with RA back in December I've felt a million different emotions and I've shook most of them off so far, thank goodness. But some of them seem to still linger. I'm not sure if I'll shake these off. Something I never really hear women or men with RA talk about-I feel so inadequate as a young woman. ... Read more
Hey everybody! I'm new to RA and I'm having such a hard time explaining to my family that I have RA. My Mom knows my limitations because she's been around but my brothers just don't understand and I feel like I just want to burst into tears when I talk about it. I'm still going thru alot accepting that I have arthritis. I'm... Read more
Well, tomorrow is my fourth rheumatology appointment. My rheumatologist is excellent and the nurses there are really great. Every time I go to see my rheumy he always keep saying the same thing over and over, "You should have been treated three or four years ago." He just shakes his head and always says the same... Read more
About 6 years ago the pain started as a slight pain in my thumb. It would come and go from time to time the first year. I was 15 then. Within six months my hands just ached and I went to the doctor and she told me to take ibuprofen. I took the ibuprofen a couple of times a week and it relieved the pain so I... Read more
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