Dear Rheumatoid Arthritis, I've had enough of you. This isn't really working for me, and I'm getting rid of you. I used to be happy, I used to enjoy my life. I used to smile. I'm tired of the pain, the weakness, and the lack of sleep. I'm tired of worrying about drinking when I just turned 21. I'm tired of being cautious. I used to be outgoing, I used to want to go out, I used to be fun. Now my life is ruled by medications, doctors appointments, blood work, and pain. No more. I cannot stand it. Its over. I'm going to live my life, and leave you behind. You think you've won, but its not possible, because this is my body, and my choice. It does not matter that you have gotten a hold of my immune system and turned it against me. I know how to beat you. I've always known. After all I've been living with you all my life, and this relationship is over. I will use everything I got. Medications, fasting, moderate exercise, and positive meditating to get rid of you once and for all. "There is no victory, without a just fight"
Move on and leave, because I'm too strong, and you will not break me.
gosh I am feeling you here. surreal isn't it? what a weird disease.
yes go kick it's ass. i'm sure it has one.
Thank you! Good luck to you in your fight.
Thank you. I'm female also-older than you but my reaction to this was/is the same.
My RA came on out of the blue during a period of extreme stress,though in hind sight there were hints of it for a long time. Little symptoms that came and went since my twenties.
In my case it feels like an alien invasion,and in fact may have been caused by an environmental factor and I'm doing what I can to change that.
Much love to you and to anyone with this disease who might read this.
Btw- I walk and go hiking often. I exercise daily and push through the fatigue as much as possible. The hardest part for me is that no one really understands this who doesn't have it,they think it's regular arthritis,a condition realated to being older,or the weather or whatever.
I try to be around positive people and things,say 'no' a lot.
I'm sick of injecting Enbrel,the novelty has worn off. lol.
RA, you can leave now...