Living RA Style

I have had RA since my late 20's. I received prednisone but had to many side effects so they took me off the drug. My RA sort of went into remission for awhile and I was lucky with that. Then back about 10 years ago, it decided to rear it's ugly head again and with a vengence. Now, I had no medical insurance and I was stuck. Some people from our church got together and got me some medical help with some pain killers and they paid a hospital bill when I had to go because the pain was just to bad to deal with. Now, I am again stuck with no way out. No pain killers, no drugs of any sort except what I can find OTC. Does anyone else have this problem? I don't qualify for any assistance of any sort. My dh is retired and on Medicare himself. The RA is really taking it's tole on my. It's getting harder and harder to do much. They want to do some surgery on my neck because it's so bad but I can't afford that. The RA is affecting my kidneys and heart. I keep going on though. I do what I can and surprisingly, I manage to get alot done myself as my husband isn't much help to me. Life is difficult but you've got to keep going. All I can do now is pray that something good will happen and happen soon before it's to late for me. The pain is unbearable most days and I rarely have a "good" day anymore. I have almost constant flareups now. When will it end. I've tried alternatives as I really believe in them but they just don't help. God give me strength.