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Joan

posted 12/03/2008, comment (1)

Fight it all the way

I was diagnosed with Juvenile RA when I was four years old. I am now 66. I certainly don't remember those very early years but as I grew older I could not keep up with the kids my age (but I tried). I never let the disease define me and always fought very hard. They had some very weird drugs back then and nothing helped except pain meds. I... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/03/2008, comment (1)

When I get depressed I cry

We all know it too well, the depression that comes with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It's so frustrating that the doctors don't tell you that this is a side-effect. It's not in any of the books. But there it is, lurking right behind the diagnosis, and sometimes it comes before the diagnosis as well. You can't escape it. So... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/03/2008, comments (7)

Next stage.....acceptance?

Hi all. I'm not dead. Yet. I had been feeling guilty for a while for dropping off the face of the earth....or at least this site. Then I got over it. But then, well, it came back. Totally weird too, cuz I don't belong to any of the major faith traditions that stereotypically wallow in guilt. I hope the... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/03/2008, comments (0)

PURCHASE Humira

I have Rheumatoid arthritis and recently my medicene was switched to Orencia. I still have about 18 shots left of humira it is 40 mg per shot. It is very expensive and I don't like to just throw something like that away and cannot send it back to manufacturer. Is there anyone out there that is taking humira and may be interested... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/03/2008, comment (1)

It's My Prerogative

See the accompanying comic strip! If you, like me, have a fun disease like rheumatoid arthritis, the question of whom you tell and when (not to mention how) can be one of the trickiest questions to navigate, and one that tends to keep popping up over and over again. With those closest to you, it’s usually a more obvious choice. I... Read more Chevron

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