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Rita

posted 10/29/2009, comments (10)

Experience with Ankylosing Spondilitis Onset

Hi, My son who is 13 was recently diagnosed with having a gene for SA but Rheumy said it does not mean that he will get it. However, he has been experiencing RA symptons in his hands and feet along with back pain and weakeness in his legs. It appears that it maybe the onset of AS? From what I have read it's difficult to diagnose... Read more Chevron

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Sara Nash

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (16)

Do We Look Sick to You?

The winter after I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis was one of the hardest for me. Living in New York City can be brutal no matter the season, but what made that winter even more difficult was the fact that because my disease was practically invisible; no stranger ever came to my rescue to open a door I couldn't push open or to give up a... Read more Chevron

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Debra

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (2)

Swine Flu Vacation

Friday afternoon my nose started running. On Saturday the fever hit. My fourteen-year-old went though this a week ago, so I knew what was in store. I called in a week of sick days, not only for myself, but for my eleven-year old whose symptoms mirrored my own. So we've spent the last week on the... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (0)

Swine Flu Vacation

Friday afternoon my nose started running. On Saturday the fever hit. My fourteen-year-old went though this a week ago, so I knew what was in store. I called in a week of sick days, not only for myself, but for my eleven-year old whose symptoms mirrored my own. So we've spent the last week on the... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/27/2009, comments (9)

exhaustion

I was diagnosed with RA about 6 months ago and have tried to do alot of research. Recently, I am having a great deal of problems with exhaustion. It is incredibly bad. Some days I will feel pretty good and other days it is like someone put 100 pound weights on my ankles. I know exhaustion is part of it but is it really this... Read more Chevron

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