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posted 11/09/2009, comment (1)

Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis

for about a year now my hands have been hurting,they tingle and burn and they swell and turn red and the bottom joint and hurt very much.Now they are stiff in the morning and I can not walk very well as my hips and my feet and ankles and knees are stiff and hurt so bad!! It is bad in the morning and after I have sat for awhile and really... Read more Chevron

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Sara Nash

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posted 10/14/2009, comments (18)

The Dead Sea and Me

See the accompanying comic! The other day while showing my mother pictures from my recent trip to Egypt and Jordan, she said to me, "You know, you never took all these crazy kind of trips before you had RA." She has a point. Although I did plenty of traveling before my rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis in 2007, most of it was to... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/11/2009, comment (1)

Living with RA

Living with RA.

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posted 10/07/2009, comments (6)

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63 yr. old female who would like to have someone to talk with about this disease.

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posted 10/07/2009, comments (57)

Fired By My Rheumie!

I have been "let go" by my Rheumatologist. This is very new to me. I've never been "fired" by a doctor before! It's also frustrating as all get out! I was diagnosed with RA on 4/24/09. My Rheumie put me on Methotrexate 2.5mg 6 pills per week. I started feeling better. But I still had pain. Rheumie then upped my Methotrexate from 6 pills per... Read more Chevron

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