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faithL

posted 04/13/2008, comments (3)

When your Doctor only treats the disease

So, now that the shock of being diagnosed with an auto-immune disease has worn off, I am closely looking at my healthcare situation and analysing my options. When I was refered to a Rheumatologist my presenting symptoms were burning joint pain, stiffness, and exhaustion. Lab results were positive for RF, ANA, and another... Read more Chevron

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Sharte

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posted 03/17/2008, comments (9)

Life with RA

I am 39 years old and was diagnosed 5 yrs ago, and misdiagnosed for the 3 years before that as Burn out. My pain mostly started in my feet and knees. I was so exhausted all the time and thought wow, is this what its like in your 30's. After going to the doc every 6 months and being told it was burn out from working a full time job, running a... Read more Chevron

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faithL

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posted 03/02/2008, comments (8)

Becoming your own healthcare advocate

I'm 28 years old and recently visited a Primary Care Doctor for chronic, intense joint pain that seemed to be worsening over time. It took about 3-4 months of daily joint pain (knees, wrists, hips, ankles) for me to finally decide that something needed to be done. My Primary Care Doctor did an exam, history, ordered blood tests, and... Read more Chevron

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Angie

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posted 12/10/2007, comments (13)

would like to hear from anyone responding to Orencia

My RA is out of control. I'm going into my seventh year of this disease. I was not diagnoised until I met with my fifth Rheumatologist, 4 1/2 years into the disease. I have just finished 9 months of Humira & 18 months of Prednisone. Had to discontinue using Prednisone because of the nasty side effects -... Read more Chevron

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karenekin

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posted 11/13/2007, comments (3)

newly diagnosed seronegative R A

I have been diagnosed with seronegative ra after seeing an orthopede, rheumatologist and general practicioners. I also saw a GI doctor to rule out joint pain from any digestion issues. I had a hard time accepting that I had ra because I didn't test positive with the ra factor, but did have elevated sed rate. I have been on... Read more Chevron

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