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becki

posted 04/25/2008, comments (4)

Becki's RA Journey... my story p1

I was initially diagnosed with RA last month (3/27) after seeing the head of the Rheumatology department at Cleveland Clinic Fl. Prior to seeing him I saw doctor after doctor trying to figure out what was wrong with me. I have had bad wrist pain on my right hand for months but around early to mid Feb it got so bad I couldn't even move... Read more Chevron

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faithL

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Living With It

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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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keegan55

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Interested

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posted 01/20/2008, comments (3)

so confused

i have had Ra/ Psoriatic arthritis since age 16 sometimes ra factor positive sometimes not.most recently was on embrel for both arthritis and psorasis( 1 year) but gained 40 lbs I got off of it as I was stoping it I started with low groin painI have been on Methotraxate and steroids at the same time and all the NSADIS there are. I can... Read more Chevron

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