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Anu

my life since Rheumatoid Arthritis

I was diagnosed with RA almost five years ago, when I was just short of 23. It was a sudden onset - there was swelling and pain in my fingers, wrists, toes and ankles at the end of a tiring day at a religious ceremony. I put it down to all the heavy lifiting and running around I had done. But when the swelling and pain did not go away... Read moreChevron
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Taking Control of Your Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis is part of my life.  It is why I am who I am.  It is why I live how I live.  It is the reason for my strength as well as the reason for my struggle.  I used to think that you got to pick what you wanted in life.  I now know that sometimes life picks what it wants for you.   What do I want out... Read moreChevron
Josephine

First Year with RA and Unsure of the Future

Hi All, I am 52 years old and have seronegative RA.  A year ago I began experiencing fatigue and morning stiffness in my hips and legs.  I went to my PCP and found out that I was anemic and my sed rate was 60.  My doctor diagnosed me with polymyalgia rheumatica and put me on 40 mg of prednisone... Read moreChevron
robin

much more than the physical

Today I found out that the new name for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis is Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. What a ridiculous name. Apparantly idiopathic means a disease without a known cause. But more importantly, when did this happen? I was diagnosed with JRA/JIA 8 years ago and thought that I knew all there was to know about it. I researched the... Read moreChevron
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My Rheumatoid Arthritis: Dealing with Joint Pain, Stress, and Tornadoes

It’s still amazes me how Rheumatoid Arthritis can affect so many different aspects of my life.  Here I am, many years after my diagnosis, still learning so much about life with this disease.  Here I am, still trying to live well with RA.   Tornado Alley, Oklahoma I live in northeastern Oklahoma, right in the middle of... Read moreChevron

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