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posted 10/27/2009, comments (10)

Disability approved anyone??????

Hello all......I know we are all in the same neighborhood of RA and I was just wondering if it's possible to get approved for disability. What are the chances?? I cannot keep a job anymore and cannot get even close because of my attendance. I am absolutely at my wits end. I have applied for disability and don't... Read more Chevron

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Tom Ensley

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posted 10/23/2009, comments (5)

pain came back worse

i started the enbrel shot a little over a month ago, i am still on the meth. just a few days after my first shot i felt better, and after the second shot i felt even better yet! man was i happy! so i stoped the steroids and for the past two weeks i have felt great... on the road to recovery right! well just yesterday i flared up and i hurt... Read more Chevron

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Lene Andersen

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posted 10/20/2009, comments (36)

Spoons Are Not Just for Soup Anymore

There I was at the computer, staring at my monitor, seeing a vast expanse of white space that needed to be filled with this post. This post about spoons. I stared at it on and off for six hours and nothing came to me -- well, nothing other than the overwhelming urge for a nap. Eventually, though, it occurred to me that trying to write about spoons... Read more Chevron

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I have had RA since i was 4. Have flare ups every 7 years or so.

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posted 10/15/2009, comments (4)

Feeling a LOT better

Hi All, I get the impression that most people flock to these RA sites when their condition is deteriorating and they feel depressed. I know that is the case for me. However, I am here today to give you an update on my RA that made it very hard to walk; I had swelling from my ankles through my knees and stiffness and fatigue. Four months... Read more Chevron

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Sara Nash

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Young, single professional in New York City

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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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