Rheumatoid Arthritis - All People Who Are Taking "Sulfasalazine"

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posted 11/20/2009, comments (2)

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cardiovascular Disease

Do patients with RA have an increased risk of developing heart disease? Yes. In a previous post, Is there a link between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes?, I referenced a study which compared risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with RA versus diabetes. The result of this study indicates that patients with RA... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/16/2009, comments (20)

Turning 30 and My Choice to Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis

This is not at all the way I had imagined my life. These are not the plans I had made for myself. I had plans and goals to accomplish and I just knew nothing would get in the way of my dreams. I was going to have it all! Little did I know that I was going to have it all, alright! I was going to have pain in... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/02/2009, comments (5)

Living with RA

I am 40 year old female nurse that has lived with RA since I was 29. It has been a tough road..since the signs and symptoms started, to diagnosis, to treatment. I have had both knees replaced and now am looking at an ankle replacement. It is very hard to continue to work and try to live a normal life. I want to join this site to offer support to... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/25/2009, comments (9)

Chronic Fatigue

I don't know what to do. I just can't take this anymore. I can handle the joint pain, but I'm just so tired all the time I feel like I'm dying. Doctors can't find anything wrong with me other than RA. The last time I told my rheumatologist how I felt she pretty much blew me off. She said RA causes you to get worn out easily, but it should'nt make... Read more Chevron

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47 years old, married with kids. DX with RA in June of '08.

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posted 04/10/2009, comments (5)

1st SharePost and it's a venting one

Basic background: Diagnosed in June '08; out on (private) long-term disability since July '08. Been adding meds from the get-go, and now I take MTX, Sulfasalazine, Plaquenil, Humira, Naproxen, Folic Acid, CoQ10 supplement, and percocet for pain. Tore two discs in lower back in January. Developed severe multi-site tendonitis 2 months ago,... Read more Chevron

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