Rheumatoid Arthritis - All People Who Are Taking "enbrel"

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Sara Nash

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (16)

Do We Look Sick to You?

The winter after I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis was one of the hardest for me. Living in New York City can be brutal no matter the season, but what made that winter even more difficult was the fact that because my disease was practically invisible; no stranger ever came to my rescue to open a door I couldn't push open or to give up a... Read more Chevron

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Debra

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (2)

Swine Flu Vacation

Friday afternoon my nose started running. On Saturday the fever hit. My fourteen-year-old went though this a week ago, so I knew what was in store. I called in a week of sick days, not only for myself, but for my eleven-year old whose symptoms mirrored my own. So we've spent the last week on the... Read more Chevron

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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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Eddie

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posted 10/16/2009, comments (4)

Enbrel a real miracle drug for 10 + yrs but last 30 days have been the worse.

Hello all, I was diagnosed with RA at the age of 33 (44 now). My Rheumy at the time back in 1999 insisted we begin by treating my RA very aggressively and prescribed Enbrel, MTX and Celebrex. Being that Enbrel was brand new to the market and I hated injections I was more than against any injections. As the months went by, approx 2-3, I was... Read more Chevron

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