Rheumatoid Arthritis - All People Who Are Interested In "Joint Fusion"

patriciamtvr

posted 10/15/2008, comments (7)

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I Live with R.A for 22 years and can not stay in relationship because of my R.A. The X-boyfriends had said that it was to sad to see me stuffer and could not handle to see me in pain and left me. I let them know that before it getting serious that I have R.A. and give them the information booklets and pamphlets. Who know... Read more Chevron

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Galen Gilchrist

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I have been living with RA for 45 years.

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posted 10/02/2008, comment (1)

My life with Rheumatoid Arthritis

I have been living with Rheumatoid Arthritis for 46 years, being diagnosed at the age of 19. The disease burned its way through my body like a forest fire. Before I had it for two years I was on crutches. I married and had two daughters, having to become creative in how I cared for them, wheeling them around in a stroller in the house... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/02/2008, comments (7)

Nanci K..."livng" with RA

I feel your pain...REALLY!! I was diagnosed when I was 26 years old and had a 3 month old and a 4 year old. I lived in a great od two story house and I worked as a veterinary technician part time, a job I loved. It took a long time to come up with a diagnosis and (my family doc) when I was diagnosed (in 1978) I was told to take aspirin every 4... Read more Chevron

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CyndiLou

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posted 05/06/2008, comments (2)

Life after surgery

Well I had surgery on March 25th to fuse my knee, there were a few complications but all went pretty well. I got home on the 29th and things were going slow but steady. I can't walk for three months and I'm still in pain but I'm hanging in there. On April 22nd I was back in the hospital to have surgery to clean out the wound, it got infected and I... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/04/2007, comments (8)

A Flare to Remember: Managing RA During the Holidays

Most people have heard about the holiday blues, but not many have heard of the holiday flares. For those of us with rheumatoid arthritis this time of year can be the beginning of very painful season. There are many contributing factors to why you may experience a flare during the holidays; bad eating, stress and depression, just to name a few.... Read more Chevron

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