Rheumatoid Arthritis - All People Who Are Interested In "Rheumatoid arthritis"

Rita

posted 10/29/2009, comments (11)

Experience with Ankylosing Spondilitis Onset

Hi, My son who is 13 was recently diagnosed with having a gene for SA but Rheumy said it does not mean that he will get it. However, he has been experiencing RA symptons in his hands and feet along with back pain and weakeness in his legs. It appears that it maybe the onset of AS? From what I have read it's difficult to diagnose... Read more Chevron

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Debra

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I'm a school teacher and mother of two, poet, spinner, knitter,

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (3)

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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bcavalliero

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57 yrs, correctional officer, happily married for 17 yrs.

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posted 10/27/2009, comments (10)

exhaustion

I was diagnosed with RA about 6 months ago and have tried to do alot of research. Recently, I am having a great deal of problems with exhaustion. It is incredibly bad. Some days I will feel pretty good and other days it is like someone put 100 pound weights on my ankles. I know exhaustion is part of it but is it really this... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/26/2009, comment (1)

Insecticides linked to PA

I found this very interesting. When I was first diagnosed with RA 20 years ago I had been working in a nursery for 7 years. I had been exposed to strong insecticides and other chemicals on a daily basis. This article sure has me wondering now about this now. Thoughts to ponder....

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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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