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Friday, May 29, 2009 irene t asks

Q: I realize young people with RA have a difficult time to say the very lest but what about us older fo

Those of us that are older start out with other difficulties to deal with and RA is an additional problem.

I think we should be looking to bring RA to the fore front in general.   Not just Embrel ads etc. but the illness itself and the need for research to bring this illness down or at least under control.  

To my knowledge treatment is still up for grabs and there is no real answer to what to do for it or with it.

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5/30/09 7:36am

I hear what you are saying! When i was diagnosed i was in my early 30's-and now i'm in my mid 40's, and i seem to have somthing new added on top of the RA with almost every b-day. I know...it's not fair is it.

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5/30/09 7:58am

It diffinatly doesn't get any easier that''s for sure!

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5/29/09 1:53pm

I Agree! This is really the PITS. Julie R

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5/30/09 8:53am

Yes it is but just saying it doesn't make it better we need to put our minds to trying to help each other make it better.

Is there something you do when it is hard to move a leg, arm, or hand?  Or when you  are so tired you can't move?

Do you or anyone you know have have any knowledge of ways to get our spending Congress to spend some money our way?

I'm tired of feeling helpless.  What about you?

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6/ 3/09 8:59am

YES IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING WITH RHEUMATOID I CAN UNDERSTAND IT VERY WELL

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6/ 3/09 8:57am

I CANNOT UNDERSTAND PITS

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5/29/09 1:53pm

I Agree! This is really the PITS. Julie R

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6/ 3/09 8:55am

YES IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BEAR THIS PROBLEM.

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6/ 3/09 1:01pm

It is difficult for all of us...young and old.

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By irene t— Last Modified: 11/17/10, First Published: 05/29/09