Lene, Thank you for the links.  I did have a chance to review them.  I will get busy looking for a support group soon.  I am also sorry you have had to battle this for 40yrs.  Here I am complaining and there are people like you who have truely suffered most of your life.  I hope you are having more good days than bad.  I am curious though, do you work.  There are times I am affraid to persue a more adventureous occupation but am affraid of a flair.  I currently work for my father who is an Internal Medicine Doc.  Of coarse you know my job flexibilty is without saying.  It has been wonderful, but he will eventually retire.  Any job suggestions friendly to those of us with RA?