People Who Are Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Britt2189

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Dear RA,

Dear Rheumatoid Arthritis, I've had enough of you. This isn't really working for me, and I'm getting rid of you. I used to be happy, I used to enjoy my life. I used to smile. I'm tired of the pain, the weakness, and the lack of sleep. I'm tired of worrying about drinking when I just turned 21. I'm tired of being cautious. I used to be... Read more Chevron

posted 10/19/2010, comments (4)|

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Elizabeth

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48 years old 4 kids now divorced i am finally getting a grip of life after breast cancer chemo now ra .....i am doing very well and have found alot of information on alternative treatments for ra

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Hi everyone

Are there others here that are fighting breast cancer and ra.

posted 10/16/2010, comment (1)|

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jane

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Talking about our pain

Lene asked me to share my experience with this as far as my family and friends are concerned. I am happy to do that. I spent years trying to behave as though I felt fine and not inflict my pain on my loved ones especially. I did notice that my husband watched me constantly and he would look for signs of pain. He knew that... Read more Chevron

posted 09/28/2010, comments (5)|

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Jeff

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Living with RA for a little over a year

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Updating my info

Hi all, I have not posted in a long time. I have been tied up. I am a RA Patient and I have been diagnosed for two years now. I have just started Humira. I am waiting to see how our insurance is going to handle it because if its $1400.00 a month like the pharmacist told me we will be doing something else. Anyone else out there having these high... Read more Chevron

posted 09/26/2010, comments (3)|

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RA_Factor5

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59 years old - 11 Years with RA

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I was unaware of what pericarditis was and how it was related to rheumatoid arthritis until I though

I was unaware of what pericarditis was and how it was related to rheumatoid arthritis until I thought I was having a heart attack. One night last year, a pain in my chest really scared me, I thought, this is "the big one". I got my neighbor out of bed and she called the EMT's. When they arrived, they said that it didn't appear to be a heart attack... Read more Chevron

posted 09/12/2010, comments (4)|

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