Rheumatoid Arthritis - All People Who Are Living In "NE"

MJK

Have had arthritis for a while since I was 18 now i'm almost 23

posted 09/13/2009, comments (11)

Pregnancy and Arthritis

My husband nad I want to have a baby. I got off my methotrexate about 4 weeks ago and am feeling the pain. My gynecologist said I need to get off my other meds too. The ones I need to get off of are my Naproxen and Zyrtec. I'm more concerned about the Naproxen, it seems to be the only thing keeping me together. I take... Read more Chevron

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nk41042

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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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Barbara Henry

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posted 12/21/2007, comments (6)

How do you deal with others lack of understanding?

I have had RA for about 8 years now and I am 43 years old. My RA is progressing and the further along it goes, the further away my family pulls. My only visible deformities at this time are my feet so they tend to forget what is going on inside. I find myself having to defend myself (or my illness) to friends, family and... Read more Chevron

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