Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Stories

I am 48 years young and was officially diagnosed with Rheumatoid Disease two years ago, but I have been living in pain for many years. In my mid 40s, the joint and body pain became unbearable, and I was having a hard time making it to work. At my request, …

My first fight started in 2002 when I was diagnosed with RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis). I was unsure what was going on because the pain and stiffness was sometimes unbearable and I could barely get out of bed. It hit me like a ton of bricks, although my doctor stated that …

I am a 30 year old, mother/step-mother of six great children. I also have a wonderful husband! I was diagnosed with rheumatic fever on May 28, 2013. Thankfully, I didn’t have a long struggle to find out what was wrong with me, but unfortunately that is where the easy part …

I think it’s important to go over the entire medical history of my struggle to find the right diagnoses. Many people are going through the same thing everyday. It’s a terrible thing to go through. It takes forever…lots of pain and suffering before the right medications are prescribed. It’s a …

My name is Dawnique and I battle rheumatoid arthritis, Raynaud’s syndrome, carpal and tarsal tunnel. My story began when I was little, around eight years old, and I started having pain. I remember it being really cold and the pain I had was excruciating. I had to be carried because …

I wasn’t even 21 when my dad passed away in 2008. Less than a month later I was battling crippling pain in my hip. I had surgery on it in 2009, without a definitive diagnosis to what was actually causing my pain. To this day I still only know it …

Hello, my name is Sylvia.  I am currently 17 years old.  I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was 15, almost 16. I don’t want to bore you guys with a very long detailed story, so I will try to be short. It all started with pain on my …

Hi, My Name is Valorie. I am 37 years old, and a single mom of three teenagers. I was diagnosed with Rhuematoid Arthritis in October of 2011. I remember the day my doctor told me what was wrong. After months of terrible pain in my hand’s and feet, I was …

My name is Alexa. At the young age of 17, I was a married and a mom of a little boy. I did not expect to become pregnant again so soon after my first pregnancy. The second time around, I was so sick. I soon got to be 87 lbs. …

Rheumatoid arthritis. I’ve known what that was since I was ten years old when my mom was diagnosed. Her disease has always been progressive and aggressive.My mom has never been a person who enjoys working out etc, and her disease soon made that impossible. As a young girl, you never …