Tag Archives: rheumatoid arthritis

Exactly 1 year ago, my life went from gaining a 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo to a life of pain. Doctors kept thinking it was all in my head, but I pressed on for answers. One visit to a rheumatology doctor brought forth a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogrens, Raynaud’s, and multiple …

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 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 …

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 …

I am 28 years old, and to the world, I look perfectly healthy. Except for some very scary scars, you would never know how much my body has endured. At 16, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, after the doctors first told me I had lupus. Not long after, I …