Arthritis

[DaisyNancy]

Hi everyone,

I’m new to this site or forum. I’m a 51 year old female, I’ve had JRA (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) since I was 8 yrs old. I thought when I was younger that it was the dark meat from the turkey at thanksgiving that caused it. Lol I had rheumatic fever at the start of mine with swollen feet and hands, this was 1978. A lot of diagnosis and treatments have improved since than. I took brayer aspirin for starters, predisone, gold shotz, plaquenill, methotrexate, calcium tablets, iron, folic acid, humira, embrel..so far humira and 5mg predisone and of course ibuprofen works for me. I have 3 children said I couldn’t any and I would be in a wheel chair by the age of 30. Here I am walking and working, I lift boxes 50lbs maybe 5-6 boxes 3x’s a week. I have arthritis throughout my body head to toe. A family friend always says idk how she does it. 1) keep moving 2) keep ur self relax if u get stressed or depressed it’s worse, I know easier said than done 3) do what u gotta do, take ur mind of it, again easier said than done 4) talk to others to vent, it helps 5) eat healthy. Yes I still have flare ups, they usually last a week. If u need to talk I’ll listen.

[Happyrosie]

Hello DaisyNancy. Just to say thank you for your post. JRA must have been hard to manage when you were younger, and I admire you for your resilience and character.

Well done.

[DaisyNancy in reply to Happyrosie]

Thank you Happyrosie

[CagneysMum]

What a fantastic perspective you have on all of this and you are such an inspiration to us all. Thank you so much for sharing your story and the journey you’ve taken so far. ❤️

[DaisyNancy in reply to CagneysMum]

Thank you CagneysMum

[arthritis_action Partner]

Hi DaisyNancy . Thanks so much for your post, your story is so inspiring!

It's great to hear that you keep active and positive, which is having a great effect on your symptoms. Regular exercise is essential as it helps to strengthen the muscles that protect and support the joints, so lifting boxes is definitely a good thing for you to do.

Thanks again for sharing your story, please do keep posting any techniques or advice you know of in the future!