Hi ya, I was diagnosed with RA in May 2017 but on reflection I think I had RA earlier than that due to the aches and pains I been having. I am 50yrs
Looking back my parents had arthritis and my daughter has lupus, so from what I’m reading it’s genetic.
I am on Methotrexate and Hydroxychloroquine, I’m still learning about RA and learning to manage it. I am just getting over a flare up which left me very upset due to the impact it has on my joints and mobility.
I am quick an active person who likes exercising and often in the gym doing high impact classes but since being diagnosed I am unable to do these classes and now I can only do activities such as swimming and yoga which really upsets me and reduces me to tears. My goal is to learn about RA and how to manage it so I can return to the high impact classes (I hope).
At the moment I am having a lost of pains in my hips, lower back, ankles, knees shoulders and fingers especially my index fingers. I am feeling pain every where.
I am so glad to join you all so I can learn more about RA and share with you what I find works for me.
I get particularly frighten when I tell people I have RA, the look of horror on their faces worry me. From what I’m learning so far some people end up disabled. I’m frightened I don’t want to become disabled and living with pain for the rest of my life.
I am so emotional and short tempered since being diagnosed some days I surprise myself with how emotional and tearful I can be, I cry for almost everything and some I feel depressed.
I glad that I have found a group of ‘like minded’ people that I can talk with and share experiences, I have already began to learn about RA from ready your posts. Thank you
Well...that’s all about me speak to you all soon
Buff Mummy
Hi I am quiet new to ra I was diagnosed a bit before but still learning about this awful disease but from what I read it does get better and it did for me for a while but now I am having flares so new tablets are being added. I just wanted to say hi and to keep your chin up xx
Hi Lomo thank you for you post it’s so reassuring. I’m going to try to beat this breast! 👊🏾
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Warm hello, BuffMummy & Lomo1964! 👋👋
Abundant realistic hope, more than you can shake a stick 🥢 at ( healthunlocked.com/cure-art... ) — even for youngsters ( healthunlocked.com/nras/pos... ) nowadays! 😊
Please 🙏 take as good a care of yourselves as you possibly can, BuffMummy & Lomo1964, to return back to a physically & mentally healthy & active ‘new normal’. ☺️
Very best wishes to you both. 😌 🙏 🍀 🌺 🌞
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Hi Kai I would like to ‘follow’ you but don’t know how to? Do you know how I can do this?
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This ‘Help Centre’ article "What is the follow feature and how do I follow/unfollow people and posts?" ( support.healthunlocked.com/... ) notes how to "follow" a member, BuffMummy. 👍👍
The 'Follow' function for ’Kai--‘ is disabled on my end. (Sorry. 🙏😌)
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If ever you wish to see (‘follow’) my ‘Replies’, BuffMummy, just click: healthunlocked.com/user/kai... to see my replies to posts. 👍
If ever you wish to see my source ‘Posts’, click ’Kai--‘ & click blue text ’Read more’. 👍👍
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[To date, the 7️⃣6️⃣ source posts are Resources (an ‘accumulation of references’) I’ve found useful, insightful, informative along the way. It’s listed (‘cobbled together’) — like a (clumsy 🤪 ) 'Table of Contents' of a book 📖 for skimming. You're welcome to leisurely peruse 👀 anything that sparks 💥 your interest. Or, happily, voraciously devour 🍖 🐕 anything that has you hungrily seeking more. ☺️ Or, If it's simply 'not your cup of tea' ☕️ , readily by-pass/ ignore. 😌 ]
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Very best wishes, BuffMummy. 🙏 😌
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[Oh . . . there are many, many perspectives ( healthunlocked.com/nras/pos.... ) & variety of experiences of RA-ers (& multi-Autoimmuners) here to ‘tap into’. They’re from a wide variety of unique, individual experiences (all age groups, sexes, cultural backgrounds, etc.) from all around the globe 🌍 🌏 🌎 — (& rumour has it) from all around the galaxy 🌌 🛸 👽 ✨ . . . 😄 🙃 🤣
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