A little help....

[Jellybean45]

My daughter has just been diagnosed with RA. She is 23 yrs old and has just started methotrexate weekly injections. I wondered if there was anyone out there of similar age, who she could maybe connect with?

[LoneEra]

Hi. I was 25 when I was diagnosed and started methotrexate. I'm now 38 - but don't have any kids (by choice) so I'm used to living a much more exciting life than my RA sometimes allows.

I'm more than happy for your daughter to message me. Even if I am a bit older than her now, I've definitely been where she is xx

[Jellybean45 in reply to LoneEra]

Thank you, that's really kind of you. xx

[KittyJ]

This might be helpful to her plus she is very welcome here of course as there are young people here too and a lot of us that were diagnosed at a young age 😊

arthursplace.co.uk/

[Jellybean45 in reply to KittyJ]

Thank you very much, the website looks great. She's really struggling at the moment and I think it will really help her to know, that there are many young people living their lives with arthritis. xx

[FunBalloon]

Hi, I'm 26 and have psoriatic arthritis. I was diagnosed 6 years ago. I'd be happy to connect with her and help her a little bit. Especially in the early days when things seem overwhelming x

[Jellybean45 in reply to FunBalloon]

Thank you, I think that would be a huge help x

[Lyra_Jinx]

Hey, always happy for her to reach out to me but full warning, I'll be no help with the medical stuff as I was only just diagnosed in January and had never heard of it before... So the only thing I can help with is knowing what it feels like right now Haha

[Jellybean45 in reply to Lyra_Jinx]

Thank you x

[Zoppy89]

I’m always happy to help as well. I was 24 when diagnosed and now am 31. I remember being so worried that it would put my life on hold, I worried about finding a partner who understood, how changing jobs etc would be. I’ve luckily responded well to treatments, on injections too. And my fears about my life also haven’t come true!

I hope you are all coping ok X

[Jellybean45 in reply to Zoppy89]

Thank you x

[Rashford20]

I can talk 💁

[Jellybean45 in reply to Rashford20]

Thank you x

[Wizard12]

Hi there so sweet of you to find people for her to reach out to. That's what was hardest for me. No one around me was in the same boat. I got diagnosed at 17. I'm now 44. So happy to help if she wants to talk to an older person.

[Jellybean45 in reply to Wizard12]

Thank you x

[Rachieishere]

She can connect with me I'm not a similar age as such but I've been through then methotrexate journey and had it since I was 17 I am 32

[Jellybean45 in reply to Rachieishere]

Thank you x