Hi April, and welcome! Oh my goodness! What a trip you have had! You are an inspiration! Despite all you have been through, you seem to have maintained a positive, forward moving attitude. Way to go, girl! Are your current meds doing the trick for you? I sure hope so, and I hope it is controlling your daily pain. Please continue to post, I am sure we can learn from your experience and we are a good place to go for information as well as a good vent!
May I suggest posting on the Rheumatoid Arthritis forum below? That is where most of us fellow RAers are and you would be most welcome.
Take care, April, and I hope to get to know you better!
Thank you
It's ok and thank you for commenting
I'm new here and just thought I would say Hi!! I'm 28 and have RA. I was diagnosed with JRA at 18 months and at age 14 I had my right hip replaced in the spring and then that following winter I had both knees replaced at the same time. During that following spring, at age 15, I had my right hip replaced and prior to having everything replaced, I was in a wheelchair for 3 years. I just recently, in the fall of 08, I had my left ankle fused and then in the spring of 09, I had my right ankle fused. I'm eventually going to have shoulders replaced, but as of now, we're just buying time. I am on Celebrex, Rituxan and Arava.
Yowsers,