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As some of you might now I am a newbie in here, just got a confirmation that I am indeed RA material on Friday. I am just curious, how long ago everyone has been diagnosed and what prompted you to go to the doctor. As for me, I never had any problems with my joints, run around, danced, but after I had my second daughter, 3 weeks later to be exact, I had my first flare up.  First I thought that i was just carrying my girls too much up and down the stairs, but then it gotten so bad, that I could not get up from bed. Every joint was hurting. It is bad that I have it, but at least I can start my medicine and hopefully live happily ever after... :)

What about you??

25 years ago at age 22 and I went to the doctor because after months and months on something always hurting I finally got fed up when I couldn't raise my arm one day.  My first visit to an internest essentially diagnosed me...it was either RA or SLE

I first started having symptoms in late '96, but didn't have insurance so didn't get treated.  I was finally diagnosed in '98.  My symptoms were random pain initially - swollen wrist one day, knee the next, etc...

18 years ago for me.  After constant shoulder pain, and thinking it was from doing too much at the gym, I saw my doctor. Diagnosed shortly after that.Symptoms started 25 years ago and was finally diagnosed 12 years ago.  My RF and all other labs were always normal until I had a severe flare and couldn't walk.  RF and other labs were off the chart.  Lindy

So, how is everyone feeling after all this years after being diagnosed? What do I have to look forward to? :) And another question, do you know if RF of 120 is a lot? Is the RA severe with that factor?

 

I was diagnosed in 2004.  I started having migrating pain.  It started in my right wrist, then three days later moved to my left elbow, then three days later moved to the knee, etc.  The pain was so severe that I didn't wait long.  Within two weeks, I was seeing my GP.  She ran a sed rate which came back high, then called me back in for an ANA and an RF.  Both of those came back high, especially the RF.  So, she referred me to an RD.  The RD ran a series of other tests including the Anti-CCP, which also came back high.  So, I was diagnosed with RA several months after the first symptom.  I think the longest stretch of time was waiting for the RD appointment.
 
As long as the cocktail of meds I'm on is working for me, I can't tell I've even got RA, except that  I do tire more easily  (of course  that could be my age I was diagnosed about seven months ago.  Kind of late in life I think, Im 62, I had carpel tunnel operations about four years ago, but I think now it was RA all along.  Waddie, It was my hands that finally brought me to the Rheumy.  My hands looked like your photos for about nine months. and the pain............Ana, I am feeling fine now, except those bad days,and it doesn't happen to often, on Tuesdays, I take MTX on Wednesday.  So trust the doc and just let it happen.  remember, most of us here understand, really understand what is happening to you
Stephen 
I was diagnosed in 1967... at the age of 10 w/ JRA  --I had some tough years as a child.. then things seemed to improve a lot..   I always had "something" that hurt.. I really didn't deal with it much but considered that I pushed myself and was just "bone tired" often, with all my kids and working full time.. often my jobs were some physical like waitressing and daycare while the kids were young.. it seemed "normal" considering that was all I really knew.
After a gi-gantic flare in June of 07... I have been working toward getting better..and feeling good.. I am there on some days.. and not on others....  but that's better than no good days... and I'll take them, thank you.
I've had no flares since Oct 07.. and I credit that to the aggressive and constant care and  medication by my RD... I hope it continues..

I hope you find relief.. and that you stop your disease from destruction.. good luck!!

Thank you, everyone, for sharing your stories with me! It is ncie to meet everyone! At least now I have a place to come and cry my heart out if I have to... :) Thanks for being here. Anastasia,
 
ревматоидный артрит является жизнь меняющегося болезни. Нет сахара покрытием. Ты должен быть сильнее, чем когда-либо вообразить. Это горки езды. Ремень себя в. Повесьте на жесткая. Подготовьтесь к ездить в вашей жизни.
 
LEV
 

Anastasia is Russian speaking?

You are right. It could be the ride of your life.
 
 

Yes, I speak Russian. Do you, babs?

Thank you, Lev!

no.. I have Babel fish    I took Russian in college but don't really remember much 20 years later :)
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