Hi everyone.
I am a woman in my 30's, married with four kids ranging in age from 2.5 to 15.
I was diagnosed with arthritis about a year ago. Still don't have a real idea of type. My rheum is just calling it unspecified inflammatory arthritis, it is most like RA but it is a bit atypical.
It took about 9 months to find a combination of meds that worked and didn't make me too sick to get out of bed. Finally settled on leflunomide, sulfasalazine and assorted pain relief/nsaids, occasional pred.
I spent the last 3 months or so doing really well, was finally able to function again. About 10 days ago my first flare started. It may sound silly but up until then I had managed to convince myself that this arthritis thing was a one off episode. That we would find the right meds and it would go away and I would be me again. Of course, I now realise that this is just how it is now.
I've joined this forum just hoping to find some people who understand what I'm going through. I am just coming to terms with what my body is like now and how to deal with that without being irredeemably sad.
Look forward to reading everyone's stories, ways of coping.
I am a woman in my 30's, married with four kids ranging in age from 2.5 to 15.
I was diagnosed with arthritis about a year ago. Still don't have a real idea of type. My rheum is just calling it unspecified inflammatory arthritis, it is most like RA but it is a bit atypical.
It took about 9 months to find a combination of meds that worked and didn't make me too sick to get out of bed. Finally settled on leflunomide, sulfasalazine and assorted pain relief/nsaids, occasional pred.
I spent the last 3 months or so doing really well, was finally able to function again. About 10 days ago my first flare started. It may sound silly but up until then I had managed to convince myself that this arthritis thing was a one off episode. That we would find the right meds and it would go away and I would be me again. Of course, I now realise that this is just how it is now.
I've joined this forum just hoping to find some people who understand what I'm going through. I am just coming to terms with what my body is like now and how to deal with that without being irredeemably sad.
Look forward to reading everyone's stories, ways of coping.
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