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HELLO MY NAME IS THERESA I AM 32 YEARS OLD I HAVE BEEN DIG. WITH RA SINCE AGE 24 BOY HAS IT BEEN A LONG ROAD WITH 5 CHILDREN BUT WE HAVE MADE IT SOMETIMES I GET DOWN BUT I JUST KEEP GOING I CRY ALMOST EVERYDAY ABOUT ONE JOINT OR AND ANOTHER I HAVE TRIED EVERY MED. THERE IS THE DOCTOR SAID HE CAN NOT SEEM TO SLOW IT DOWN HE SAID I WOULD BE CRIPPLED BY AGE OF 40 YES I AM SCARED BUT I WILL NOT LET THIS RA GET ME SOMETIMES I THINK IT MORE LIKE A FIGHT WITH THIS THEN A CURE FOR PAIN WELL SORRY IF THIS IS TO LONG BUT I REALLY ENJOYED READING YALL LETTERS AND THEY WERE SO TRUE TO ME BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS BUT PEOPLE WITH RA ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS THAT IS
THANKS FOR LISTENING
THERESA FROM TEXAS

Update:

HI I AM THERESA I HAVE WRITTEN BEFORE THEN I WAS IN PAIN I HAVE HAD THIS RA FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS AND HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE BUT NOTHING SEEM TO WORK OR SLOW IT DOWN BUT MY DOCTOR ASK ME TO TRY ONE MORE THING SO I DID 3 WEEKS AGO AND I HAVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD I ALMOST HAVE NO PAIN MY HUSBAND EVEN SAID I DON'T COMPLAIN AT ALL LIKE I DID AND HE WAS SCARED TO SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE TO RUN IT BUT THE MEDS. NAME IS EMBERLL SHOTS I TAKE 2 SHOTS A WEEK WITH MY MEXATEXATE AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING WORK LIKE THIS SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE EMAIL ME AT CESTES576@AOL.COM  AND I WILL EXPLAIN MORE WHERE YOU CAN TELL YOUR DOCTOR JUST WANTED TO TELL MAYBE IT WILL HELP SOMEONE ELSE LIKE ME.

Theresa
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