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Rheumatoid arthritis

TWGarrett
TWGarrett
I just got a call for my doctor and my result was positive for rheumatoid arthritis.I looked it up read about it and need to here from yall I can't stop crying. My husband doesn't know and he should come in any minute and think someone has died.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am sorry to hear your diagnosis but there are lots of drugs now to treat RA. I have a cousin who has had RA since she was a child (she is now 30) and her doc has finally found the drug that works well for her. They will try you on several different drugs and finally find the one that works for you too. I know this kind of diagnosis is a real bummer, especially since your job is a physical job, but there is hope for a normal life with the right kind of meds.

God bless you and give you strength.
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deleted_user
I'm very sorry to hear you have RA.

I was going to respond to your thread about the difference between fibro and myofascial pain earlier but just couldn't get my thoughts together well enough to write a corherent sentence. I'm going to respond now in spite of this for the benefit of others--I think it still applies to you, but certainly not to the degree it does to someone like me who doesn't have things like RA, arthritis and the like to complicate my life. Again, I'm terribly sorry to hear this and pray God will provide healing as happened with a friend of mine.
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I agree with Frizzytail. At least there has been tons of research into RA, unlike Fibro. I'm just used to being told there's nothing they can do. RA has lots of drugs that really work. I know it's hard to have to have this disease, but there is a good side, at least they have good drugs that work.

Mizroze