Diagnosed With RA Around Time Son Died
The pain and other problems started when we were in Florida at our winter home. I had to wait until we returned to Rochester MN. Mayo Clinic in the Spring so it was a month at least before I could s…
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Got Arthritis in 1st Grade
I was taken to CHEO (Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario) within days, and was tested. Six months later, I was diagnosed with JRA. I missed six months of school and had to repeat first grade. I've h…
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Keep Moving
Yes a doc was consulted, he advised to walk slowly as I was a regular walker and if I have to stop walks in my life I know I would stop existing anymore. I consulted immediately. My advice to all is …
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Other Family Members Have Arthritis
At the age of 47 in 1990 I had sustained injury to tendons in my right index finger & developed symptoms in another finger which was reviewed by Specialist Rheumatologist who made the diagnosis.Altho…
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Hate Being in Pain and Being Crippled
About 2 months after foot pain. I thought I had sprained my ankle. Then I thought I had the flu because I was so tired and ached all over. My doctor gave me little hope in 1986. I cried because my gr…
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Arthritis Is Terrible
From 2002, I have been consulting doctors at different times. Even now I have tried western medication, native treatment and physiotherapy etc. MRI and xrays say "nothing wrong" but I am suffering 24…
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Obey Your Doctor
Many time I consult they ordered some pain killers and different messages types with giving heat. I check with different bone doctors or specialist in our country. Clinics I make some xray and not ha…
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Shocked It Was Serious
Must have been 4 months because I kept attributing any symptoms to things like, not enough exercise, too much food, getting older, working too hard. Then it was a GP and the waiting time for the Rheu…
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Doctor Would Not Listen
When my feet started, I went back to my family doctor & demanded more investigation. It was at this time I considered arthritis. Initial tests came back as RA factor elevated, so was referred to a rh…
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