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Reader Stories: How Do You Keep Working With Arthritis?

When you live with chronic arthritis pain, it's hard to keep working. Some people with severe arthritis have to stop working and go on disability. It's a blessing if you are able to keep working with arthritis.

So many factors contribute to whether you can continue working including the relationship you have with your employer or immediate supervisor, your work environment, the flexibility of your schedule, and your ability to be a productive worker.

What has contributed most to your abilty to keep working? Have you had to adapt or make adjustments?

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Have You Been Able to Work Without Stopping?*

Have you been able to work continuously without arthritis causing an interruption in your employment?

Does Arthritis Affect Your Work Productivity?*

How do your physical limitations affect productivity?

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What advice would you offer someone with arthritis who is finding it difficult to work?

Besides money, why do you want to keep working?

How many years have you worked since being diagnosed?

What's easiest and hardest part of your job?

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