Hi Melissa! I'm 22 years old and I was diagnosed when I was 3. RA is one of those diseases that are hard for people to understand. If they can't see anything wrong with you they assume you are faking...
Thank you so much for your suggestions! They are all so helpful. I have been doing a little better, I'm going to the grocery store and will try to avoid the "bad" aisles and keep to the fresh fruit...
I recently started taking prednisone (like 2 weeks ago) and I can not stop stuffing my face! Is this a symptom of the drug or am I just a glutton? Does anyone have any good suggestions about eating...
Thank you all for responding! It does make me feel better knowing that other people can do what they want! I did a lot of thinking and I want to go back to school and become a pharmacist! I'm really...
Hi. You should try to get in to see a rheumy so you know for sure and if you do have anything, you can get a grip on it before things get really bad. I was diagnosed with Juvenile RA when I was 3...
Hi! I just started on Prednisone too! How has it been working for you? I hope you have started to feel better!...
Thanks! I hope to stick around here too. It is really hard to prepare for another bout of everything. It's just so unpredictable when RA will show it's ugly face. I'm also in that part of life where...
Hi. I just decided to introduce myself. I have been looking for some sort of support place and I may have found it. :) I was diagnosed with JRA in 1993, I'm 22 years old now. Things have recently...