Re: new kid

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group!

I have no military background, but if you can get your RA under

control with medication, and you can perform your duties, would they

still have to discharge you?

Tell us more about what your position requires physically (standing

or walking a lot for example)? How have you been managing to this

point (well, sort of, not at all)? Have you started on any

medications and how are they working? If they aren't working, there

are likely other medications available (I imagine if you were just

diagnosed, you are not yet on a biological drug).

I'm sure you have a million questions, and we are all here to answer

them.

Jennie

> Greetings all,

>

> I am 25 years old and have just been diagnosed with RA. I have

been

> in the Air Force for about five years and will most likely be

> medically discharged for this. Is there anyone here with military

> experience that could give me some advice on how to convince them

to

> let me stay in. I've spent the whole year working on getting

> accepted into a commissioning program and I'd really hate to have

to

> throw all that out the window.

[Guest guest]

Welcome Suzanne, Sorry to hear your dx, but glad your here. You will

meet great people, and you will learn so much about RA. So, hope to

know more about you, hugs Tawny

> Greetings all,

>

> I am 25 years old and have just been diagnosed with RA. I have

been

> in the Air Force for about five years and will most likely be

> medically discharged for this. Is there anyone here with military

> experience that could give me some advice on how to convince them

to

> let me stay in. I've spent the whole year working on getting

> accepted into a commissioning program and I'd really hate to have

to

> throw all that out the window.