Guest guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I wish that I had your enthusiasm! You have a wonderful attitude. I am new to the group myself, but not new to ra. Welcome, Gloria in Ok > > I was just diagnosed with RA and will be seeing a Rheumotologist soon. > I was diagnosed because of a painful flare (still in process) and > realizing this just wasn't " normal " . Labwork backed that up. > > After educating myself I realize that I've probably had various > symptoms for at least a decade but never experienced a degree of pain > to make me see a doctor specifically for the symptoms. > > I also have asthma, IBS, migraines, hypertension (all of those > typical " cluster " disorders). > > I'm just introducing myself because I wanted to find a place where > other people were experiencing - and have experience with - what I'm > likely to go through in the future. I'm big on self-education so I hope > to tap into this forum as a valuable educational resource and for > support (I freely admit to being apprehensive about this diagnosis!). I > just want to be aggressive and pro-active in how I manage this disease. > > Thanks for listening! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Welcome to the group. Some of us communicate more than others (I don't much). But we have a fantastic group of people here. is great on getting ALL kinds of information to you. Some of us have been diagnosed early in life, some of us have been HIT by RA overnight, not all. Meds act differently for all people. Anyway, glad to have you here. > > I was just diagnosed with RA and will be seeing a Rheumotologist soon. > I was diagnosed because of a painful flare (still in process) and > realizing this just wasn't " normal " . Labwork backed that up. > > After educating myself I realize that I've probably had various > symptoms for at least a decade but never experienced a degree of pain > to make me see a doctor specifically for the symptoms. > > I also have asthma, IBS, migraines, hypertension (all of those > typical " cluster " disorders). > > I'm just introducing myself because I wanted to find a place where > other people were experiencing - and have experience with - what I'm > likely to go through in the future. I'm big on self-education so I hope > to tap into this forum as a valuable educational resource and for > support (I freely admit to being apprehensive about this diagnosis!). I > just want to be aggressive and pro-active in how I manage this disease. > > Thanks for listening! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Welcome, Sheba. You've come to the right place. This is a very supportive group, and keeps us up to date about these autoimmune diseases. Sorry for your diagnosis, but there are new meds today that can really help. Sue On Friday, November 9, 2007, at 11:22 PM, just call me Sheba wrote: > > I'm just introducing myself because I wanted to find a place where > other people were experiencing - and have experience with - what I'm > likely to go through in the future. I'm big on self-education so I hope > to tap into this forum as a valuable educational resource and for > support (I freely admit to being apprehensive about this diagnosis!). I > just want to be aggressive and pro-active in how I manage this disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Hi Sheba, Welcome to the group. I have found so much information here, sends links almost everyday and they are really helpful.I take Methotrexate and Embrel for the RA. I was not sure how good they were until I had to sstop them for a while. I hope that they willl let me go back on them soon. I discovered without them my RA is much worse. I look forward to gettign to know you. Heidi M On 11/10/07, Sue <marysue@...> wrote: > > Welcome, Sheba. You've come to the right place. This is a very > supportive group, and keeps us up to date about these autoimmune > diseases. Sorry for your diagnosis, but there are new meds today that > can really help. > > Sue > > On Friday, November 9, 2007, at 11:22 PM, just call me Sheba wrote: > > > > I'm just introducing myself because I wanted to find a place where > > other people were experiencing - and have experience with - what I'm > > likely to go through in the future. I'm big on self-education so I hope > > to tap into this forum as a valuable educational resource and for > > support (I freely admit to being apprehensive about this diagnosis!). I > > just want to be aggressive and pro-active in how I manage this disease. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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