How long have you had RA?

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Registered: 07-14-2004
How long have you had RA?
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Tue, 01-24-2006 - 9:59pm

Just wondering how long everyone here has been DX with RA?


 

 

 

 

 

 

&nbs

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Registered: 11-03-2003
Thu, 01-26-2006 - 12:46pm
It does sound like you might need something stronger.

Molly

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Registered: 11-03-2003
Thu, 01-26-2006 - 1:04pm

((((((((((((((((( Stringies ))))))))))))))))))), oh no...you can't have RA lung disease.

Molly

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Registered: 01-27-2006
Fri, 01-27-2006 - 5:00pm
I was diagnosed with JRA at the age of 6. I am currently 18, so I have lived with
Arthritis for 12 years.
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Registered: 11-19-2001
Mon, 01-30-2006 - 6:23am

It took a while to diagnose because although I have the symptoms of RA I actually have enteropathic arthritis caused by an autoimmune disease, Crohn's.

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Registered: 11-03-2003
Mon, 01-30-2006 - 1:07pm
Hi there, Ldybug0518.

Molly

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Registered: 11-03-2003
Mon, 01-30-2006 - 1:15pm
(((((((((((((((((( Donna ))))))))))))))))))))))).

Molly

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Registered: 11-19-2001
Mon, 01-30-2006 - 8:17pm

Hi Molly!

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Tue, 01-31-2006 - 11:44am

Thanks for posting that, Molly. That really hits home with me since my dad, who developed RA later in life, died of lung complications from pulmonary fibrosis. Even though he quit smoking many years before he died, I'm sure that attributed to some of it, along with all the smoke from being a chef. It's always in the back of my mind that I might also develop a lung infection like my dad.

Barb

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Tue, 01-31-2006 - 11:46am

I've had RA for 12 long years now. I can always keep track of how long I've had it since I developed it shortly after my first daughter was born.

Barb

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Registered: 11-03-2003
Tue, 01-31-2006 - 1:13pm
Emmy, you are a superstar!!!

Molly