RE: [SPAM] Just found out!

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General information about RA

http://www.arc.org.uk/about_arth/booklets/6033/6033.htm

First Visit to Rheumatologist

http://arthritis.about.com/cs/docpad/a/rheumatologist.htm

Spoon Theory – explaining RA to others

http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/spoons.htm

The three links above can be useful to

people new to RA and perhaps you will get something from them. The first one

is a good compromise between the amount of information and being easy to read.

The second helps with preparing for visits to the doctor. The third is a way

of understanding RA and explaining it to others. I hope you are getting

effective treatment for your RA and your pains will soon lessen. God bless.

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of Jerry & Sherry

Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007

7:06 PM

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: [sPAM]

Just found out!

Hello,

My name is Sherry and I just found out I have rheumatoid arthritis. I

have been in so much pain for the last 7 years, went to doctor after

doctor, they all just would tell me I was just getting to that age, I

was only 40, in my mind I was still young. My family just thought I was

a cry baby, they didn't believe and my doctors didn't seem to either. I

finally found a female doctor who took me to heart, sent me for test

and found the problem. I thank God every day for her caring heart and

her knowledge. Now that I know I am not crazy and I know the pain isn't

all in my head, I can now focus on what I need to do next. Learn as

much as I can and work on getting better. Any thing you all can tell me

would help.