New here.......don't know what to expect.

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Hello, I am new here and am seeking support. My husband is wonderful

and I have alot of suport from him but it is mostly where I work that

doesn't seem to understand. The ladies I work with are all

about " well, I have such and such wrong with me and I still work,

blah blah blah. It's like if you have something wrong with you, they

have it worse.

Anyway, I am at the start of this journey as I see a Rheumatolgist in

two weeks. I have had my blood work done and it is being sent over to

the new dr. I wonder what is ahead of me, what kind of meds I will

have to take and what this pain is all about. How did I get it? Did I

do something wrong and not take care of myself?

I have general body pain and am currently on Vioxx. It doesn't help

much but it does take the edge off the pain. I really don't want to

turn to anything that will make me drowsy or not with it if I can

avoid it. I have been looking at articles on the web about RA. Any

other info will be appreciated. Thanks!