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Hi,

My name is Lois and I was diagnosed with RA about 2 weeks ago. I was

a bit upset with it because I have watched my mother's 20 years of

experience with this and I said " no way " . I had been working in the

yard and after a couple of hours my hands swelled up like balloons

and I thought a spider bit me so I went to the emergency room. I am

not typically a nut to chase the medical profession down for every

little thing I get but this scared me. I was really believing a

spider bit me.

When I went, the ER doctor looked at my hands and said I believe that

you have RA. I went to my family doc because I really respect his

knowledge and care and he too said that he believed it to be so. He

sent me for blood work, and so be it. I have now put my big

acceptance hat on and am just making every day the best I can make

it. I have also bought ACAI juice and full pure Vitamen E at the

health food store, which I read on the Internet as being helpful for

Ra.

I also have a rare spinal cord disease which has caused me to stop

working about five years ago. I am wheelchair bound and limited in

my once complete availability to do lots of things that I enjoyed. I

now just keep on keeping on, despite this. I must do the same with

RA.

I am glad to find this group and would love to hear the advise,

knowledge, experience and suggestions that can be shared.

Here's to a great day,

Lois