Re:WHO HAD RA THAT IS IN THE FAMILY , Tracie in Maine

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Tracie -

I have RA (diagnosed a year ago at age 31) and I too had an extremely

stressfull childhood with troubled parents. I just recently realized

that as a child I probably could have been diagnosed with RA or JA at

a young age if anyone had listened to my complaints. Also, I had

chronic strep throat infections for many, many years, even past high

school. No one in my family has an auto-immune disease, although my

mother says that my great-grandmother was very very crippled. She

died before I was born.

Interesting topic, eh?

--- In , Tracie Bragdon <tracierae143@...>

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> My RA does not run in my family.  I am the first with it and I got

it in my early to mid thirties.  YES, it flares horribly when I am

under stress.  I had an extremely stressful childhood suffering

migraines and other physical side effects from having alcoholic

parents.  It was very very difficult for me.  I am curious if stress

did play a role.  I also wonder if my recurrent bouts of strep throat

that were not treated promptly may have had something to do with it

as I did not have my tonsils and adenoids out until I was 15

finally.  My parents obviously did not put my healthcare at the top

of their worry list since they were busy drinking.  You get the

picture. 

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> Tracie in Maine