Re: Newbie/Introduction/Nae

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Nae,

You've been dealing with this for so long! Wow. You are an inspiration to me

that you are still so positive!

Holland

-- [ ] Newbie/Introduction

Hello all, I've been lurking for a while to see if in fact I would fit in

here. Seems I will, hopefully. I'm 66, dxd w/RA at 16, symptoms at 13. Over

all these years I've had almost every med offered on the market, with great

success! I've just started on Enbrel after being on mtx, Predisone & folic

acid for almost 20 years. Before that was gold injections. I raised 5

children, almost alone, with this disease. So I know what a struggle it is.

Sometimes the pain is relentless but somehow we muddle through, right?

Thankfully, the worst deformity I have is my right hand & both wrists. Both

hands/arms have had at least 2 surgeries each with the wrists being removed,

bone from hip formed a past and reinforced w/plates and screws. So Imagine

operating w/o your wrists bending =) of course some of you probably already

have that. I apologize for not being too familiar with everyone, but I hope

to do so. I have noticed one friend already. It's good to see a familiar

face =) Thanks for having me & I'll try to stay as caught up as possible. If

there is ANYTHING I can say or do to help in supporting any way, I hope to

do so. We all need every ounce of information & support we can get. Renae

aka Nae TX