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I was just diagnosed, though this was not a shock. My mother has RA

and was diagnosed in her 40s. I am 40 married for 20+ yrs and have 6

children. I have had hand feet and hip pain for several years. but

did not want to admit it. hips are worst. it go to the point where I

could not go up and down stairs in the morning without much pain.

Although the diagnosis was not a shock I am still very down. It's not

the pain I am most upset about, my mothers hands and feet are so mis-

shapen that It hurts to look at them. I really don't want to get

like that.

Marie