Any women who are suffering Rheumatoid Arthritis who is between 41 – 45 years of age?

i am slightly older (47) and learned that i. too have ra. i’m bummed. but… the good news is this: keep active. very active. movement staves off the inflammatory aspects of this disorder. stretching is also a wonderful tool, as well is yoga. take a multi- vitamin everyday, along with a b-complex tab, and eat appropriately. so far i am on no medication and want to stay that way. i wish the best of luck to you!!

I am 43. The last time I was at my doctor’s office we discussed taking blood test to determine liklihood that I may have RA. I take Celebrex very irregularly. But it helps. I exercise. I have always hoped that if I kept spiritual house, meaning cleaned out my mind, my heart, my emotions, etc and tried to be truthful with myself and others that I would just grow old, maybe a little crotchety, but have no major illnesses or physical problems due to preventative spiritual stance. So. I understand that RA is something like an autoimmune disorder and this system turns on, attacks, joint tissue. So I did an inventory of myself and my basic life attitudes and it is true that I see life as dangerous, even some things in life which shouldn’t be, such as friends and family. The problem is that while I know that this is a basic attitude with me, it is based in fact from my life experience. So. Whenever I notice myself having thoughts that reflect this "attack" attitude, I try to think a different thought. EX. I have learned in life that you can’t trust friends. (instead) I have learned in life that I do have friends I can trust. From there I may have to alter my concept of "friends" and "trust" to make the thought feel more actual.

My mom has had scleroderma evey since I was idk maybe 4. I am 15 now. In the beging my dad had to take care of me and my sister my mom would jst be upstairs crying because of all the pain it was so bad. She never came out of her room. Her doctor doesn’t know how she got this no one does. My mom was in the hospital with some testing for a while and my aunt had to come take care of me and my sister. My dad is dead now. My moms hands get cold easily and turn blue. Some of the tips of her fingers are gone because they died. She is alot better now but sometimes she still gets sick. She is 51 now but she had to be around 40 when she first got it.