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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Warpy

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1. There are now a lot of good treatments

Reply to redstatebluegirl (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 06:15 PM

Aug 2015

so it's no longer a one way ticket to a wheel chair. I got sick 54 years ago, got diagnosed 41 years ago so I've had a long time to cope with it. It's like a lot of chronic illness, it's a pain in the arse and you have to take care of it, but if you do, you can slow the progression down considerably.

You'll be referred to a rheumatologist if you flunk the test because that's where you'll get specialized treatment. Pain management deals with pain issues, not the underlying cause.

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Has anyone dealt with Rhumatoid Arthritis? [View all] redstatebluegirl Aug 2015 OP

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