My Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Creeping Disease

My name is Rose Parker and like millions of other people throughout the world, I have been through the trauma of being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis.  If you have been through this experience yourself then you may have felt like me, devastated and confused.  I felt like my life had been taken away from me: at 44 years old I was far too young to have Rheumatoid Arthritis!   However, I soon began to realise that Rheumatoid Arthritis affects people of any age.

Here is an extract from my experiences:
 
As the night progressed I was enjoying myself, dancing.  I was dancing, quite mildly for me, just behind my husband when my left knee went.  With a loud crack my thigh and body went over to the left.  I was in absolute agony.  I collapsed into the nearby sofa and my husband tried to comfort me, but I was in so much pain I could not even bear him to stroke my leg... (read more ) 
 
Emotional Help     
 
Many people, including me, have found comfort in reading about other people who have suffered from rheumatoid arthritis.  Here we have reviewed several so that you can choose which would appeal to you most.
 
Science of Rheumatoid Arthritis    
 
An overview of the science behind rheumatoid arthritis.  In plain, easy to understand language we have tried to explain the science behind rheumatoid arthritis.  A basic understanding of what rheumatoid arthritis is will help you better appreciate the value of the numerous treatments that are available
 
Conventional Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 
This is an overview of what to expect from conventional medical treatments that you could recieve from your local doctor or hospital specialist.  An extract is below:
 
I started on Sulphasalazine, which is a DMARD or disease modifying drug and takes 12 weeks to work.  It has to be started gently as it can have an adverse effect on your liver and is a poison if chewed.  I had been taking Diclofenac and this was upped to 3 times a day.  A side effect of these drugs is that the blood is less sticky and I am often covered in bruises on the backs of my arms both lower and upper.  Apparently it is good for the blood to be less sticky as it is then less coagulated round the problem joints and swelling is reduced...  (read more ).
 
Alternative Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Relief 
 
This is a minefield so beware.  There are many unscrupulous organisations who claim to have found a cure for rheumatoid arthritis however if this was true then it would be prescribed by conventional medicine.  At the moment we do not believe that a cure exists however there many very effective treatments.  All the treatments covered in this section have been tried and tested by us... (read more ) 
 
Products for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis

Here we list all the products that we have tried for treating Rheumatoid Arthritis.  Each product is described and we have also included links should you wish to purchase any of the products online.

Forum

Our forum page is where you can read posts from other visitors or even post your own thoughts.

Contact Us 
 
We have a genuine interest in anything related to Rheumatoid Arthritis.  If you have experienced something that would be of interest to the many other sufferers then please let us know and we may be able to add the detail to this website.  Also if there is an area that we have not covered and you wish to know more, again please ask us and we will do our best to research it further.