My Experience of Arthritis

A pain in the...... Actually it's easier for me to list where it isn't a pain! ~ The early story ~ A little background which I hope will just show why I didn't immediately begin to suspect there was anything too seriously wrong with my health, much less that I had arthritis. From the age of 12, we lived in a remote country house (our nearest neighbour was a mile away). It was also a house that hadn't been lived in for 7 years before my parents bought it and so we lived in constant house renovations for 5 or 6 years. A house that meant my sister and I were fortunate enough to have a pony, and we spent many hours outside, either helping ...

August 3rd 2003.............A date I will not forget easily! Why?!! Bradford-on-Avon, a rather pleasant stop along the Kennet and Avon Canal has a plethora of pleasant eating houses. HE, our daughter, son-in-law and all four grandchildren alighted on a rather pleasant establishment where we could eat alongside the Canal. We sat round a table laughing and discussing what we should eat for lunch while the men vied with each other on whose turn it was going to be to pay. THAT was when it began......... With no warning and no apparent reason I was violently sick and continued to be sick for 24 hours. During this time my wrists were extraordinary ...

I SUFFER FROM RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS!!!! God it feels so good to be able to say that. Now you are probably thinking that I have flipped my lid to find joy in saying that, but I havent. Let me explain........... About 18 months ago I went to bed, nothing strange in that, most people go to bed. During the night I woke up cold and realised hubby had nicked all the duvet (nothing new there either ;D). The trouble was when I tried to retrieve the cover I couldnt. My elbows screamed at me everytime I tried to move them. Okay, I must be having a nightmare, you know, the one where when you try to move you cant. I tried again, same thing, excruciating pain. I ...