I Have Arthritis


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I Was Diagnosed With Ra When I Was 36....

I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was 36. By the time I got to a Rheumatologist I could barely walk the pain was so bad.  I...

Chondroitin Sulfate Helps Those Afflicted With Arthritis In The Hands

http://www.swansonvitamins.com/health-library/articles/joint-health/chondroitin-sulfate-eases-osteoarthritis-stiffness.html?SourceCode...

Xrays Show Some Arthritic Deteriation

I have a mild arthritis in my hip and sacrel areas I have to an MRI to see what is going on with my spine ... doctors says asap...

I Was Diagnose Two Years Old

When I was about two or something, I got caught in a car accident where the car rolled. My parents got little injured, my mom had some...

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

I was born with JRA. The doctor said I'd grow out of it. Unfortunately, I did not. My hands and knees hurt a lot, expecially when...

Ahh The Joy

Oh yes good ol arthristis My ankles kill me in the winter thats one of the reason I do not like the cold. Ok yes I should'nt have all those...

Diagnosed When I Was 15

 its amazing how it happened .. I  had been in gymnastics when i was 12 and  the teacher said that i had what it took to be a...
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  • ": it just feels like it everyday i am in pain so to move i have to use special creme Chondroitin Sulfate Eases Osteoarthritis Stiffness September 2011 Results of the Finger osteoArthritis Chondroitin Treatment Study FACTS show that daily supplementation with chondroitin sulfate may ease pain associated with osteoarthritis OA in the hand and reduce stiffness in the morning..."
  • "and my hands are in so much pain Krill oil and fish oil are both sources of the fabulous Omega 3 fatty acids EPA and DHA..."
  • "Results from the Framingham study suggested a protective effect of vitamin D on progression of knee osteoarthritis as well as protective effects of vitamin C, beta carotene and vitamin E..."
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100% of people in this group this is a bad experience. 100% think this experience makes them sad. 85% say this is a boring experience. 80% say this is a scary experience. 95% say this experience is hard. 80% say this is expensive. 100% say that, if they had the choice, they would not do it again. 90% say this is better experienced with others. 100% believe they would not recommend this to others.

42% of people who have this experience are in their twenties, 38% are in their thirties, and 33% are in their forties. 51% of people who have this experience are men.

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