I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis
People have worse things.
The worst part was the two years I spent being sick and in pain before I was diagnosed. I was all but accused of being a drug-seeker, a hypochondriac, or both. It wasn't until my fingers started looking jacked up that I was diagnosed. Then a couple of years before I got any real help.
There are irritants. People who tell me about how to cure it with diet, exercise, voodoo, what have you. People who tell me they have it too,then go on to tell me about their osteoarthritis. People who say it shouldn't make me miss a day of work. And inadequate treatment of the pain.
But it could be worse.
The worst part was the two years I spent being sick and in pain before I was diagnosed. I was all but accused of being a drug-seeker, a hypochondriac, or both. It wasn't until my fingers started looking jacked up that I was diagnosed. Then a couple of years before I got any real help.
There are irritants. People who tell me about how to cure it with diet, exercise, voodoo, what have you. People who tell me they have it too,then go on to tell me about their osteoarthritis. People who say it shouldn't make me miss a day of work. And inadequate treatment of the pain.
But it could be worse.
By:
donnadarko
Age:
46-50
