Ok..saw the specialist today who determined I do not have R.A. but rather fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis.  Better news and more manageable.  So glad to be listened and heard by a dr.  A new medication is being utilized so we'll see what happens.

Hi everyone,

I've done this journal in a really long time.  But I'm back to needing a place drama free to express all of me.  I need to get thoughts out of my head and stop gnawing on them like an old bone.

1.  The last 8 months have been incredibly painful - physically.  I agreed to use synthroid to help with the Hashimoto's and the thyroid issues ( Read more... )