I'm 22 diagnosed a year ago and do struggle everyday. I work full time go to school and have two children. It has been the hardest ting I have ever had to cope with dealing with going from medicine to medicine and findings something to help me for a little bit

I'm 25 and was diagnosed almost 3 yrs ago now. I'm struggled a lot with staying active at the beginning since I was so sore and demotivated but I slowly got back into gym/ yoga and started golf as a low impact sport. I generally travel a lot too which made treatment harder but found a good combination that worked for me. I did have to cut back on my alcohol in take and just be cautious too.

Based on my heritage, I always knew I would get active arthritis. But when I got Lyme disease almost 20 years ago, my body took a big hit! It went to my brain and other areas. Finally, after 4 years, using a great team of doctors, I was able to get my brain unscrambled. Unbelievable as to how much your brain can play with your body's reaction to various pains. So, got that pain under control. Then, one of the other areas affected by the Lyme, my joints ( AKA arthritist) decided to show and my hands are getting more and more deformed. Talk about trying to hide all the deformities when you work with high school students! But my rheumatologist is just super!! We've designed a treatment that includes 2 doses of Celebrex ( generic known as Celecoxib since that is what my Rx program covers) at a dosage of 200 mg/ capsule. That's 400 mg in the AM, and again 400 at bedtime. Add to that, once a week, Enbrel Sureclick ( injection self-administered) 50 mg/ml. Together I can move kinda "normal" and most of all, participate in most social gatherings. People have shown such support and kindness. I am one (achy) lucky lady! Hang in there; search and find a doctor that understands your symptoms, and won't give up till you experience less pain. (I still drive 600+ miles round-trip, every 3 months for a 15 minute appointment with my doc.; I won't lose our relationship and success). Hugs and hope for relief to all of you!!!

@A myRAteam Member I have on methotrexate and I use remicade

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