RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND ME 

Hi everyone I'm Little Ems,  i thought i'd start my own blog page here. Its come to the time where i can't be treated with medications for my illness. So i decided to start up this blog site so i could share ideas, help, info, stuff for fun and music to make you smile. I'm currently on a Food Elimination diet to help my illness. I have found 5 triggers for flare ups so far. One i hated to accept, but have had to learn to live without.

 

 I also find it hard to cook because of my hands, but i am learning to adapt with my new knuckle replacements to cook, play harp, piano, and make jewelry, all these things i love to do, but anyone with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Chronic Pain will know how difficult these things are, we have to juggle to do the things we love and the things we need to do, because the illness takes it out on us, some days we have to decide whether we want to cook a meal or a shower, or do one thing we love, before pain levels get to high. I have found my body literally shaking when i've over done it and it freezes to the point i can't move.  

 

I'd love to share coping methods for these days and find out how others with the same illness cope, i'd also love to know what you have found that helps you.  I will be sharing some of the things i have found useful on my journey, i have had RA for 30 years, i was diagnosed at the age of 7, gone through all the medications i know of i can have and now surviving on pain killers and diet alone, its one TOUGH JOURNEY!!