Hello all

catherine2013

Hello everyone. I am facing a diagnosis of RA, on my second set of bloods and been referred to specialist. It's all a bit new and daunting at the moment. You all seem well informed and pretty chilled. I hope that you will bear with me when I start to ask pretty dumb/ill informed questions. I hope to be able to lean on you lot for answers and support.
First time I've been on any forum too!
Catherine

stickywicket

Hello Catherine. It's good to meet you but, as we say here, sorry you had to find us. Of course it's all new and daunting for you right now. Some of us have had years in which to become 'well-informed and chilled' I hope we'll be able to help if you have any questions though, unfortunately, we don't have all the answers. If only :roll:

I think this is the one and only forum that many of us have ever been on. I hope you'll soon feel at home here.

Numptydumpty

Hi Catherine, welcome to the forum.
Weekends are always a bit slow, but I'm sure others will be along soon.
Ask all the questions you need to, there is usually someone with the experience to give a well informed answer.
It can be quite daunting to get a diagnosis of Arthritis, but I'm sure you'll soon come to terms with it, and learn, (as we all have to,) to pace yourself and adapt to a different way of life.
I look forward to seeing you post in the future.
Take care,
Numpty

Buka

Hi Catherine,

Welcome to the forum. I have only recently joined it even though I have been reading the posts for some time. I have had RA for 13 years now and still remember feeling very anxious when I was first diagnosed. It is all a bit daunting but you will get plenty of help and advice here whenever you need it and from people who can really know what you are talking about. No question is ever dumb and we were all very ill informed in the beginning. As Sticky says, we don't have all the answers but we do all have our experiences and an understanding of what you are going through.

See you around!

Buka

catherine2013

Thank you all for your warm welcome! 'Sorry you had to find us' ha, I love that! x

barbara12

Hello Catherine and a warm welcome form me...sorry I wont be much help I have OA..but I am sure this forum will be a great help to you..

hileena111

Hi Catherine
Glad you did find us even if it was for the wrong reasons if you know what I mean.
I'll not be much help either ....I've got OA but pain is pain is pain
There will be more people around during the week

Love
Hileena

bubbadog

Hi Cathrine, welcome to the forum, we have all been in your shoes and we are all here if you need any questions answering.

maria09

Hi Catherine
Welcome to this forum
It's great on here if I had not had the support, the help, the sympathy and the laughter I would not have coped as well as I have over the last four years without everyone on here
Keep posting
Maria

frogmorton

Hi Catherine and welcome to the forums from me too

Please don't worry about the questions - we are used to them and also most of us did it too :oops:

Take care and hope to see you posting regularly

love

Toni xxx

DebbieT

Hello & welcome Catherine,

I'm new too & can promise they are an amazingly caring & informative bunch

I have Fibromyalgia, Osteo Arthritis & Psoriatic Arthritis (Unrelated I have recently been diagnosed with a cyst on my brain at the Pineal region & I also have chronic plaque psoriasis). I have plenty of pain experience but none on RA, sorry.

I wish you all the very very best.x

fowls48

Hello Catherine


Welcome to the forum .There are no silly questions , but you may get silly answers :shock: , only joking .



Fowls xx