Hello

Keaton

I've just joined here. I was diagnosed 2 years ago with rheumatoid arthritis. I know people who suffer a lit worse than I do, and i guess I'm lucky that I'm not in extreme pain for a lot of the time, but it is nice to know that there is somewhere to come where we can support each other when we need it.

ajolly

Hi Keaton,

Welcome to the forum, it’s great to have you with us. Pain affects people in different ways and another person’s symptoms do not detract from your own, so you are always welcome to come here and share how you are feeling or even vent if you need to.

You mentioned you have rheumatoid arthritis so in case you haven’t seen it already, I have shared a link from our website which may help. Roughly halfway down the page there are tips on living with RA which you may find useful.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/

Please feel free to have a look around and join in any discussions where you feel comfortable. You might enjoy Val's café or the chit chat forum for light-hearted conversations on any subject you fancy.

Best wishes,

Alice