Patient Stories

“My RA started acting up in 1998 with very mild pain in my right wrist when I would throw a ball to my dog Koko . The rheumy I was sent to took blood work”

“Well, since youre so good at this, why dont you get out there and ski? Not too many years ago, Annette and her husband had been taking their boat to the lake, trying to teach”

“I am a single mother of three wonderful children and I was diagnosed with scleroderma in November 11, 2005, after several years of doctors testing me and trying to determine what was wrong with me.”

“In Jan 2002 I started getting stiffness in my fingers, which in turn became painful in a matter of days. My Dr put me on prednisolone 25ml aday, magic it disaappeared, but not for long.”

“Two years ago, our daughter Caroline (not her real name) developed a swelling above her left knee. She was 6, and had been ice-skating every day for a week. In our ignorance, we did not”

“In August of 2005 I came down with a serious illness that kept me out of work for nearly a week. During the course of the illness, I had a fever that broke 105 degrees.”

“My husband contacted Rheumatoid Arthritis over 8 years ago. After many doctors; Methothrexite, Humira, Renicade and Orencia, plus other medications for pain, he finally started on the antibiotcs 9 months ago. Last year, he had”

“I was asked to post our story here...I am very busy right now and will post a more in depth testimonial when I can.........Just a short update.After 3 1/2 years of AP with Dr. J.S”

“My onset of CFS was very gradual. I had Raynaud's and sleep difficulties for almost 10 years before any other symptoms appeared. After 2 difficult pregnancies, I found an enlarged lymph node under my arm.”

“My Fight And Recovery From Scleroderma In 18 months on A/P I am Dolores P. Rosner and this is my story. May 13th, 2007 - Happy Mother's Day. I was diagnosed with S/D in October”