Patient Stories

“RA diagnosed in 2003 and cured with low dose long term doxycycline in 2004, was followed by Polymyalgia Rheumatica -Temporal Arteritis later, maybe 2008? which was diagnosed with a temporal biopsy, halted and cured with”

“My first sign was an index finger that was painful and swollen. Before I knew it it was both hands. An encounter with someone shaking my hand which felt like they were intentionally trying to”

“I always had a more fragile body when it came to aches and pains, but then one day, my whole life was turned upside down. The pain was...what I call, the human torture chamber. The”

“My name is Donna Celeiro, I am 71, and live in Saugerties, New York (USA). I have had systemic scleroderma for 50+ years; it took me an unbelievable 27 years of searching and trying countless”

“In 2002, the good health I had experienced all my life was about to change. I noticed a bump on my chest after attending a country wedding --- it was like some kind of an”

“Today I heard the words that everyone who is diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis lives to hear - "Your blood levels are NORMAL". I was diagnosed with RA almost 4 years ago and, although I never”

“The availability of the internet and the finding of the Road Back website saved me. After a year of low white blood cells/bit unwell, I suddenly got swollen joints in Jan 2014 with a slightly”

“I was diagnosed with RA in 1997, several months after my second child was born. Tried quite a few different treatments over the years but could not find consistent relief! Wound up going to Dr.”

“In July of 2012 I woke up with numbness extending from my elbows to hands that quickly became painful. I normally ran 4 miles a day and within 2 months I was unable to even”

“Systemic diffuse scleroderma with RNA polymerase III antibody My symptoms began in Sept. 2014 with fatigue and high heart rate of 140 bpm per a holotor monitor. Other symptoms followed: hair loss, swelling in arms,”