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19. The older you are at diagnosis the worse it is generally

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 03:58 PM

Dec 2015

I was diagnosed recently just before my 50th birthday and I cannot believe how quickly I'm going downhill. I'm in bed right now, too dizzy to stand and cannot feel the bottom half of my right leg. It's not fun.

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Hey Gang! Just came in here to share with you about our Bernie phone bank tonight... [View all] dorkzilla Dec 2015 OP

If you happened to find out... Scootaloo Dec 2015 #1

I will ask, Scootie! dorkzilla Dec 2015 #3

Much love to you from us as well! :) nt retrowire Dec 2015 #2

That's been my experience too. zentrum Dec 2015 #4

That’s what I’m talking about!!! dorkzilla Dec 2015 #5

I feel it too Plucketeer Dec 2015 #7

Thanks for the good news. libdem4life Dec 2015 #6

Happy to share it! nt dorkzilla Dec 2015 #8

I'm a middle-aged mom... CoffeeCat Dec 2015 #9

Thank you for weighing in! dorkzilla Dec 2015 #13

So nice to see you, dorkzilla! senz Dec 2015 #10

There may be a connection with RA and MS dorkzilla Dec 2015 #12

I've heard that, too. senz Dec 2015 #14

they are both auto-immune diseases...i have RA Punkingal Dec 2015 #16

So sorry to hear that dorkzilla Dec 2015 #17

she was diagnosed at 62...things had gone on for a while Punkingal Dec 2015 #18

The older you are at diagnosis the worse it is generally dorkzilla Dec 2015 #19

I'm so sorry, dorkzilla. senz Dec 2015 #21

Thank you, dear senz dorkzilla Dec 2015 #22

I appreciate that senz Dec 2015 #24

so sorry... Punkingal Dec 2015 #26

Thanks, and I you. nt dorkzilla Dec 2015 #28

When active in a (liberal) church, I visited some members w/MS senz Dec 2015 #20

good care and i have learned what does and doesn't work Punkingal Dec 2015 #27

So far the only DMARD I've used senz Dec 2015 #31

Thanks for this... Thespian2 Dec 2015 #11

Thank you very much for all you do. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #15

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #23

This is what a friend of mine refers to as an Ultimate Truth: BadGimp Dec 2015 #25

I'm a female progressive who has worked all of her professional career + swilton Dec 2015 #29

Amen sister! dorkzilla Dec 2015 #30

Don't take this the wrong way, but, Admiral Loinpresser Dec 2015 #32

Then you'd deprive us of a wonderful ally! dorkzilla Dec 2015 #33

Roflmao. Admiral Loinpresser Dec 2015 #34

My volunteer group is also mostly women. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #35