I am trying to find something positive that came out of my RA. The best thing is that it is, for now, in drug-induced remission. Getting two replacement hips came out of it as well but, as they haven't given me any special bionic powers, I'm not sure they are a bonus either.

Possibly the best thing is I have a better understanding of how much pain I am capable of dealing with and yet carrying on (that British stiff upper lip stuff) so I'm actually less afraid of pain of pain than I was. I'm also very good at managing pain meds as necessary and tapering off them successfully. So I'm also not afraid of opioids either. Although those are weird things to see as successes, I realize they have freed me up to face getting older without worrying about how I will cope.

Wendy

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Methotrexate, Celebrex, Plaquenil