hi everyone.
im 28 and was disangosed with RA in October. It progressed severely to the point I was almost unable to walk and prior to seeing a Rhumatologist, I was taking 12-16 Advil a day. I went to the Cleveland clinic in January and got a vectra score of 87. highest they’ve seen in there 25 years of rheumatology.
I was unable to pick up a stock of empty boxes, in tears trying to pick them up. Nearly all of my fingers, wrists, elbows and knees were inflammed and in pain everyday. I dropped from 150lbs to 130lbs in 3 months due to the severe inflammation. It took everything in me to walk, most days I struggled to get dressed.
After seeing the labs, they started me on Enbrel. I’m 7 doses in and never felt better! I’m running, back to golfing, still have a few minor inflammation days as Enbrel still hasn’t fully built up yet. this is truly life changing for me. I kept most of the struggles from my family and friends. The only one who truly understands how incredible it is that I can walk our dog two miles, golf, run, be a normal person again, is my wife. getting in an out of a car no longer hurts, modern medicine is truly a miracle.
Thought I’d share, because I know how bad my RA was and to give hope to everyone else out there. You can battle through it, I did and I know you can too.