Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)

Decent Essays
Have you ever felt as though nobody understands you.Do you ever experience so much pain you feel as though you imagined it. Do you Blame yourself for something you have no control over. If you said yes to any of these questions then you may understand what millions of people feel like fighting a chronic illness including myself. For 10 years I have been battling a disease called Rheumatoid Arthritis. Many think this disease only affects the elderly. Unfortunately I know differently at the age of 11 I started experiencing knee pain. Which lead to to 2 years of being undiagnosed. In 2009 at the age of 13 I found my answer at the Blair Batson hospital for children. I was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis also known as JRA. JRA is a

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    At the age of 12 years old the patient experienced symptoms that correlated with rheumatoid arthritis as was…

    • 623 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Research In 1903, Robert Osgood, a US orthopedic surgeon, and Carl Schlatter, a Swiss surgeon, concurrently described the disease that now bears their names. They found a pattern in which teenagers who are still growing often experience knee pain and inflammation in the area just below the knee and they called it Osgood-Schlatter disease. Teens experience symptoms of this while doing athletic activities or doing some regular exercise like climbing stairs. They feel pain in their knee, sometimes in both but with one more painful.…

    • 627 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    I have caught up with Jillian three months since the last appointment. In terms of her sinus and chest issues, Jillian has generally been quite well during that time, although did have a sinus infection a month ago requiring a couple of courses of Augmentin and in the last week has noted some green discharge for the left nasal passage, but systemically feels well. She is not aware of any lower respiratory tract symptoms. Her arthritis has flared up and this is her primary concern at present. Examination revealed an oxygen saturation of 99% with minimal lower zone crackles.…

    • 178 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Cutaneous Manifestations Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Nodules Rheumatoid nodules are the most common cutaneous manifestation of RA. These nodules were identified in 53% of hospitalized patients and 34% of outpatients with diagnosed RA, along with up to 75% of those with Felty syndrome. They are more frequently observed in males of Caucasian descent. In patients positive for rheumatoid factor (RF), 90% had rheumatoid nodules and in seronegative patients, 6% had these nodules (Hata 2006). 10 A genetic association has been recognized between formation of rheumatoid nodules and the presence of specific major histocompatibility complex class II alleles (e.g. HLA-DR4).…

    • 649 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    STRATEGIC BLUEPRINT FOR ENBREL HAS IRREVERSIBLE JOINT DAMAGE THAT CANNOT BE UNDONE AT ITS CORE. INSIGHT Living with RA/PsA means that too often we put on a front and power through our day just to participate in life. We take it one day at a time, and focus on getting by and treating the pain, stiffness and fatigue because that’s what’s interfering with how we experience life right now. We do fear becoming incapacitated, handicapped and dependent on others for basic needs - that’s terrifying.…

    • 1217 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Switch to Natural Arthritis Pain Relief There are many good reasons to avoid chemical-based prescription and non-prescription medicines, including any addiction, side effects and high costs associated with these types of drugs. Although many people have considered the natural change for arthritis pain relief, they have not yet made the change. So why people are still hesitant?…

    • 510 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Even in today’s constantly advancing, dynamic, highly educated world there still exists disease. Throughout an individuals life it is undeniable that at some stage they will encounter a disease of some category whether that be a common dose of influenza or a more severe disease such as cancer. A startling amount of resources are pumped into combating diseases of all levels. Unfortunately it is still a reality that diseases of unknown etiology exist.…

    • 268 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Visualize your life with pain, stiffness and lower energy. How would you act in response? You would not be there to understand when someone is dealing with the symptoms of Rheumatoid arthritis RA is a chronic long live disease that can cause disability and decrease the quality of live. In which the body immune system exterminated its own connective tissue. This disease is to make distinctive by inflammation in the synovium the tissue that lines the joint.…

    • 627 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Joy is tolerating the abusive behavior of Susan allow and encourage her behavior against the Joy. Joy felt the harassment at work but she tolerate it instead of taking action, she hoped that Susan behavior would might have changed towards her but her waiting and hoping for improvement start effecting her health and she is diagnosed with the rheumatoid arthritis. It almost took the Joy over six months to stop the workplace harassment. The Joy was the positive women’s even though after facing a lot of work harassment she still tries to make her life positive, she was terminated based on her performance on not getting along with her coworkers. She became the target because of her kind behavior, if she should have step against the first time…

    • 158 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    As humans age and grow, it gets more and more difficult to be able to function as they did in the past. Many elders usually suffer from aches and pains that begin to affect their ability to complete daily tasks. Joint pain especially is a pain that elders have to endure, however it does not only affect elders. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), the most common autoimmune arthritis, has already affected over 1.5 million people in the United States alone. Although most of the people that have been affected are between 30 to 60 years of age, any person at any age can be affected.…

    • 578 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Don T Cry: A Short Story

    • 789 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Rewrite #2 Don’t cry. Keep a smile. Take care of mom. Be strong. It’s fine, I don’t need that.…

    • 789 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The presence of the human lymphocyte antigen on the surface of lymphocytes is thought to be an indication of the disease, as it is found in the majority of those individuals afflicted by rheumatoid arthritis. Hormonal imbalance and environmental factors, such as stress are also a factor in aggravating the disease. Scientists also speculate a virus or bacteria may induce the disease. There is much research to be done regarding rheumatoid arthritis, as it stands, it is considered to be an umbrella of numerous diseases which have not been individually…

    • 610 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    At the age of two, my parents were woken up one night to the sound of crying and screaming. As they walked into my room they saw my knee was swollen five times its normal size. I was rushed to the hospital and later diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis in my knees and ankles. Growing up kids would always want to play tag or have little races. I could not always keep up with my friends’ antics.…

    • 725 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Rheumatic arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease and with stressful events, can have acute episodes of pain and inflammation (Arthritis Foundation, 2015). Triggers for rheumatic pain are different for everyone and can be caused by one thing or many things accumulated over time. Given David’s symptoms, his recent bilateral knee pain may be the result of a recent flare up caused by work related stress and stress in the home environment. It is not unusual for people with rheumatoid pain to experience high stress before a flare up. Overexertion can trigger RA and inflammation as can be caused both physical and psychological factors and increase fatigue (Arthritis Foundation, 2015).…

    • 350 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Arthritis Pain

    • 977 Words
    • 4 Pages

    No dose of Tylenol is going to ease your arthritis pain — no matter what your doctor tells you. [Dr. Al Sears Health Tips] It's important to know the benefits and risks associated with each medication to determine which ones are right for you. (Photo via Dr. Al Sears) And a team of researchers from the University of Bern, in Switzerland, has just proved it.…

    • 977 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays