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An article for Vectra DA

My Journey with Rheumatoid Arthritis Whenever I look back and try to remember when my symptoms started, I can’t help but wonder if all that severe joint pain as a child was more than just growing pains.  Maybe the severe fatigue and migraines all through high school were not normal and maybe all those times I got sick in college was more than just stress related.  It wasn’t until losing three pregnancies and experiencing four years of extreme suffering that I was finally diagnosed with three autoimmune diseases, one of those being Rheumatoid Arthritis.      I was official diagnosed in 2012. I was on my sixth pregnancy and feeling sick all the time. My sister was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis a few months prior to me being diagnosed, so I had already googled everything I could and knew a little bit about what it meant. The initial diagnosis was a relief on top of extreme sadness. I say it was a relief because being sick for so long and not knowing...

TRANSFORMATION

I have finally felt like updating this blog! The last update was all about stopping my meds. Well, it has been a year and I am so glad that I did it. I have changed my diet and follow Paleo. I went from 206 lbs to 155 lbs. I went from a size 16 to a size 8. I was very strict in the beginning, but now am a bit more relaxed. I will tell you that I listen to my body more. When I feel like I am run down, I start a sugar detox and feed my body what it needs. I have been feeling amazing. I still have some hard days, the autoimmune issues don't go away completely, but I have seen a huge drop in pain and fatigue. I feel way better than I did on all those meds. The side effects were just as bad as my disease symptoms. I post this picture because it says so much. When I look at the left picture, I see so much pain and suffering. The picture on the right shows promise, hope, and health! On September 21st, I lost my grandmother. She was everything to me. I lost her and two weeks later...