Thanks HoneyMix. RA is short for rheumatoid arthritis, which is an auto-immune disease. In healthy people, the immune system works to fight off infections and keep you healthy. In people with RA, our immune systems go haywire. Our immune systems can't tell foreign cells from our own bodies cells and starts attacking everything. Basically, my immune system is eating away at my body and causing everything to swell and get inflamed. Its very painful and causes deformities because it causes your bones to erode away and eats away the cartilage between your bones. It can also affect all your internal organs and eyes.
Despite having the word arthritis in the name, it not like the "regular" arthritis people think about, which is called Osteoarthritis. This happens usually from an injury to a joint or as we get older, just regular wear and tear.
Since RA stems from the immune system, things like calcium and such won't help!
-------------------- Taking it one day at a time.....
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