I suffer from rheumatoid arthritis in my knees, shoulders, arms and hands...my knees sometimes resemble cauliflowers, my hands can look like a pair of toads on the ends of my arms, and I'm now limited as to what I do and how long I can do it for. I can hardly walk now, and standing up for any amount of time is a luxury. I can't even shower myself, I have a carer comes in for an hour a day to help me shower and to prepare my lunch and dinner for me.
I'm still building my subs, but I have to ask a great deal of favours from friends to make me things, things I could have made in ten minutes before this lot happened.
The pain of RA has to be suffered to be believed, it's agony sometimes...I confess to almost going down the road of 'the alternative to living' a couple of times. You can't concentrate, you don't even know which way is up some of the time.
If you have twinges in any part of your body, then go to your doctor and get it sorted...early diagnosis can help a lot, and may save you a lot of pain and frustration in your future life. I didn't...I put it down to old age aches and pains, and ignored it for years. I wouldn't like to see any of you guys going through what I do on a daily basis.