Showing posts with label Rheumatoid Vasculitis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rheumatoid Vasculitis. Show all posts

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Rob




























Rob
Philadelphia, PA

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How has your condition impacted you?  I have had bilateral knee replacements, elbow replacement, wrist replacement, and finger fusion.  The rheumatoid vasculitis causes inflammation of my arteries.  I was the 10th person in the US to try an autologous stem cell transplant for RA.  No medications have worked for me.  I went onto long term disability in January 2009 - after having the disease for 15 years.