It's great to have people understand what it's like to have this so young. I always get "have you been to see a naturopath". Sooooo many people have asked me that! Fact is I have, but just to see if there was something I could increase in my diet that may help. My real aim was to keep my inflammation levels relatively low thus avoiding hard core medication for as long as possible. But the person I went to see told me to cut out dairy, wheat, coffee, spicy food and a heap of other stuff. I want to be healthy but I don't want to be miserable either, and I am one of those people that enjoy food. It makes the day easier to cope with if you can look forward to a good coffee at some stage! So i decided to listen to my rheumatologist only. Makes life a lot easier.

Ladies, I too know about the horrid migratory joint pain. My knees would play up one day, then my hip the next, then my shoulders in the middle of the night. And sometimes a really nasty one in the side of my left hand. I'm definitely enjoying being in less pain at the moment. I'm coming off the Pred very slowly. Hopefully the Methotrexate with work wonders.

So BW, do you ever get told to "try not to think about it", referring to your fertility issues? That was one my sister-in-law really hated when she was going through IVF. Some people just have no idea.