I believe for the most part that the life expectancy is quite good, I have read that Stills patients can have ten years less than average because of all the meds we take.
Diagnosed with systemic-onset JRA in 1990, now known as systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA). After a period of remission for a number of years as an adult I presented to ER with a serious flare and they wouldn't listen to me AT ALL ab...
I began feeling a pain in my ankle at 23. I had a c-section the year before and in that same year, I was mildly electrocuted twice. I thought I'd mention this, but am told that has nothing to do with the diagnoses. I was on steroids for many years ...
My ankle swelled like I'd been bitten by a spider when I was 7yrs old. Spiking fevers, rash & other swollen joints followed. Many hospitals, tests & Drs later Dx JRA. Adult doses of steroids & many other Rxs continued until I went into remission in m...
Started in May of 2009, while at a meeting for work I had a fever and overall sick feeling when I got to my hotel room.delt with it slept until the next day and all was fine. Same thing happened the next day in the afternoon and evening. This went o...