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I was just talking to a few ladies on Web MD's message boards and I felt so bad because they sounded like me when I first got diagnosed with my arthritis and I didn't know what to do, or who to talk to (besides the doctors pushing pills). I posted this on Web MD for some advice for one lady. Hopefully she'll come visit me on this site and I can help her to make sure she doesn't suffer the same fate I did. Here's what I wrote: I am now 49, but was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was 36. By the time I was finally able to get some help with my arthritis, I had too much damage, and I lost my cartilidge and had to end up having hip replacement surgery and ankle fusion. I don't expect that you will believe this, but my advice comes strictly from the heart. No one was there to help me, and I suffered alot. I started a blog for people like yourself, where we can talk about ideas and suggestions and get a dialogue started. It's www.aliciaowens111.blogspot.com. Seven months after I had my surgeries, my inflammation was still there and I felt like my surgery was unsuccessful. Then my sister who had lupus, told me about a juice called Monavie and my life changed after that. I was very skeptical about it, but I tried it. After about 2 weeks, I started feeling some relief. I have now been drinking it for a little over 2 years, and my life has changed dramatically. My shoulders used to be frozen from the joint damage, and I could barely raise my arms above my chest. Now I can just about get things down from the shelves. Also, I can now bend over to put my shoes on. The juice is completely natural. No herbs, just juice. It is the original acai berry (a natural anti-inflammatory). It also has 18 other fruits from the amazon rain forest. It's JUST juice. You might want to check out their webiste www.monavie.com. I know you're probably skeptical. I know I was. But it's what helped me, and it addressed my arthritis by getting rid of the free radicals in my body. The pills that docs were giving me were only masking the pain. The free radicals were still eating away at my joints, which is why I live now with alot of joint damage that will never get better. But I have my life back -- pain free!!! I hope you will check it out, so you can feel better. But if you just want to talk more one on one, let's talk on my blog. I just want to help others get better like I did. If you have any comments, please post them on my website and not my e-mail. I want the benefit of your comments to be shared by all. Thanx