Active todayTraveling with rheumatoid arthritisShare your tips on traveling via plane or even road trips. It's been awhile since I've traveled overseas internationally so any advice would be awesome as I feel like a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesTips & AdviceCopingTravel
Active 3 days agoProgression of RAI was diagnosed a couple of yrs ago, but im sure it started a couple of yrs before diagnoses!! Started in my thumbs where it felt like my ligaments and...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesCoping
Active 4 days agoMultiple Problems Making Diagnosis (and Life) DifficultI was diagnosed six years ago with no less than nine autoimmune disorders, the most serious of which are RA, limited systemic sclerosis, Sjögren syndrome, and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. My...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCoping
HandsThings I can hardly do with my RA hands. Open a bottle, large or small, open the tab on a soda, scratch an itch on my shoulders or anywhere. I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments49 repliesCopingVenting
Hands really hurting I used my hands to much yesterday at work using a chain saw so now the pain meds dont seem to be doing any good I stayed home to rest...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCoping
R.A. Without Medication…….Anyone else?So imagine having R.A. with all the pain, fatigue, and deformities without the use of ANY biologics or medication! That’s the boat I’ve been in since my diagnosis in 1995...Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 repliesAwarenessCopingBiologic Medication
Bubble lifeSo, just got my rx for Leflunomide 20mg. And the things it says about infection risk are startling. The paperwork says to avoid cuts & injuries -even goes so far...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesCoping
Does Ice or hear help I’m very newly diagnosed. I have so many questions, but I guess, my first question is. Does ice or heat help manage the pain or swelling...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesCopingNewly DiagnosedSymptomsTips & Advice
Am I supposed to hurt and be stiff all day every day?I’m on humira, levothyroxine ( Graves Disease too), and heart meds. I also have spinal stenosis. My rheumatologist says I will be in some pain and my joints pain/stiffness will...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesCoping
Post surgical flareIn the past eight months I’ve had two major surgeries. The end of August I had a complete right knee replacement, it went very well, but I was taken off...Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 repliesBiologic MedicationCoping