Leslie Rott

I know, I talk about the weather a lot on here, but the truth is, it really impacts my RA in a negative way. I know that there are some...

Recently, my boyfriend and I had plans to go to the movies with another couple. I hadn’t felt good all day.  I alternated between napping and feeling awful, but managed...

Often, if I don’t feel good, I can lie down for about an hour and I start to feel better. I call that rallying. I can usually get up and...

I seem to have gone on a workout sabbatical.  I can’t really explain why, but I seem to have developed workout anxiety. I just haven’t been able to do it. ...

I’m not talking about babies talking about RA, or talking babies that have RA. I am talking about having babies when you have RA. For me, with a foot in...

As most of us with RA know, steroids can be both a blessing and a curse. For me, they significantly help my pain, but they make me psychotic and they...

It sounds weird.  It sounds almost antithetical to say that you are thankful for a chronic illness. But in reality, I am thankful for RA. I wouldn’t be where I...

In a perfect world, those of us with RA would never have to worry about insurance issues.  Our copays would be so low that we would never have to worry...