Active 2 days agoAre there foods to avoid to help with flares?Just looking for some help in reducing the flares or the severity of them. I suffer excruciating pain when it affects my wrist and ankles. I take hydroxychloroquine....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiagnosisFlares & Flare ManagementSymptomsTips & AdviceTreatmentVenting
Bad RA DayI wanted to share my day with this group, as I am sure all of you have had a similar feeling. Today was one of those days where I was...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesCopingVenting
Adrienne aching legsI have aching in my legs everyday 😭 plus inflammation. I take of course meds but this doesn't help....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesAwarenessCopingDiagnosisFlares & Flare ManagementSide EffectsSymptomsTips & AdviceVenting
Ask Your JRA Questions HereI was diagnosed at age 5 in 1962. Have had good years and less bad. Early years they didn't know much. And put me in and out of casts. One...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAwarenessCopingFriends & FamilyNewly DiagnosedProgressionSymptomsTips & AdviceVenting
Living alone with RA and chronic pain.Had rotator cuff surgery in July and life has been over the top with pain. My life. Hoping for some connection and encouragement....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesAwarenessCopingFlares & Flare ManagementProgressionSurgerySymptomsTips & AdviceVenting
What is the biggest unmet need you feel those living with RA deal with?Unmet needs: something that still needs improvement, changes that have to be made, or anything that society has sort of turned a blind eye too. There really is no wrong...Reactions0reactionsComments15 repliesAwarenessCopingVenting
AvsolaHow long does Avsola take for it to kick in? Have had my 2nd dose, & feel the same as I did before starting it....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBiologic MedicationFlares & Flare ManagementSide EffectsSymptomsTips & AdviceVenting
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...Reactions0reactionsComments49 repliesCopingVenting
RA & Osteoporosis My RA continues to make it difficult and painful. And then I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis 2 weeks ago after a body scan. Both are throughout my body. Deformity is...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesVenting
FeaturedConversation of the Week: Breaking Up With A RheumatologistHi everyone! So this week the hot topic is about breaking up with a rheumatologist. This hits home because I've dealt with my fair share of bad relationships on the...Reactions0reactionsComments71 repliesIntimacy & RelationshipsTips & AdviceVenting