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
Active 2 days agoOA and RAI would love to know if my OA that I have been living with for 25 years made my RA much worse?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiagnosisProgressionSymptomsTips & Advice
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
Need Rheumatologist in VA that believes in seronegativeI'm really struggling and in pain. I'm 48 and my GP thinks I have rheumatoid arthritis. She's the first doctor to listen to me after years of pain, stiffness, swelling...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisHealthcare TeamSeronegative RA
Has Anyone Had a Steroid Injection in the Spine?I have been diagnosed with Cervical Spondylosis, which is the deterioration of the bones and discs in the neck. This condition can arise from Osteoarthritis, and in my case, it...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatmentDiagnosis
Has any one had sudden onset arthritis with no previous signs or family history?3 weeks ago I was training for a half marathon, running on the beach in the Dominican. (I live in Canada, just on vacation - came home immediately) Two days...Reactions0reactionsComments26 repliesDiagnosisNewly DiagnosedSymptoms
Down a Diagnosis Rabbit HoleI had what looked like a first flare up on both hands in June. I thought it might be RA as I think my grandmother and mother had it. Went...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDiagnosis
Weight Loss and RAThere's a ton of talk about weight gan with RA and meds, but who here has experienced weight loss? And I mean *unintentional weight loss* not from what you are...Reactions0reactionsComments36 repliesSymptomsTips & AdviceDiagnosis
Ruling out RA?Hello, I was just recently sent to a rheumatologist for suspected RA by my gynecologist after complain of joints pain. I started a hormonal treatment (Triptorelin injections) in February for...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesDiagnosis
Help Me PleaseI contracted R.A. in 1958 when I was eleven. It was an awful attack. I was admitted to hospital the day after my 14th birthday. Since then I have had...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiagnosis