RA and COVID vaccineHey all I know the COVID shot is a sensitive subject around many but I need advise or insight … I am 40f have had RA for about 15 years...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingFlares & Flare ManagementSide Effects
Murky Waters with my Primary Care ProviderI find it difficult to get a straight answer from my primary care provider regarding my safety and Covid. I have had three Pfizer vaccines and my Covid anti-bodies look...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTips & AdviceHealthcare TeamCoping
Concern about prognosis with positive RF factor and anti-CCP antibodiesI was diagnosed with RA at the age of 41, about 2.5 years ago. It came on aggressively and I was quite crippled for about 9 months. Luckily Enbrel got...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTips & AdviceCopingDiagnosis
Flare ups: will movement set me back?I had a severe flare up ten days ago, which has now gone down to mild swelling in multiple joints, but can't take steroids because it makes me go a...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesFlares & Flare ManagementCopingTips & Advice
Some days you just feel like cryingMy wrist just suddenly start aching, my feet, my elbows - not sure if nerves, bones, or what! So my feet hurt and I need to use a cane cuz...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesCoping
advice for early 20s diagnosisi'm nearly 21, have had joint pain since at least 14 but probably earlier (got the "growing pains" excuse so much growing up it's hard to remember what pain was...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesCopingNewly Diagnosed
Social Isolation and RAHi, I feel extremely lonely and isolated since I have RA. I moved to a new place four years ago and that's about the same time when I was diagnosed...Reactions0reactionsComments22 repliesMental HealthCoping
I Have Many Of The Symptoms Of RA But No Real PainAre there other members like this. I have lots of discomfort and sleep problems but not the severe pain that many endure. I take no prescribed drugs for my RA....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
Being Young and have RA At what age were you dignosed? I was dignosed at 16 and now I'm about to turn 27 and I would like to know if any one who have been...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCopingCaregivingAwareness
Are my expectations for pain relief too high?I am getting very frustrated with my RA pain. About 6 years ago I developed carpal tunnel and had surgery to correct it, this began several years of repeated efforts...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesHealthcare TeamCoping