RA Symptoms or not?As background, I am a 66 year old seronegative male, in (mostly) good health and active. I was first diagnosed over 25 years ago and a few years of sulfasalazine...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesSymptoms
Whats the difference between a flare up and daily symptoms?For the last 2 months I have been in chronic pain, but not as intense as when I was first diagnosed. It is milder but is all over my body...Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 replies
Prednisone, Sulfasalazine, Plaquenil, & now SimponiI began this super awesome RA journey in November 2017, 2 months after giving birth. In December I was put on daily prednisone, but nothing else. In January when I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesTreatment
Ongoing PrednisoneHi everyone, I’m not new to this site nor RA, having been diagnosed about 10 years ago, in my early 50’s. I am curious to know if anyone has had...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesTreatment
RA and carpal tunnel syndromeI have had RA for 6 years but recently diagnosed with carpel tunnel syndrome in my right hand. I will see the specialist for treatment of my hand in 2...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
How do you apply for Medicare?I need to apply for medicare and I'm not sure what to do. Do I just apply for Original Medicare parts A,B, and D or should I get the Medicare...Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 replies
Prednisone and ?'sMy rheum. put me on a 15 day course of 10 mg. Prednisone. 3 pills for 5 days, 2 pills for 5 days, and then 1 pill for 5 days...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesTreatment
2nd Rheum opinion and finally a clueSo I ended up keeping my 2nd rheum. appt. to get a second opinion. I'm glad I did. She really listened, unlike the last guy. And seemed interested in finding...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Diagnosed with RA at the age of 12.Hi guys, As you can read from the title, I was diagnosed with RA at the age of 12, and I’m currently 18. It has been a Long and tough...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies