Skip to Accessibility Menu Skip to Login Skip to Content Skip to Footer

Forums

Read conversations, start a discussion, and connect with others about rheumatoid arthritis.

Is it RA or Peripheral Spondylitis?

Anyone ever heard of Peripheral Spondylitis? I have been doing a ton of reading after my doc mentioned it and am trying to find others who have heard of the...

what if it's not RA what then

Pain started in my hands then swelling in fingers. Lasted for several weeks. Ankle and lower leg swelling over night - G.P commenced prednisolone 50 mg. Pain and swelling reduced...

New RA Symptom or...?

Hey everyone, I have been reading a lot of the articles of this site for a bit now, but I had a strange symptom pop up last night/this morning and...

Not Yet Diagnosed - Opinions, Advice Welcome

Hi everyone, I've had bodywide chronic pain since I was 20. I'm now 25. The onset was sudden and I was eventually diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I had a lot of...

Upper Body Strength

New to the group - Hi! Have had RA for about 2 years - MTX 20mg/week + Plaquenil + various "alternatives" too (Omega 3, Curcumin, flax seed oil, Vit D3...)...

Family and friend opinions

I am very newly diagnosed with RA, as in earlier this week new. I am still trying to deal with the initial emotions of my diagnosis and what it means...

Ra symptoms

Hi,I recently got my blood test done.Below are my results My RF factor is 27,CCP is negative,ana is negative,ESR is negative. Vitamin b12 high. I gave birth to beautiful baby...

Another one doubting diagnosis

I'll start off by saying that I'd love for it to be RA -- not because I want another life-altering disorder but because my medical history in my 34 years...

social media post followed by sudden flare

Does this ever happen to you? You post something on social media showing that you were out and about and seemingly fine and then within a few hours you have...

High c reactive protein and Low Vitamin D

Good evening!I am a 50 yo female and my doctor suspects I may have RA due to fever, muscle ache, IBS and other symptoms.My blood test came back with high...

Categories

Select a category to find topics that interest you.