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 repliesAwarenessVentingCopingFriends & FamilyNewly DiagnosedProgressionSymptomsTips & Advice
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 repliesSymptomsAwarenessCopingFlares & Flare ManagementProgressionSurgeryTips & AdviceVenting
Coping with the diagnosis I’m new to this being I was just diagnosed a couple weeks ago so I’m pretty much in the dark about it all....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCopingAwarenessBrain Fog
What can I do to prevent more damage to my fingersMy little fingers & thumbs have become crooked & quite painful...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingTips & Advice
How do I beat this severe fatigue? Anyone have any advice on how to muster up energy - mentally, emotionally and physically during a severe bout of fatigue? I recently had my first infusion of a new...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesCopingExerciseFlares & Flare Management
How do I travelHow do i prepare for a trip without the worry of a flare....Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesCopingFlares & Flare ManagementTravel
Diagnosed this year - Gratitude postSo yeah... I was officially diagnosed with RA 11th June of this year. This was after a visit with my primary in April. It took quite a while to get...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesCopingNewly Diagnosed
Rest when you need too. Educate family members what RA isThe guilt that comes with chronic illness....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
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
RA and PUKHi, Has anyone here faced PUK in eye due to RA. I have had RA for 12 years. Diagnosed at 24 years. I was doing well. Then in 2019 i...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesBiologic MedicationTreatmentCoping