What are some tips for keeping spirits high during the winter months?In this article, RA Health Leader Leanne shares her tips to avoid the winter blues (https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/?p=42074). What are some other tips you use to manage RA during the winter which...reactions7replies
Plaquenil questionsI started plaquenil recently due to RA. My foot is in pain all the time, and blood work came back with high numbers. This medication makes my arms itch. They...reactions18repliesCoping
RA symptoms and treatmentHi, I am new to this forum and looking for some advice please. I was diagnosed with Palindromic arthritis when I was 26 years old. I had very painful swelling...reactions12replies
FeaturedHow do you fill your time? Ok I am new to the RA world. Recently diagnosed after chronic pain got too bad. I am 30 and having a hard time transitioning away from my job to...reactions33replies
Which wheelchair or other product is best for independence?Brand, electric or other apparatus....reactions7replies
New symptoms of RAHello. This is my first time asking a question. I wondered if anyone out there with RA, if you have noticed it affects your voice and/or your throat?...reactions29repliesSymptoms
Topical voltarin? or other treatment for individual joint pain?Sometimes only one joint is chronically sore/achy (right now my wrist). Does anyone have suggestions for alleviating some of that localized pain? Rx? compression support? other?...reactions1replyFlares & Flare ManagementTips & AdviceCoping
FeaturedConversation of the Week: Joint ReplacementHave you had a joint replacement? Are you thinking of having one? Has a doctor said, hmm, let's discuss a new hip, knee, shoulder, or a different joint replacement? I...reactions87repliesSurgery
What does a “flare” look like?Over the last two years, I have been experiencing periods of time (about 3-4 days) of extreme joint swelling, joint pain, horrible body rash. To the point where I can...reactions9repliesSymptoms
Locating a new doctor in TexasI am in quite a fix. I need to locate another rheumatologist who believes in the diagnosis and treatment my current physician is treating me with, somewhere in Dallas, Fort...reactions1reply