OA and RAI would love to know if my OA that I have been living with for 25 years made my RA much worse?...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDiagnosisProgressionSymptomsTips & Advice
How do we know if the pain is due to RA or OsteoarthritisI have been diagnosed with RA for 9 years and I have been told I also have Osteoarthritis in my knees and wrists. I moved from New York to California...Reactions0reactionsComments54 repliesProgressionHealthcare TeamSymptoms
Natural remedies Anyone come off medication for rheumatoid arthritis and used natural methods that have worked...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatmentSymptomsTips & AdviceProgression
acceptable amount of time to see rheumatologist when serious change occursjust wondering if anyone has an opinion on this... started having much worse pain in both knees, much worse in right.. swelling, hard to walking was difficult to put it...Reactions0reactionsComments21 repliesSymptomsVentingHealthcare TeamProgressionTips & Advice
Hearing Loss & RA - is there a connection? Looking for information or other folks’ experiences of this. I’ve known for some years that my hearing was no longer 100% and during the Covid Pandemic mask wearing made it...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesAwarenessProgressionSide Effects
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
Actemra and OrenciaI was on Sulfasalazine for my RA for years before it stopped working on me. I was then given Methotrexate which in no time caused me high liver enzymes. I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesProgressionBiologic MedicationSide Effects
Seronegative RA & Skin IssuesHello - I have been on Remicade and biosimilars over 20 years. Overall, I have done well on this treatment until the past year or so. In 2023 I was...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesSymptomsProgressionSide Effects
Am I in remission?So Dx in January after having symptoms since last July. As some of you are aware, I have a very complicated situation as have another A/I disease that makes many...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesNewly DiagnosedTips & AdviceProgression