The Irony in Managing RASometimes, the suggestions for managing my rheumatoid arthritis symptoms feel ironic. My joints are screaming in pain and I don’t want to...reactions11comments
Stronger Hands: Keeping Your Small Joints StableKeeping my strength up is one of the biggest uphill battles of my life. This is also the case when it comes...reactions9comments
Insurance SurprisesWhen living with chronic illness, health insurance is vital. There’s absolutely no way many of us could pay for treatment and care...reactions10comments
RA Relationships and the Big ContradictionWhen you have a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis, especially for many years, there’s a unique contradiction that occurs. Interestingly, the longer...reactions12comments
Don’t Neglect Mental HealthFindings from a recent study indicate that rheumatoid arthritis causes mood disorders. While mood shifts come as no surprise because we are...reactions7comments
Still Slogging AlongTold you I’d be back! I recently wrote about fatigue, one of several rheumatoid disease (arthritis) symptoms. It runs with joint pain...reactions25comments
What 20 Years of RA Have Taught MeI recently had my 20 RAnniversary, having now lived two decades with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis/rheumatoid disease. A reader reached out...reactions37comments
I've Lost Control: Taking My Life Back from Rheumatoid ArthritisThere are so many things in life that I feel like I’ve lost control over because of rheumatoid arthritis. There are so...reactions11comments
The Boogie Monster of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Anger (Part 1)Having lived with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for 50 years, these days, not much surprises me RA-wise. I’ve lived through a lot, and...reactions24comments
How to Tackle an Activity Hangover When You Have RADoes this sound familiar? You wake up one morning with an unusual and random spurt of energy. It's still not very much...reactions19comments
Quality Sleep is Hard with RA: Tips and TricksYou never realize how difficult the act of sleep can be until it becomes an issue for you. For many people, sleep...reactions28comments
How I Manage My Never Ending FatigueRaise your hand if you’ve ever brought up fatigue with your physician? Raise both hands if there was not a lot they...reactions44comments
Is My Pain Related to My (Lack of) Memory?For a long time, I’ve wondered why my best friend remembers my childhood better than I do, why I get lost so...reactions6comments
What I Wish My Doctor Told Me About RAI spent years living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) before I was correctly diagnosed. I remember asking every provider I saw about the...reactions36comments
When the Brain Fog Rolls InIt’s not something I like to talk about but, like many people with rheumatoid arthritis, I get brain fog. These are days...reactions32comments
RA-darYes, I do believe that after 25 years with RA I have developed an ability to sense when someone I am around...reactions3comments
Is It Stress?I’ve always heard that stress is bad for rheumatoid arthritis, but I’ve never been sure what that meant for me and my...reactions8comments
My Experience with Tricyclic Antidepressants for Pain ManagementLike many of us, I’ve been forced to learn as much as I can about rheumatoid arthritis in the years since my...reactions9comments
Exploring the Option of SurgeryAll of the times I have had surgery, it never felt optional. It always felt like something I needed to do to...reactions7comments
My Experience with Integrative MedicineMy next acupuncture appointment is coming up soon and I'm looking forward to it, as always. It feels great to get back...reactions9comments
