Clearing Up RA Infusion ConfusionI have been getting biologic infusions for rheumatoid arthritis off and on for over 20 years now, depending on the medication I...reactions8comments
The Ups and Downs of Treatment: RA Tells a Complex StoryWe continue to raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during Arthritis Awareness Month. Join us each week as we highlight different parts...reactions3comments
How Not to Be Dismissed as a 20-Something Female with RA (Part 2)Recently, I wrote about my personal experience of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. While I began displaying concerning symptoms during my childhood...reactions6comments
How to Slay Energy VampiresDo you have energy vampires in your life? You know, the people who if you spend almost any amount of time with...reactions14comments
That One Time with Rinvoq: My Experience with a JAK InhibitorOver the years with my RA diagnosis, I have tried many medications. I tried many of the TNF inhibitors, the JAK inhibitors...reactions1comment
Sympathy vs Understanding: Others Simply Can't Relate to My Life with RARecently, I wrote about a day where I was just over it. I didn’t want to deal with another aspect of living...reactions22comments
Tips for Routine Walks with RAWalking is like medicine. We’ve all heard this before: the more we move, the more we support and protect and strengthen and...reactions5comments
Charting a Careful New Course Post-PandemicAs signs that the long COVID-19 pandemic is retreating and more people get vaccinated, the health and safety restrictions are being lifted...reactionscomments
The (Virtual) Doctor Is In! Sharing Telehealth ExperiencesAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues, telehealth is being used by more and more people. Telehealth is also sometimes called telemedicine or virtual...reactionscomments
Having RA Does Not Mean We Are Not WholeI keenly remember a time, especially early in the course of my rheumatoid arthritis (RA), when it hit me that I was...reactions1comment
Hydration and Staying Cool in the Summer with RAStaying hydrated is the key to a lot of things, like having healthy skin, experiencing easy digestion, enjoying lubricated joints, experiencing increased...reactions6comments
Anxiety and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Part 1 A few weeks ago, I fell and broke my hip. It's not how I wanted to start the summer, especially after a...reactions12comments
New Study Reveals Challenges of Exercise with RAA study recently published in The Journal of Physiology sheds light on challenges experienced by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients when they exercise...reactions2comments
Social Distancing Spurs Telehealth SurgeThe technology needed for virtual healthcare has been around for decades. But virtual care has not been widely used in the United...reactionscomments
RD: What About the “Little” Pains?Yeah, those. The non-agonizing tweaks and twinges. The background knee-throb. The sudden, sharp jab that takes your breath as you pick up...reactions4comments
Summah-Time!Author's note: I wrote this article as though I am describing a typical summer and not one amidst a global pandemic. I...reactions4comments
The Conundrum of Being Told to Diet and Exercise When You Have RAIf you're heavy-set (overweight, obese, fat — whatever label you want to put on it or have been called before), you have...reactions11comments
Making an Apartment RA-Friendly!Something people don't talk about enough is how important the space that surrounds you impacts your mental and physical health. Having a...reactions4comments
The Prednisone BurstPrednisone is my RA’s life-long friend. I have taken a low dose every day since my diagnosis in 2010. Because of this...reactions7comments
Infusion, Delayed Confusion, and the COVID-19 VaccineAhh, it is finally here: infusion day. I have been waiting for over a month to have the infusion. Each day of waiting...reactions13comments
