World Arthritis Day Health Leader Panel: RA Treatment, Support, and AdvocacyWorld Arthritis Day was October 12, and RheumatoidArthritis.net held a special event to help raise awareness and celebrate this incredibly important day...reactionscomments
What to Expect: MethotrexateAs a newbie to the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) community (although not a newbie to the chronic illness community), I truly had no...reactions147comments
Community Forums Roundup: Pain Management, Costs, and Complex SymptomsHere at RheumatoidArthritis.net, our community members and the stories they share in our forums are invaluable sources of connection, knowledge, and support...reactionscomments
Transitioning to Middle Age With JIARead the first part of this article here. As a child, my juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (now called juvenile idiopathic arthritis, or JIA)...reactionscomments
Asking for Help Is a Skill We Need to LearnI have come to understand that asking for help of any kind for those of us with RA is 1) not easy...reactions6comments
When the Issues of My Day Become My Issues With RAIn hindsight, it was blissful. I have had a few months of really low joint swelling, and every day when I was...reactions10comments
A Letter to Myself, Pre-RA DiagnosisAn open letter to my younger self, before I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis: Dear Amanda, There's so much I want to...reactions7comments
"Yes, But...": Communicating Tactfully With Doctors“Yes, but...” These 2 small words seem inconsequential, but for anyone living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic illness, they are part...reactions13comments
Humira and Traveling Back HomeA life on the go might seem like it doesn't work with having rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and taking Humira. However, though it...reactions8comments
My Journey with RA, Hip Pain, Steroid Use, and Avascular NecrosisIn January 2023, I went through extensive testing for ongoing left hip pain. I had been in pain with my left hip...reactions5comments
Trapped Inside A Cage Of RA - LiterallyMany times, if you ask someone with rheumatoid arthritis, or really any chronic illness, what it feels like to live with this...reactionscomments
Transitioning from Childhood to Adulthood With JIAWhen I moved out of my childhood home to go to college, I was thinking about the adventures of my new life...reactions6comments
Arthritic Pain and Birks!If you have RA, you likely have experienced some pain in your feet. For me, RA foot pain was actually one of...reactions10comments
Dating With RA Again After a Decade on the BenchYou know, we talk a lot about relationships and chronic illness, and how easily RA can make them more complicated and even...reactionscomments
RA Travel Prep Is No JokeAfter 45 years of marriage, working for almost as long, and raising 3 sons, my husband and I are now retired and...reactions22comments
Why I Changed My RA BiologicI did something a little crazy, but it made sense to me: I changed my biologic. My previous one was working great...reactions27comments
Fatigue Relapse: Or, How to Handle the Emotional and Physical Pain of RA FatigueI’ve been way too fatigued lately. Too tired. It feels that I have to exert so much more effort to accomplish the...reactions12comments
My New RA Career Path: Meeting My Job DeveloperI previously wrote about my insecurities, anxiety, and fears of diving back into job searching. My journey into a new career path...reactions13comments
Anemic and Confused: Part 3Let me tell you — I’ve had a time-and-a-half with this uterus. As I detailed in my previous article, in a last-ditch...reactions16comments
RA and the State of Pain MedsI have been lucky thus far. The pain pill issues and the war this country is waging on pain patients has only...reactionscomments
