Tiny WinsAn article in the The New York Times caught my eye recently about the importance of accomplishing small tasks and goals in...reactions1comment
The RA Fun Never Stops? Here We Go Again...Well, here we are again, on the roller coaster. Now, I know what you are thinking... "Who doesn’t love a roller coaster?"...reactionscomments
Forging Outside of Your Comfort ZoneAs someone who has experienced joint pain and lived with rheumatoid arthritis for most of my life now, there is one consistent...reactions21comments
Community Polls: The Day-to-Day Impact of RAAt RheumatoidArthritis.net, we thrive on sharing diverse experiences and supporting each other through life with RA at any age and on any...reactions2comments
How Those With RA Can Help the Newly DiagnosedI have seen a lot of posts lately where people are asking for remedies for their RA pain, and that’s totally normal...reactions16comments
Celebrating JRA UnicornsJuvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), now called juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), impacts an estimated 300,000 children in the U.S. (about 1 in every...reactions65comments
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
The Battle of Fitting Into ShoesLiving with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as you all know, is a constant test. A gauntlet that must be run on a daily...reactions3comments
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
Why We Should Talk About RA With KidsAs a parent, you have likely collected peculiar (and sometimes niche) skills due to your parenting journey. Whether you're a master creative...reactions3comments
Finding Balance During a FlareThere was a fantastic question posed in our forums about how to fill our time while our bodies are healing. While it...reactions1comment
Seronegative RA and Its RepercussionsSeronegative. What does that word mean? While it may sound like something you don’t want to catch, it actually is just a...reactionscomments
Feeling Alone With My RAOver the decades that I’ve lived with rheumatoid arthritis, I’ve learned to straddle 2 realities. One reality is my daily life, where...reactions15comments
Surgery: The Real Deal, but Not Always a Silver BulletSurgery — it is often part of living with longterm chronic illness, especially rheumatoid arthritis. After years and years of joint swelling...reactions2comments
Tips on Recovering from Shoulder Replacement SurgeryA bit of advanced planning and preparation before shoulder replacement surgery can help with the recovery process. Although every individual is different...reactions2comments
RA and Other Reasons to Call Your GrandmaOne of the biggest assumptions people make about having rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is that you are elderly. In other words: no spring...reactions7comments
Injection Site Reactions: A Painful Downside!If you're taking an injectable medication for your RA, you're likely familiar with injection site redness and reactions — even if you...reactions15comments
Alcohol Consumption and RAStay with me here: I think there's a surprisingly intricate relationship between alcohol and RA. Don't get me wrong; I love occasionally...reactions4comments
The Mental Part of Dealing With Flare-UpsFlare-ups. As I’ve written many times before, they are an unfortunate part of living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic illness. We...reactions18comments
Something I Didn't Know My RA Needed Until...I've lived with joint pain for most of my life and have officially carried the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis for nearly 7...reactions10comments
