Are my expectations for pain relief too high?...As I watched my a couple of fingers and toes cripple, and pain that continued I started to feel discouraged again....Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesCopingHealthcare Team
What were your signs that you needed a hip replacement?...She insisted it was fine, but I was depressed about it....Reactions 0 reactions Comments19 replies
Has anyone tried water fasting?...Rhonda Patrick from the Joe Rogan Podcast and she is a huge proponent of fasting for autoimmune....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Methotrexate Tips…....She has found that taking the dose in halves over a period of 6-8 hrs can help reduce some side effects, also eating a very light meal the evening...Reactions 0 reactions Comments27 replies
Constant Illness - It's getting too much!...My daughter is now three and a half and I have been blessed that she did not have to go to daycare before now, but in preparation for school...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
I went to see my sister...Hi to all, I went to see my sister who is ill in hospital on her birthday and she wouldnt communicate with me so i spoke with the doctors...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesAssistive Devices
Long road to diagnosis...I have had many tests and she said I do test positive for an immune disease, but the test doesn’t pinpoint which one....Reactions 0 reactions Comments25 replies
25, freshly diagnosed abroad...I currently live in Japan and as kind and awesome as my doctor is, she cannot quite fully explain everything to me....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Is it a flare or is the disease progressing?...can anyone shed any light on what i might expect, or has anyone had similar experiences?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesSymptoms
Why I found the need for providers and health care personal to better understand RA...So far as soon as one joint feels better , it goes to a new location. Every day , I am reminded by fatigue and pain, I still have...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Tapering prednisone, symptoms back?...And if it helped so much and then is going away so fast.......does this point more to an inflammatory issue like RA, or could it still be something like...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesTreatment
Exhaustion in RA...I am so exhausted and such brain fog that I was worried I was getting early Alzheimer's like my mother but she didn't have until her 70's....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesFlares & Flare ManagementBrain FogSleep
Methotrexate and covid...I want to tell my wife that it's okay but she insists I talk to an expert. Anybody out there that would have a studied opinion on the matter?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesCaregivingFriends & FamilyTips & Advice
Breast cancer reconstruction with RA...I did talk to biologic nurse but she doesn't know about it. Please help if anyone knows or have experience 🙏...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
TNF inhibitor...My body does not like Humira. At all!!...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesTreatment
Care for RA...She has been living in an assisted care facility in Canada for the past three years, as we were working out of country....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Managing school/job with RA?...I was diagnosed with JIA nine years ago in my hands(wrists and fingers) and feet(ankles and toes)....Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesCopingWork & Employment
Still Negative...I did show an elevated C reactive factor and after a day or so of 15 mgs. of predisone, I began to feel better though still in pain....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
LET'S SHARE our list of favorite yoga, tai chi, Qigong and other gentle forms of exercise!...She demonstrates three different levels to do each pose. Depending on where your symptoms are, this is a good place to start....Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesExercise