Pain!...I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis February 2015. This goes along with Fibromyalgia, which I have been diagnosed with since the mid...reactionscomments
I have what now?...I’ve always been a busy girl, someone who takes on a bunch of things at once because we only have one life...reactions9comments
My Story of RA experiences with assortment of treatments!...When I was diagnosed with RA about three and half years ago, I did not know much about it. My RA Dr...reactions1comment
Attitude Makes a Difference...In previous articles, I’ve written about finding a good doctor and firing bad ones. But another important part of my experience with...reactions2comments
Things I Don’t Want to Hear...People mean well. I will start off by acknowledging this fact. But nevertheless, there are things I still don’t want to hear...reactions2comments
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Social Security Disability Benefits...When I was diagnosed with RA at the age of 25, I was right in the middle of law school and had...reactions3comments
Invisible Pain...It all started right after I turned 25 years old. I began experiencing joint pain, inflammation, and extreme fatigue. There were days...reactions6comments
Living in Denial and Fear...I was diagnosed a year ago....But this is how it all started. Three years ago I was working at a very busy...reactions1comment
Stuck In The Middle...Recently I have found myself thinking a lot about the arthritis community as a whole. Did you know that we have the...reactions2comments
Traveling and Vaccines Shouldn’t Go Hand In Hand...Few people understand what it's like for someone with RA and fibromyalgia to go through security at the airport a day after...reactions6comments
Summer R&R for RA...Hello from Brooklyn, New York! I'm back! Okay, maybe you didn't know I was even gone, but I took a two-week trip...reactions3comments
Early 40's and my arthritis is changing gears...I was diagnosed with some sort of autoimmune arthritis when I was 28, starting with a uveitis flare-up. I had other weird...reactions2comments
Just trying to get a diagnosis......It started 4 months ago with a low grade fever and overall feeling of what I thought was the flu. Soon I...reactionscomments
The RA Pregnancy Chronicles: Balancing Acts & Difficult Decisions...The RA Pregnancy Chronicles is a series of posts that share my experiences being pregnant while living with RA. This post was...reactions4comments
New Study Brings Hope: Scientists Discover How to “Switch Off” Autoimmune Diseases...The beginning of September has brought with it some very exciting news for those of us living with rheumatoid arthritis! Scientists have...reactions2comments
Financial Crisis to Caregiving: An Unexpected Outcome...Beyond the many concerns and questions of being a caregiver I shared previously, I don’t have much experience dealing with the healthcare...reactions8comments
If it were easy, it would already be done...Is our mind separate from our body? Do we have mental control over the prognosis of disease? Have you ever been told that...reactions2comments
Community Thoughts: What do you want more people to know about RA?...May is arthritis awareness month, it can certainly be helpful when others understand and know more about the condition that is RA...reactions2comments
Young Warrior Meets the Great Adalimumab: A Dark Comedy...The beast of polyurethane and springs weighed me down, my spine sinking, my joints aching, my mind shouting in a clamor, "don't...reactions4comments
RA has slowed me down...I am 52 yrs old and was dx'd at 35 after about 3 years of being sick and having progressively painful joints...reactionscomments
