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...reactions6comments
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
We don't have to live in silence...When I was 11 years old I was diagnosed with RA. For many years before that, actually for as long as I...reactions1comment
50 year old woman...I am now 50 and was diagnosed with RA just before my 49th birthday. I have been a healthy eater forever and...reactions1comment
Enjoying the pain...Rheumatoid arthritis or RA is an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune disease may occur when the body’s immune system begins to see his own...reactions2comments
There are worse things than dying......I never used to think that. Dying was the ultimate. Dying was THE worst thing I could imagine could happen to someone...reactions1comment
Finally a name to go with what I have.....My story began almost 42 yrs ago before I even knew I had an autoimmune disorder. When I was a child I...reactions3comments
What Is Wellness?...Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines wellness as “the quality or state of being healthy.” It seems simple, but for people with rheumatoid arthritis this...reactions2comments
Pregnancy and the Remission Expectation...I did not make the decision to become pregnant lightly. My husband and I knew that we both wanted kids, and agreed...reactions2comments
Ways I Achieved Pain-Free Living After Being Diagnosed With RA...In November of 2007, I began experiencing levels of pain I had never experienced before. I felt like I had been running...reactions9comments
Functional Medicine...Recently watched the film (you tube) by Dr. Tom O'Bryan regarding the negative way most traditional medicine doctors treat auto-immune disorders. There...reactions8comments
What is it like to live without this?...My toes hurt. But unlike that residual pain from a propelled stubbing, it wouldn't go away. I was sixteen years old and...reactions1comment
Second guessing...There is a nasty habit that often comes along with a chronic disease such as RA and it is pervasive and difficult...reactions2comments
Diet and RA...I have to share my story in hopes it might help someone else. I have lived with RA for 5 years now...reactions4comments
