Real Talk About Real Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis...Living with rheumatoid arthritis can be challenging. Debilitating fatigue. Swollen, painful joints. Reduced mobility. It can sometimes seem as though rheumatoid arthritis is controlling your life. And we are here...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What should we do regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus)?...I'm just wondering that given us having RA and a compromised immune system are there any special precautions we should take?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Can an RA flare cause muscle weakness?...Hi all. I was diagnosed with RA in 2018, so I’m still trying to figure out how it affects me. Does anyone else have muscle weakness with a flare? Muscle...Reactions0reactionsComments8 replies
Did I Have Enough Surgery?...Most people don’t worry about having enough surgeries. But I have reached the point of four decades of accumulative, aggressive joint damage from rheumatoid arthritis and I wonder: “Did I...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
20 for 2020...I'm having a hard time believing that it's now the year 2020, despite what the calendar says. I can still clearly remember gathering with my family (Mom, Dad, sister, aunts...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
DMARDs and Horrible Psychiatric/Mood Altering Side Effects...I was put on hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for my osteoarthritis with full body joint pain. At the time, I was 60 and had only finished 8 years of menopause. I was...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Has anyone changed mattresses to support your RA?...We are looking at one called Tuft and Needle. Sleeping (for my husband who has RA) is horrible, he flips all night due to terrible hip pain. Has anyone found...Reactions0reactionsComments12 replies
Should I get a medical ID bracelet to travel?...Should I get a medical ID bracelet for traveling to Europe? I'm on leflunomide (Arava) and Enbrel (in addition to other medicines like Nexium) but I'm also allergic to sulfa...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
New to this - arm weakness...Hello! It has been suggested by my Dr that I have RA. I have type 1 diabetes, asthma, allergies already. I've had blood tests (negative) x-rays and ultrasound (inflammation in...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSymptoms
My Experience With RA Chest Pain (Costochondritis)...All morning sitting in my chair at my desk I felt a creeping but clear pressure growing in my chest. I thought, "Perhaps I worked out too hard this morning,"...Reactions0reactionsComments58 comments
Lynn Marie Witt, MSOT...As with any life-changing diagnosis, there are negative physical, mental, emotional, and life ramifications that occur due to the disease process. However, I choose to focus on the disease and...
Unexpected help from Zoloft...Greetings, all. This is my first visit and my first story. For background, I was DX'd with prostate cancer in early 2018. 44 radiation treatments and all is fine in...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Getting Through the Darkness...In this particular case, when I reference darkness, I am talking about light....glorious light. It really fascinates me how different the daylight hours are depending on where you live. I knew this...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Me against me!...I was diagnosed in 2016 with this horrible disease. In the beginning I had no clue what I was in for, and to be honest I was that person who...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Painful and swollen ankle only on left foot...Wanted to get a few opinions. I have RA in my knees, mostly the left one which makes my gait not perfect when I walk. So suddenly a few days...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSymptoms
2020 Resolutions...New year, new me, new decade…I’m getting it done. Last decade was rough. It was my first ten years of my diagnosis and I fought myself every step of the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Embrace the Nap...Let’s look back a little, to when we were kids; back when we had to take naps at least once a day. They were forced on us because we didn’t...Reactions0reactionsComments35 comments
My Life with RA...My journey started last June. My wrists were hurting, and I even had to call in due to chronic pain. I went to the doctor and she told me she...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
I'm Not Normal - These Crazy RA Drugs...All my life it seemed I never “fit” into the normal category of anything. Of course with RA it is the same way. I was officially diagnosed in December 2005...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Yes, Valentine's Day Reminds Us of Love...So, in the interests of transparency, my birthday is on Valentine’s Day and my last name is Hart, so I do have a particular affinity for this holiday. We do know...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments