The Importance of Seeing Specialists...The expertise and skills of medical specialists are crucial for managing rheumatoid arthritis and related conditions. A perfect example is that when...reactions6comments
Adjusting to New Spaces...After a recent move to Virginia, Nan talks about the process of adjusting to new spaces when living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...reactions1comment
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...reactionscomments
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?...reactions3replies
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...reactions8replies
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...reactions10comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions12replies
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...reactions2replies
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...reactions2repliesSymptoms
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...reactions60comments
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...
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...reactions7comments
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions6comments
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...reactions2repliesSymptoms
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions36comments
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...reactions14comments
