Reality Check Please...I have come to realize over the 18+ year of "friendship" with RA that from time to time I need to take...reactionscomments
So many answers!...About 5 years ago, I started to feel "poorly" and just shrugged it off to getting old (I'm 59) and stress of...reactions2comments
How to Stick Out...Even as a young child I remember that I couldn’t pass in public. What I mean is that I always stuck out...reactions3comments
Twenty-Four Years Old With RA!...I gave birth to a beautiful little girl on August 2014. Unfortunately after labor my left hand started hurting, my middle finger...reactions1comment
The Human Eggshell...When I’m in a flare, every subtle sensation on my body can be agonizing. This is hard enough to contend with when...reactions6comments
Sixteen and....battling RA?...The hardest part of being diagnosed with RA as a young adolescent was that no one believed it was true. Even my...reactions6comments
Two Years and Counting...I recently passed the two-year mark in recovering from left knee replacement revision surgery following an infected prosthesis. After 20 years my...reactions6comments
Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Treating RA – Possibilities and Limitations...In a recent edition of the Mirror, a gossipy newspaper in the United Kingdom, the headline read “Arthritis miracle cure: Tiny electrical...reactions2comments
"You're too young for that"...Hi I am 21 years young I was diagnosed with JRA when I was 9 it started when I noticed it hurt...reactions1comment
There Must Be A Better Way...6:45 am: My current RA treatment isn’t working. I have an appointment with my rheumatologist next week to figure out what to...reactions12comments
JRA since '88...Do you know how some people complain about how they may be too short, or maybe they wish they were stronger, I...reactions1comment
Kayla...My story is about my Granddaughter, Kayla. When she was 2, we noticed she wasn't using her fingers for some things. Like...reactions2comments
More Adventures with Insurance...My last article covered the insurance trap in which I find myself -- having to work just to pay my health insurance premium...reactions1comment
Nurse with RA...My name is Kathy and I was diagnosed with RA one year ago. I noticed my joints hurting more and the fatigue...reactions3comments
Clinical Trial Terminology...There are several terms that are commonly used when discussing clinical trials. Here are some that come up often:Adverse event: an undesirable...reactionscomments
Guys get RA...It was 2010, I was going to community college to get some education to move on in construction, hopefully a management position...reactions1comment
Did I make the right decision?...I have had Fibro for most of my life that I can remember. At age 59 we had moved to a different...reactions4comments
End stage RA?...Living with RA for 30 years, trying all NSAIDS and DMARDS with little success and many deformities, surgery, sepsis I have been referred to as...reactions1comment
Old Man Winter: An Opportunity for Care-giving...As I’ve discussed in previous articles, I’m gradually learning how I provide care-giving to Lisa in ways that may not seem obvious...reactions2comments
New attitude, new strength, new opportunities...2015 is going to be a great year for me. I know it. The last two and a half years have been...reactionscomments
