The Challenges of RA when you're an only Child...I'm a 58 year old woman, who has had RA for over 30 years. I'm now really seeing more difficulties. I hate...reactions1comment
Life with RA...From the age of 34 I've been living with RA... I'm now 41 and I can honestly say life has been very...reactions3comments
RA has effectively destroyed my life...My RA story begins a little over two years ago I would say probably around January 2013 when following a training session at...reactions3comments
The Day I Couldn't Make My Daughter a Salad...It was early Monday morning, and the request was simple. "Mom, instead of a sandwich today, can you make me a salad?"...reactions10comments
yes, yes, I have RA, give me the medicine to make it go away!...That was exactly what I was thinking when the ER Dr. Said I think she has RA. It started before this though...reactionscomments
Clinical Trial Participation...Every clinical trial is designed to look at a specific population, so each participant is required to have certain traits (eligibility criteria)...reactionscomments
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
