Unusual Symptoms of RA...Painfully red, swollen joints are the most apparent annoyance when living with rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. However, did you know many unusual symptoms...reactions82comments
Why Do I Feel So Rotten? Sickness Symptoms from RA...It’s been a rough few months with an increase in fatigue, a noticeable lack of energy, difficulty sleeping soundly, and low motivation...reactions42comments
Rinvoq Was Right for Me...I was in one of the worst flareups I had ever had. My doctor had been talking with me about switching my...reactions19comments
Restarting Humira During Covid-19...My fingers on both hands have begun to swell, throb, and ache again, and I can feel them stiffening into a curled...reactions11comments
Unexpected Red: Eye Inflammation with RA...Until my own episode, I never realized RA could affect your eyes. Joints? Sure. But eyes? It seemed far-fetched in a disease...reactions40comments
Sudden Eye Issues...After my diagnosis with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (now juvenile idiopathic arthritis) as a child, I have made regular visits to the ophthalmologist...reactions7comments
My Tool Kit: Over-the-Counter Support for Managing My RA...Joint pain, swelling, redness, and stiffness have plagued me for a long time. From high SED rates to waking up during the...reactions47comments
RheumatoidArthritis.net Giveaway Terms and Conditions...These Official Rules apply to any giveaway (or "Promotion") published on RHEUMATOIDARTHRITIS.NET, a Health Union ("Health Union" or "We") owned and operated...reactionscomments
5 Tips for Managing Bad Days as a Parent...There is a little bit of difficulty when tackling a topic such as managing bad days when you are a parent. Because...reactions4comments
RA Beginning: Pain With Slightest Movement...Extreme pain with every movement of my body started me on my RA journey. I absolutely dreaded waking up in the morning...reactions1comment
Sudden onset...The morning after I had injured my knee, I woke up -- unable to get out of bed. I felt sharp pain...reactions3comments
My First Symptom...As a teenager, my skin hurt. No one in my family or their friends had ever heard of this. Of course, this...reactions1comment
This Surprised Me...I was working with a young woman who was very worldly. We were chatting one day and I mentioned that my eyebrows...reactions1comment
Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis...Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms can vary from person to person and can even change from day to day. In people with RA...
The Trap of Feeling Like a Burden...Not too long ago, I was hit with a triple threat: horrible insomnia, increased pain, and the need for hand surgery. As...reactions9comments
Losing My Voice...By Sherry Duquet RA Warrior, children’s author, yoga instructor I thought the pain in my throat would eventually go away, but it...reactions35comments
Surgery Is Challenging...It may seem an obvious thing to say, but I have to point it out: surgery is challenging. For me (and I’m...reactions16comments
6 Simple Ways to Avoid the Black Hole of Winter Blahs...Winter doldrums, blahs, blues. No matter what you call it, we are painful-knees-deep in the worst of it. Some people find that...reactions5comments
Tooth Decay and RA...I have had issues with my teeth ever since my RA diagnosis (circa 2010). I went from perfect pearly whites to hell...reactions51comments
Using Hygge to Cope With RA...Every fall as the weather turns colder and the leaves begin changing from green to red and orange, I curl up with...reactions10comments
