Fatigue Relapse: Or, How to Handle the Emotional and Physical Pain of RA Fatigue...I’ve been way too fatigued lately. Too tired. It feels that I have to exert so much more effort to accomplish the...reactions12comments
What Life With RA Is Really Like: Results from the 2022 RA In America Survey...Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that commonly affects a person’s joints, tissues, organs, and so much more. Although RA...reactions5comments
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Decision Fatigue...Should our rheumatoid arthritis always get the final say in every decision we make? Before I commit to pretty much anything, I...reactions46comments
We Are More Than Just RA, We Are People With Lives...Guess what? Chronically ill and disabled people have lives. Gasp! It’s true! We drink milk and we date, and we stub our...reactions64comments
Muscle Cramps and RA...Along with the pain associated with our joints that are a distinct mark of an RA flare, some also experience muscle cramps...reactions19comments
4 Things You Don't Need to Apologize for With RA...Being a newer member of the RA community (I just recently passed my 2-year diagnosis-versary), I have learned a lot about what...reactions25comments
Grappling With Instability or Fusion...At a recent visit to a new spinal doctor, I learned that my top couple of vertebrae have become "naturally fused" as...reactions48comments
Using Electronic Devices With RA Hands...Successfully managing the use of electronic devices intended to make our lives easier and more efficient can be neither if we are...reactions23comments
Now's the Time to Make a Better Bed for Pain Relief - Mattresses...Sleep should be a time for the body to heal. Yet, poor sleep is linked to greater pain sensitivity. Unfortunately, people living...reactions9comments
RA and the Two Types of Pain...Ugh. Pain. It’s... painful! As I write this, I’m sitting here in the special kind of pain that affects people with rheumatoid...reactions79comments
What Is Shingles?...Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a common viral infection that affects about 1 out of every 3 people in the...reactionscomments
RA Tag-alongs...The truth is, there isn't really an organ or system of our bodies that are not potentially affected by RA. Why is...reactions6comments
Seeking Sleep...I used to be a world-class sleeper. Once I was visiting my parents, sleeping on the couch in the living room. A...reactions41comments
What’s All the Noise About? Joint Sounds and RA...When battling rheumatoid arthritis, staying in one position for long is not feasible as joints become stiff and uncomfortable. After a few...reactions5comments
Swollen Lymph Nodes and RA...One must always be careful to not automatically attribute any new medical symptom with RA. There are, however, many comorbid (occurs alongside)...reactions4comments
All of a Sudden, I Needed a Cane to Walk...I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and Sjogren's in 2013. Five years later and living in a different state, I all of a...reactions8comments
Tamara Haag...Tamara was previously a health leader on RheumatoidArthritis.net. Diagnosed with RA in 2000 at the age of 22 (following years of precursors...
Leslie “Wren” Vandever...Wren was previously a health leader on RheumatoidArthritis.net. Wren is a professional journalist, graphic and fine artist. After serving for four years...
Leveling Up With RA...Leveling up. It’s for video games, sure, but for those of us who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, we do it every single...reactions28comments
"Can We Switch Bodies?" and Other Empathy-Building Ideas...There have been so many times in my life dealing with chronic illnesses that I have wondered what it would be like...reactions4comments
