The Clinical Trial Consent Form: Understanding Your Rights & Responsibilities...In addition to your rights before beginning in a research trial, you have the right to be informed throughout the trial as new information becomes available... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Seven Tips for Parents with RA...You may not be able to cook dinner every night or limit screen time as much as you would have liked. And this is all completely okay.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A Home of My Own...I wasn’t sure we would find a home right for us and I was very certain that it would be a long search. But what did I know!... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
We Are More Than Just RA, We Are People With Lives...person might.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments64 comments
The Pain of RA...So those of you who are caretakers, please read this and keep it in mind, and those of you who are suffering, well, I’m right there with you.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments59 comments
RA and Herpes...The rash first appeared as an itchy spot right above my left elbow so I immediately applied some cortisone cream.... By Carla Kienast3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
RA Daydreams: Robot Chauffeur...However, it wasn’t long before the pressure I was exerting on the brake pedal began to exacerbate the pain in my right foot, knee and hip.... By Tamara Haag3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
7 Spooky Surprises of RA...Try as I might, I cannot point in any way that is discernible to others.... By Kelly Mack2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Anxiety and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Part 2...For me, remembering how much my body is doing right every second of every day helps me to realize just how strong I actually am, RA or not.... By Kathryn Elton, OTR3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Ankle Lumps - nodules?...About 6 months after I was diagnosed with RA, I got mirror-image lumps on both ankles - 2 on each ankle....Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesSymptoms
Apparently Only Old People Get Sick...I really wanted to go over to them and tell them to shut up, that I have arthritis and not only old people get sick, and that I had every... By Leslie Rott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Why I Like Going to the Doctor's...Of course, they’re probably right. I had severe allergies to our new puppy. I also flared up pretty badly when I tried to play too much tug-of-war.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Working Through the Night When You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis...I want to be able to work for a long time and not feel sick the next day.... By David Advent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Grief and Rheumatoid Arthritis...I grieve for all that time I was not able to move on. I grieve that man who felt he lost so much.... By L rick Phillips4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments64 comments
Who Can Help Me Get My Next RA Fix?...Right now I’m in a holding pattern.... By Lisa Emrich3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Everyday Heroics...The driver decided this was not right so he told everyone to get off the bus.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
A Moment of Strength in All This Uncertainty...I know how to self-isolate if I start feeling even a tiny bit ill and I already practice social-distancing by not standing right up next to people.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Finding Comfort in Music...I don't want to be different, weaker, or less of a human than healthy, able-bodied people. Why would I, of course?... By Angela Lundberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Moving Apartments During COVID When You Have RA...This allowed me ample time to move my stuff.... By David Advent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Jeepers Peepers!...These were good times all, and I can see them in my mind’s eye right now just as clearly as I saw them with my real eyes all those... By Wren4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments