How do your RA treatments impact your life?...Hi! As part of a school project, I am working to understand how RA impacts the lives of those who are living with it. I would love to hear from...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
A long year...My husband was diagnosed with RA one year ago. He woke up one morning and nearly collapsed getting out of bed. His legs just wouldn't hold him up. After several...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Seasonal Changes...Here in Vermont, fall is just around the corner and with it comes shorter daylight hours, dark mornings and cold weather. I happen to like the cooler temperatures but not...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
New to Rheumatoid Arthritis....I have recently been diagnosis with RA as of August 25, 2016. I noticed I have been having lower back and right hip pain for seven years now. I went...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Bracing for Flu Season...It’s instinctual—I cringe when I hear a cough, see a sneeze. I can’t help it. After years of immunosuppressant drugs, bouts with long-lasting colds plus bronchitis and pneumonia, I am...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Dancing...I've had JRA (IRA?) since I was 10. I let it really control me, and defeat me all my life. I gained a lot of weight, and really allowed myself...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesExercise
When Your Loved One Has RA...A diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) impacts more than just the person who receives it. Even if you have no personal experience living with a chronic illness, if your loved...Reactions0reactionsComments18 comments
Inflamed Brain...On July 1st of 2016, the Rheumatology Research Foundation announced 85 recipients of education, training, and research funding. The financial awards serve various functions: "One example is the Investigator Award...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Help my dad!!!...Hi, all I am Katlyn from British Columbia. I am happy that I found a place that would help my dad in his situation. My dad is 60+. He was...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Enjoying the pain...Rheumatoid arthritis or RA is an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune disease may occur when the body’s immune system begins to see his own body as an enemy and attack it in...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
me...Im a 60 year old male been told I have RA in my hips and lower back. I also have a pacemaker and have been told to go gluten free...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Will I ever know the difference?...Here I am 20+ years into RA and I still, quite frequently, cannot tell when I am flaring versus when a treatment, be it medication or otherwise, is no longer...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
High c reactive protein and Low Vitamin D...Good evening!I am a 50 yo female and my doctor suspects I may have RA due to fever, muscle ache, IBS and other symptoms.My blood test came back with high...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSymptoms
Just diagnosed...I have just been dx with RA. Scared of course and wondering about life what will come next? Looking back, I think it has been trying to come out for...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
RA - A Way Of Life...Being diagnosed at the age of 23, was never easy for me or my family for that matter. But the worst thing was we were clueless about Autoimmune RA. None...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Viennese Quack, Pikachu, and Parenting with RA...There are two things I have found that solicit the most unwanted and inaccurate advice from others: rheumatoid arthritis and parenting. Whether it is friends, family members, or casual conversation...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dear Mom, I'm Not Prince...Dear Mom, I'm not Prince. I'm not secretly taking Fentanyl or having to land my private jet in Illinois in order to get revived from a drug overdose. I'm not addicted...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Waiting on results and followup...Hi Everyone, I am grateful to have found a forum I can relieve some of my worry on. I have two autoimmune diseases, hashimotos and celiac disease. I am in...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
RA know-how by Spoonie (2016 version)...I am presenting here my personal know-how about RA including a disease description, goals and method. Read carefully, use on your own risk. Keep in mind that you should talk...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
What are your motivators?...A work colleague of mine has a beyond normal energy of positivity, even in the most difficult times she is positive, she somehow digs deep and manages to find an...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
