Don't You Forget About Me...Having RA is hard, as all of us RA-sufferers know. One aspect that makes this disease so difficult is its "invisibility" and how this affects how others perceive and understand...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Third-Person, Patient...I am one of those lucky people who genuinely likes and appreciates her doctors. Granted, having good doctors is part luck of the draw, and over the years I’ve drawn...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Diet and RA...I have to share my story in hopes it might help someone else. I have lived with RA for 5 years now and like many of you have had highs...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Pain, Reborn...I woke up the morning of my latest rheumatology appointment with tender, achy hands and feet. Out of sorts and frustrated, I gimped to the bathroom to take my morning...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The Waiting Game...Living with rheumatoid arthritis often means spending a lot of time waiting. This can begin even before diagnosis, as there are frequently long waiting periods for new patient appointments with...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Shingles and Rheumatoid Disease...Editor's note: Since the publication of this article in 2016, there have been updates to the CDC's recommendation for the shingles vaccine. The live shingles vaccine (Zostavax) referenced in this...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Evening anxiety...Do you get anxiety in the evenings and have you got help for it? I have never had anxiety before but after RD appeared I feel so bad in the...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Listening to Your Body Does Not Make You Weak...Earlier this week I made a posting on my Facebook Page, I'MPERFECTion, about the importance of listening to your body even when you have others saying... "Everyone has Pain!" "Everyone...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What to Expect at Your First Rheumatologist Appointment...If you have recently been referred to a rheumatologist, or if you have been reading up on rheumatoid arthritis and it seems that your symptoms fit with this diagnosis, you...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Smiling at RA...You’re in the midst of a rheumatoid flare. You’re hurting, fatigued, and feeling like a flattened bag of week-old French fries someone dropped in the parking lot. So when a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Workplace Discrimination – Know Your Workplace Rights...When you live with a chronic illness or disability, it can sometimes be difficult to function in the workplace. However, many workers who are struggling may be reluctant to speak...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Information...I was diagnosed with RA about five years+ at that time it was mainly left wrist and the fatigue and they found I had NAFL which they said there was...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatment
My Life With JRA...Hello my name is Tammy and I was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was 2 years old. It was hard growing up with a disease like RA it’s...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Smaller Phones, Less Pain: the new iPhone SE...It's here! The new SMALLER iPhone SE! A devoted Apple and iPhone user, this is what I've been waiting for, as I've been hanging onto my "old" 5s for nearly...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Fell off my perch...I had surgery on my foot as a teenager for a nodule, it deformed my foot but I went nursing regardless. It would have been juvenile arthritis but back then...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
53 year old with JRA and disease progression...I am 53 years old and have had JRA since I was 2 years old. Over the years, I have gradually lost physical functioning (going from being able to do...Reactions0reactionsComments19 replies
Assistance for injectible medications...My rheumatologist has decided it's time for me to begin an injectable medication to go along with the methotrexate I'm already on. She submitted a request to the entities that...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Life after death....During adolescence I would tire easily and get sick on a regular basis, but it wasn't too much of an issue yet. One day, I was renewing my license and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I gotta be me...The song "I Gotta Be Me" has been performed by lots of singers since it first appeared in a Broadway musical in 1968, Golden Rainbow, written by Walter Marks. Everyone...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Supplements vs. whole foods...Greater nutrition. Whole foods are complex, containing a variety of the micronutrients your body needs — not just one. An orange, for example, provides vitamin C plus some beta carotene...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
