Dealing with RA in Grad School...Hello, I'm a final year student finishing my master's degree in India. I was diagnosed with RA in Dec 2014. It was very difficult in the beginning especially because my...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
RA Will not Defeat Me- I'MPERFECTion!...I grew up as a normal child. I was the oldest of 3 children until I was 15 when my youngest brother was born to make a total of 4...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Fraying Nerves...Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about rheumatoid disease, I barge in to tell you more. Today’s subject: how it may affect your nerves. Yes...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Worried...I'm 49 years old female and just found out that my rheumatoid factor, quant is 88 with the norm being under 30. I am recovering from rotator cuff surgery, post...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
This is my story and I'm paining to it.......My story starts when I was young, for years I had aches and pains, like others I was labeled an attention seeker, nothing was wrong with me, I was too...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Diet after tooth extraction...Hey guys, I have been scheduled for the tooth extraction treatment for next week in an Oshawa-based Clearbrook dental clinic ( https://www.clearbrookdental.com/ ). All I wanna know is, what diet...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiet & Nutrition
Sleep Problems? What is Happening? How do I make my spouse understand?...***(Warning)**** I know this is long, but I would truly appreciate anyone who can take the time to read it all and help me to help myself. I'm losing my...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSymptoms
Just a little conversion disorder...I have been sickly my whole life. By the age of 8, I was labeled an "attention seeker." I became a nurse and worked in that field for 30 years...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
I'm not convinced......After a year of diagnostic testing, I was finally diagnosed with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. I was first referred to a rheumatologist after my hands and one elbow were swollen for...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesNewly Diagnosed
New drug? Has anyone experienced Tofacitinib/Xeljanz?...Hi all, I'm new here having started treatment for RA in the last 6 months (man, it feels good to finally have a diagnosis and start DOING something! :). I...Reactions0reactionsComments19 repliesTreatment
Day and Night...It struck me recently how much different RA is during the day versus at night for me. I wonder if this true for others of just one of those quirky...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
IT ALL BEGAN WITH A MIGRAINE......I was 36 weeks pregnant with my second son when I experienced the most excruciating migraine, beyond anything I’d ever experienced before. My husband, a pilot, was typically away on...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Great Coffee Debate..."I Don't Drink Coffee. Should I Start?" is the headline of an article I just read in The New York Times' "Health" section, written by a non-coffee drinker who is...Reactions0reactionsComments24 comments
Diagnosed at 17...I was diagnosed in the fall of 2014. I had joked with my girlfriend at the time, when I would be sore or have pain, that it was arthritis. Little...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
One Painful Step at a Time...Walking. Such an important and necessary part of our lives. We need to do it just to function. Not to mention the joy that it brings or the part it...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Info required for DIY house maintenance tools...Good Morning Folks My father seems to be developing symptoms associated with arthritis and is increasingly finding it difficult to handle general household maintenance tools such as : screw drivers...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Surgery Prep...I had my colonoscopy on Friday and have surgery coming up the end of March/first of April. The nurse who put my IV in insisted on using my right hand...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTreatment
Chronic forgetting...I have heard many people say that after having a child, women will “forget” the intense pain of child birth. Maybe this is an evolutionary adaptation so that women will...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Recently diagnosed...I'm 23 years old and was recently diagnosed with RA. It all started one morning when I woke up and my pinky was inflamed and hard to bend,I thought it...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Your Incredible Shrinking Wren...I'm a slightly smaller wee bird these days. In January, I challenged myself to get serious about dropping some excess weight. The reasons are righteous (and, let’s face it, unavoidable). First...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
