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...reactions2repliesTreatment
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...reactions5comments
Seasonal Changes...Here in Vermont, fall is just around the corner and with it comes shorter daylight hours, dark mornings and cold weather. I...reactions1comment
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions4comments
Dancing...I've had JRA (IRA?) since I was 10. I let it really control me, and defeat me all my life. I gained...reactions2repliesExercise
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...reactions18comments
Inflamed Brain...On July 1st of 2016, the Rheumatology Research Foundation announced 85 recipients of education, training, and research funding. The financial awards serve...reactions3comments
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...reactions1replyTreatment
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...reactions2comments
me...Im a 60 year old male been told I have RA in my hips and lower back. I also have a pacemaker...reactions2comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions2repliesSymptoms
Just diagnosed...I have just been dx with RA. Scared of course and wondering about life what will come next? Looking back, I think...reactions3comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions1replyNewly 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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
