What We Really Want for Christmas...Today I made my Christmas list for Santa. Don’t those sound great? Yep, but here’s the reality: I already have a four-year-old Kindle Fire. It works great on airliners and...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Personal Safety and RA...Glance at the news online some morning or turn on the radio or TV at nearly any given moment and you'll find an alarming number of stories saturated with violence: shootings...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Pain Before Beauty?...I like to think of myself as a practical person. However, if I’m honest, I sometimes put vanity and ego before practicality, even when it comes to RA. Rheumatoid arthritis...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
'Tis the Season...for Holiday Parties!...Hundreds of our RheumatoidArthritis.netcommunity members recently participated in the “Handling the Holidays” survey; Thanks to everyone who took the survey! As we know, the holidays can be a wonderful time...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What's in a Name?...I don’t use the common name of the disease I’ve had for almost three decades. Instead, I call it rheumatoid disease, and there’s a reason. As a writer, I love...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Where does one begin.......I began to have what I now know to be a flare in Aug. of 2007. It began with what I thought was a pinched nerve in my neck. I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Sociability...I won’t deny that I love the Internet. I’ve been an avid website explorer, both for fun and for work, since the late 1990s. (Yes, I know how old that...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Has anyone used Orencia...I have been on Humira for the past eight years. At first with methotrexate which made me sick all of the time. Then they went to Humira with Arava but...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Most suitable flooring for RA...I live in Sydney, Australia and I am 60 yrars old and have RA in all my joints except hip (touch wood!) and have had a double knee replacement.I have...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Trials and Triumphs...I have been on this website for the past 5 months and finally I want to share. I was dx with RA last April by my primary and saw my...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
A fresh set of eyes...In the early 2000's, I was feeling fatigued and generally out of sorts. I was repeatedly told to quit smoking, that smoking was the culprit. In 2003 I decided to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Back Pain...Has anyone here successfully cured their arthritis pain by eliminating anything from your diet? I was recently diagnosed with arthritis as I experienced pain, swelling and numbness on my back...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
My RA Story...So far I only have Rheumatoid Arthritis in my fingers on both hands and my knees, it is mild so far so I only take aspirins for it. Sometimes when...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
D.D. and RA...Well, what do you do? Have always been very active at work and socially, currently not able to work but still need to have a social life. My boyfriend, helps...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living with R.A. and fibromyalgia...One and 1/2 years ago I had blood work done for RA and came out I didn't have it, but have all the signs of it. I think is called...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Don't know yet...I am waiting for a referral to a rheumatologist. I was tested several years ago and told the test was negative. I was relieved at the time, but not so...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Faking It...Many people with “invisible disabilities” have felt at one point or another that the severity of their condition is called into question. As it is possible to have severe rheumatoid...Reactions0reactionsComments34 comments
Preparing for the Worst...On September 13, a 72-year-old disabled woman with multiple sclerosis lost her life in the California wildfire known as the Valley fire. She died because she was unable to leave...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Let us give thanks...This is without a doubt my absolute favorite time of year. Yes, I actually do better RA wise once the days are a bit more crisp, the humidity has gone...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
We don't have to live in silence...When I was 11 years old I was diagnosed with RA. For many years before that, actually for as long as I can remember I have been in pain. I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
