The Right Things to Say to Someone with RA...We’ve all been in those situations where someone shares with us that they have cancer, are in need of surgery, or have another serious health condition, and we’re left wondering...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Evil Wheelchair Lady...I recently wrote about a terrible experience flying that resulted in my wheelchair being destroyed by the airline. Another part of this story concerned how I was treated by the...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
People do not understand...I have RA and live with the pain everyday. It has completely changed my life. I am trying to control it with diet now. Do not want to go on...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Only One...It feels like I am alone in this journey. I don't have any substantial relationships with other RA warriors, and when I meet them, I struggle to relate. I'm a...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Whole Body Cryotherapy...My mom has had success with Whole Body Cryotherapy treatments in alleviating the symptoms associated with her RA. She has less stiffness in her joints and hands, and has been...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Pealing nail beds...I have been diagnosed with RA about 5 years ago... I have had a new development that has happened in the last month. My nails are pealing all the way...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Just trying to get a diagnosis......It started 4 months ago with a low grade fever and overall feeling of what I thought was the flu. Soon I developed a swollen thyroid gland and was originally...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Treatment...I was diagnosed with RA 15 years ago when I was 38 years old. I was 1st tried on Plaquenil without any results & because the rheumatologist was worried about...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living with RA and Lupus...I've got my daddy's green eyes and my mother's immune system! Although I was symptomatic since 2008,I was diagnosed with RA in 2012 and had a total knee replacement in...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Ask and you shall receive...."Ask and you shall receive" is a wonderful suggestion, but short of having a magic genie in our pockets, it is not true, for the most part. However how I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Calling all NYC RA Patients -- join our peer support group!...No one should have to cope with RA alone. But that's exactly the position that so many of us find ourselves in. Even in giant New York City, there are...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
The Activity Hangover...Everyone knows about hangovers, where one indulges in too much alcohol and then pays for it the next day in headaches and nausea. Those of us with rheumatoid arthritis are...Reactions0reactionsComments27 comments
Dancing Queen...I confess: I love to dance. Always have. I am a dancing fool, a dancing queen. For as long as I can remember, I’d throw out my limbs in a...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
A Sharp Poke in the Ribs...When I was 28 years old, I started having a strange sort of pain in my chest. It felt like something sharp was jabbing into me, just to the right...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
I Just Can't...I'm Rachel. I too share the "well I guess im just a burden" disease, other known as Rheumatoid Arthritis. I'm 21. Been receiving treatment for a year and a half...Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
Who Can Help Me Get My Next RA Fix?...Tuesday morning I had a routine 6-month appointment with my rheumatologist. It seems that time flies between appointments and our main priority, besides seeing how my RA is doing, becomes...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Whats the best foods to eat with RA?...I've been searching online for information on which foods to eat, I'm finding a mixed review. I have been advised to not eat chicken, has anybody else been told this?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesDiet & Nutrition
Rheumatic Fever or Rheumatoid Arthritis: What's the Difference?...Many eons ago, not long after my diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, I went to the library to learn all I could about it. Ever since I’d taken Lamaze training so...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
When life was young and in love with all the flowers and sunshine....I was given the death sentence of RA at the young age of 23. There was only one problem, the ER doctors forgot to tell me what was wrong and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Jeepers Peepers!...There’s a lot more to rheumatoid disease than meets the eye. When I first started learning more about this disease about ten years ago, thanks to an increasingly useful Internet...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
