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...reactions4comments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions3repliesDiet & 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...reactions2repliesSymptoms
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions2repliesNewly 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...reactions19repliesTreatment
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...reactions16comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions24comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions2replies
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...reactions5repliesTreatment
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions6comments
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...reactions7comments
Illness from a Child’s Perspective...When I was a child, it was difficult to understand my illness. All I could comprehend was that I didn’t feel well and had to take medications and do therapies...reactionscomments
Arthritis pain...I am experiencing pain affecting the back, hip and outer side of the leg. The MRI showed that the pain was caused by the compression of spinal nerve root in...reactions2repliesTreatment
Attitude is everything...Handling RA on a day to day basis requires a lot of tools. From my perspective one of the most important and perhaps less tangible ones is attitude. For me...reactionscomments
