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...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...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...reactionscomments
Pain in my right hip...I have had pain in my right hip, in the center of my right buttock for a little over 4 years now...reactions7repliesTreatment
The Tao of Kitty...I have been fortunate to have cats since I can remember. Our first cat when I was a little girl was black...reactions1comment
Pinky...Have had RA for five years, seems longer than that. Also have psoriatic arthritis and OA. Starting my third Biologic, Actemra. Also...reactions1comment
Understanding the Application Process for Social Security Disability Benefits...Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits The Social Security Administration is a branch of the United States federal government that provides disability...reactions7comments
Diagnosed with arthritis on my right hip...I've been diagnosed with arthritis on my right hip. It has become very difficult for me to bend and do work. Until...reactions1replyTreatment
When the RD Meds Work--Sort of...Back in November of last year I started a new biologic drug to treat my rheumatoid disease. Having had two other biologics...reactions3comments
New here and in process of diagnosis...hi All I figured I would say hello! I'm 15 years into what I thought was osteoarthritis and suddenly developed polyarthritis in...reactions5repliesNewly Diagnosed
Characterizing RA pain...I would imagine that like me, most of you are asked from time to time to explain the type of pain you...reactions3comments
Funky Feet...My feet are strange and unusual. Perhaps I should call them unique. They are abnormally small, which I attribute to my rheumatoid...reactions5comments
New RA Symptom or...?...Hey everyone, I have been reading a lot of the articles of this site for a bit now, but I had a...reactions9repliesSymptoms
21 with RA...I was diagnosed with severe RA on January 1, 2016. I think I was in a state of denial at first because...reactions3comments
Antibiotics for treatment???...I recently read an article (online) that stated that there's an antibiotic (minocycline) that has shown success in treating rheumatoid arthritis. Has...reactions1replyTreatment
RA my best friend I love to hate...Most people have a plan, if not an idea as to what they want to see and do in their future, but...reactions3comments
Losing hope...Two years ago to this day, I was a 37 year old, 190lb man. I was fit and healthy with no known...reactions3replies
Long long road!!...Hello, my journey started about 9 yrs ago, I had surgery and had to be put to sleep, when I woke my...reactions1comment
Incurably Well...“Incurable.” I hate that word. It’s so final, so deadpan, and so totally hopeless. When I hear or read it my first...reactions1comment
Parents' Perspective (Part 2)...Recently I had the opportunity to talk with my parents about their experience having a child with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). I was...reactionscomments
