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
When to See the Doctor...With RA it seems like there is always something going on: pain, swelling, even the occasional fever. So how do you sort...reactions2comments
Love is in the air...With February being the month designated to celebrate love (thank you Valentine's Day) PLUS my birthday falls on that day PLUS my...reactionscomments
Fear of post-op infection...I know medical advice is not available, but what I am really looking for is coping advice . I am on the...reactions2repliesTreatment
Homebody...I’m an extrovert. While dictionaries generally define an “extrovert” as an outgoing person, psychologists and personality tests often look at the word...reactionscomments
Grief Is A Process; Progress Takes Time...For those who have been diagnosed with chronic illness, it may be the worst thing that has ever happened to you. It...reactions5comments
Oh Blizzard!...Growing up in upstate New York we had our fair share of heavy snowstorms. But living in DC for the past 15+...reactions1comment
Weighing the Risks: Glenn Frey and RD Drugs...By now, just about everyone has heard the sad news about Glenn Frey, co-founder and musician/songwriter of the Eagles, the wildly popular...reactions2comments
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Anticipation...One aspect of living with a chronic disease like RA that often gets little attention is the notion of anticipation. What I...reactionscomments
Scoliosis and RA...There are a lot of strange aspects of rheumatoid arthritis, and when I look back at my childhood, there were several health...reactions17comments
Feel the Burn...Did you know that research indicates that hard workouts can help joints with rheumatoid arthritis to feel better? In fact, new research...reactionscomments
RA Awareness Gaps...February 2 is Rheumatoid Awareness Day. Unfortunately, this day is necessary, as a majority of people either have no idea what rheumatoid...reactionscomments
How bad will it get?...I won't write a long list of all the usual symptoms that we all get with having RA; but I was diagnosed...reactions2comments
RA and Serotonin Syndrome.... a Very Scary Situation!...A week ago today I was lying supine in the middle of my bed, drooling, and unable to move anything but my...reactions5comments
If Not For RA Would I Still Be Childless?...When I was around 20 years old, I had hopes that I would complete college, marry my sweetheart, and that we would...reactionscomments
confused by new rheumatologist...She says my hand pain, wrist pain, dry inflamed eyes, flu-like feelings, low grade fevers, fatigue are not RA related because my...reactions9repliesSymptoms
