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
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
