Vision issues...Anyone else with bad visual issues? Having Rituxin/Medrol infusions (first of this cycle 1 week ago, next on Monday). But my eyes...reactions4replies
Afraid of RA meds...please help ease my mind if you can!...Hi! I'm new to all this! Just a brief intro:Ok, first time posting....my Rheumatologist is really leaning towards RA after several visits...reactions2repliesTreatment
RA Factor 289 - Now What?...I am an international teacher living in Singapore. I recently felt exhausted for days on end, and had joint pain. I went...reactions1replyNewly Diagnosed
12 Days of Christmas - RA version...For all of us suffering from RA during the hectic and stressed Christmas season! 12 Days of Christmas - RA version On...reactionscomments
Brain/body interface...One of the frustrating things about my RA is - I don't even know how to describe it. If you touch the...reactionsreplies
Strange new symptoms...Hello everyone, This is the first time I've written a post although I've been part of the group for a few months...reactions3repliesSymptoms
Hands Off!...I’m sitting in my wheelchair, minding my own business, while taking the elevator and BAM! Someone decides I look like furniture and grabs...reactionscomments
Woke up...I went to bed on a Saturday and woke up Sunday morning and couldn't get out of bed and couldn't walk. Knees...reactions2comments
Damaged...I have had RA since 1987. It is severe enough that so far I have had 13 complete joint replacements. As most...reactionscomments
Do Auto Immune Conditions Target the Go-Getters?...I’ve had a nagging thought, a theory really, that only becomes more persistent as I communicate with more and more people with...reactions23comments
Addiction...I do not have RA, a close family member of mine does so I am seeking information that could help with them...reactions1replyTreatment
Felty's syndrome...My neutrophil count is 500 microgramts so my rheumatologist has told me that I'm high risk for infection. Also, I have to...reactions1replySymptoms
How Does RA Impact Quality of Life?...What’s life with RA really like? As with many chronic conditions, particularly those considered to be “invisible illnesses”, the full impact an...reactionscomments
Hit me like a truck!...That's what my primary doc said to me back when I was diagnosed with RA in the Fall of 1999. And yes...reactionscomments
RA help- side effects coping...hey everyone. Chris here, 25 yr old male in the Chicago area, US. i have had (known) about RA for about 3...reactions1reply
50 year old woman...I am now 50 and was diagnosed with RA just before my 49th birthday. I have been a healthy eater forever and...reactions1comment
When The Holidays Get You Down: It’s The Season Of Giving And I Have Nothing To Give...I can’t get excited about the holidays this year. It all just feels like too much. And ask anyone I know, I...reactions4comments
The Sweaty Side of Drugs...Side effects from medications can sometimes be just as uncomfortable and miserable as the condition for which a person is taking them...reactions30comments
Plaquenil nausea...After every side effect possible, I finally stopped taking 200mgs of Plaquenil after dinner every day. Now four days later I am...reactions1replyTreatment
What Scares Me...When I had my first joint replacements, I remember telling a friend that I was worried about the lifespan of my joints...reactions3comments
