Holidays on Ice...The summer after I completed my master’s degree, I decided to celebrate by seeing the world and improving my Spanish via a couple of months spent in South America. Planning...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Enbrel...I was diagnosed with RA in 1991. When Enbrel received its' FDA approval I was one of the first patients in CA to receive the medication. Not only did it...Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesTreatment
Diet & RA...Hi all, I'm new here. I'm 32 and was just diagnosed with RA 2 weeks ago! So far I haven't tried any medications because my rheumatologist is having me try...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Ankle replacement...I was diagnosed in 1990 with RA. After running the gamut of what meds would work for me, the doc decided one of them that I needed was prednisone ...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
Is Enbrel The Solution?...Hi everyone, I joined rheumatoidarthritis.net very recently. I hope to have some useful exchange of knowledge and experience with you as a RA patient. I am 61 years of age...Reactions0reactionsComments28 comments
Breastfeeding With RA...I have long understood the benefits of breastfeeding. My mother was the leader of the local La Leche League chapter, so she touted the positive impacts of breastfeeding, in addition...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Plaquenil, not sure what to Expect?!...My Rheumy put me on Prednisone for 5 days (since my blood tests were mostly mid level, not high) to see how it affected my pain and swelling. It worked...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesNewly Diagnosed
What is it like to live without this?...My toes hurt. But unlike that residual pain from a propelled stubbing, it wouldn't go away. I was sixteen years old and not terribly concerned about my immune system laying...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Shut the front door!...I have always lived with the credo that as one door closes another one opens. This has proven true on so many levels throughout my journey with RA. For instance...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Newbie...I'm new to the group. Thanks for adding me I'm 38 newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis got appointment in few weeks for long term treatment I'm on steroids and oramorph...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
How to Embrace the Power of the Clinical Trial on International Clinical Trials Day and Beyond...When we pick up our prescriptions from the pharmacy, most of us do not think about where these drugs come from. Yet every pill or medical intervention – from cold...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Jeanne Hecht, MBA, PMP...Jeanne Hecht is Senior Vice President and Global Head of Site and Patient Networks at Quintiles, a position she was appointed to in October 2014. In this role, Jeanne is...
Aloha...A few years ago, I quit taking my cholesterol pill because I thought it was giving me muscle cramps, but after about three weeks, it got worse, so I went...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Generally speaking...When I stop to consider some of the challenges RA folks face over time one has popped up for me just this past week. It involves sorting out the difference...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
my wife tested 48 CRP with RAF 10....is it RA...Just the last week I was aghast to know when the physician who was treating my wife for low fever and swollen legs which he was initially taking it as an off...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
New wife, mommy, and RA patient...At 17 I started noticing my RA symptoms, but had no idea that I was facing a lifelong battle. I was a senior in high school, when I started feeling...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
RA Journey With Passengers...I'm an RN who at age 59 was diagnosed RA and FIBROMYALGIA. My previous medical picture included OA, Spinal stenosis with severe foraminal stenosis in my cervical spine. I also...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Getting Ready for Infusion Day...If you are anything like me, you often take one day at a time. This is great for most situations; but when an event is on the horizon that would...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Help with website!...I have posted twice on this website, but can't get back to my comment, or any responses. What's the trick to navigating this site? Frustrating enough to have RA, but...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment
Finally a name to go with what I have.....My story began almost 42 yrs ago before I even knew I had an autoimmune disorder. When I was a child I had episodes of unexplained fever, joints hurting and...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
