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
"Pregnancy in Rheumatic Diseases" at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting...Almost five years ago, I talked with my rheumatologist about altering my treatment plan so that my husband and I could try...reactionscomments
strange...i have only been diagnosed with RA since Nov. 9th and things are going fairly good however, i have a question. once...reactionsreplies
Cure for RA...I hope you won't take this wrong it only worked for me. I got an mouth infection and was in bed for...reactionsreplies
What We Really Want for Christmas...Today I made my Christmas list for Santa. Don’t those sound great? Yep, but here’s the reality: I already have a four-year-old...reactions2comments
Personal Safety and RA...Glance at the news online some morning or turn on the radio or TV at nearly any given moment and you'll find an...reactions4comments
Pain Before Beauty?...I like to think of myself as a practical person. However, if I’m honest, I sometimes put vanity and ego before practicality...reactions6comments
'Tis the Season...for Holiday Parties!...Hundreds of our RheumatoidArthritis.netcommunity members recently participated in the “Handling the Holidays” survey; Thanks to everyone who took the survey! As we...reactionscomments
What's in a Name?...I don’t use the common name of the disease I’ve had for almost three decades. Instead, I call it rheumatoid disease, and...reactions8comments
Where does one begin.......I began to have what I now know to be a flare in Aug. of 2007. It began with what I thought...reactions1comment
Sociability...I won’t deny that I love the Internet. I’ve been an avid website explorer, both for fun and for work, since the...reactionscomments
