Whole Body Cryotherapy...My mom has had success with Whole Body Cryotherapy treatments in alleviating the symptoms associated with her RA. She has less stiffness in her joints and hands, and has been...reactions1reply
Pealing nail beds...I have been diagnosed with RA about 5 years ago... I have had a new development that has happened in the last month. My nails are pealing all the way...reactions1replySymptoms
Just trying to get a diagnosis......It started 4 months ago with a low grade fever and overall feeling of what I thought was the flu. Soon I developed a swollen thyroid gland and was originally...reactionscomments
My Treatment...I was diagnosed with RA 15 years ago when I was 38 years old. I was 1st tried on Plaquenil without any results & because the rheumatologist was worried about...reactionscomments
Living with RA and Lupus...I've got my daddy's green eyes and my mother's immune system! Although I was symptomatic since 2008,I was diagnosed with RA in 2012 and had a total knee replacement in...reactionscomments
Ask and you shall receive...."Ask and you shall receive" is a wonderful suggestion, but short of having a magic genie in our pockets, it is not true, for the most part. However how I...reactionscomments
Calling all NYC RA Patients -- join our peer support group!...No one should have to cope with RA alone. But that's exactly the position that so many of us find ourselves in. Even in giant New York City, there are...reactions1reply
The Activity Hangover...Everyone knows about hangovers, where one indulges in too much alcohol and then pays for it the next day in headaches and nausea. Those of us with rheumatoid arthritis are...reactions27comments
Dancing Queen...I confess: I love to dance. Always have. I am a dancing fool, a dancing queen. For as long as I can remember, I’d throw out my limbs in a...reactions6comments
A Sharp Poke in the Ribs...When I was 28 years old, I started having a strange sort of pain in my chest. It felt like something sharp was jabbing into me, just to the right...reactions12comments
I Just Can't...I'm Rachel. I too share the "well I guess im just a burden" disease, other known as Rheumatoid Arthritis. I'm 21. Been receiving treatment for a year and a half...reactionsreplies
Who Can Help Me Get My Next RA Fix?...Tuesday morning I had a routine 6-month appointment with my rheumatologist. It seems that time flies between appointments and our main priority, besides seeing how my RA is doing, becomes...reactionscomments
Whats the best foods to eat with RA?...I've been searching online for information on which foods to eat, I'm finding a mixed review. I have been advised to not eat chicken, has anybody else been told this?...reactions6repliesDiet & Nutrition
Rheumatic Fever or Rheumatoid Arthritis: What's the Difference?...Many eons ago, not long after my diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, I went to the library to learn all I could about it. Ever since I’d taken Lamaze training so...reactions1comment
When life was young and in love with all the flowers and sunshine....I was given the death sentence of RA at the young age of 23. There was only one problem, the ER doctors forgot to tell me what was wrong and...reactions1comment
Jeepers Peepers!...There’s a lot more to rheumatoid disease than meets the eye. When I first started learning more about this disease about ten years ago, thanks to an increasingly useful Internet...reactions2comments
Jawbreaker...Long ago, on a pretty autumn morning, I woke with a miserably aching right jaw. My first thought was that I had a toothache--a terrible thought indeed because I’ve always...reactions15comments
Health went to Hell in 2005...I don't want to go on with the detailed since 2005. Just to note, not until 2015 did a doctor finally order the RA Factor blood test. I was prompted...reactions1comment
Smiling on the outside, frightened on the inside...Hello. I just found this site and am thankful to all of you for the information and the sharing. I was recently diagnosed with moderate RA. I already knew I...reactions3comments
To get off my chest...I was born with no left hip and got a steel pen and struggling my whole life with pain. I don't know how it is to go through one day...reactions1comment
