Why won't anyone listen to me...I was just diagnosed with RA. To be honest I am not doing well with the thought of being in pain the rest of my life. Although I guess it's...Reactions0reactionsComments21 replies
Feeling so tired and confused...Hi my name is Kathy and i was diagnosed with RA 2014--I have been on several meds to no avail. My doctor decided to give me a holiday from all...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
My worst enemy...I have only recently been diagnosed with RA officially. I have been 'suffering' with it for over a year now. I'm a newbie to the RA world, I'm struggling &...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Why me?...Aug. 3rd normal day, Aug. 4th started normal and within 2 hours of being at work, my hands broke out into purple blisters, felt like I had been burned. 4...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Car Shopping for RA...A couple of months before my 16 birthday my mom got me the most amazing gift any teenager could want: a car. It was a 12-year-old Nissan and was nothing...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
The Need for Sleep...I got a need. A need for sleep. Partly, I do it to myself. I get all wrapped up in work, volunteer activities, and fun with friends and family. Quickly...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Mylan Initiates Voluntary Recall of Methotrexate Lot #7801082...On April 23, 2015 Mylan N.V. announced that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall for select lots of several injectable products due to the presence of visible foreign particulate...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My mind is fine, but my body is falling apart!...Those were the words I used to describe how I felt. I was diagnosed in January 2013. Before that I had lots of medical problems and no dr was able...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Healing...I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I would like to write a note of HOPE to everyone else who lives with this horrible disease day in and out. I was young...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Proving Your Illness to Society...16 years of age, diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at 14. I cannot believe how young I am myself to have this disease, let alone many other young adults in this...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Chew on this...Eating is such a necessary part of our existence that we often just take it for granted without giving it a whole lot of thought. It is, however, one of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
There are worse things than dying......I never used to think that. Dying was the ultimate. Dying was THE worst thing I could imagine could happen to someone. Until I got sick. Very sick. And then...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I may be young but my body is old....Not long after being born my aunt who's seen arthritis & knows the signs saw it in me. I was an easy going baby unless it rained. Nothing would help...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
A Cocktail Full of Hope...My Rheumatoid Arthritis journey started off in early 2011, at the age of 33, with pain in small joints of hands, fingers and wrists. Eventually, over a time span of...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Arthritis is Arthritis... Right?...I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis since I was 31 years old. The young internist who diagnosed me way back in 1987 said that that RA was an autoimmune disease. I had...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Anti-ccp test...how accurate is the anti-ccp test?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesNewly Diagnosed
I lie to you everyday....I lie to you everyday. I lie to strangers. I lie to friends. I lie to family. I lie when I tell you I slept well. I lie when I...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Pencil Me In...There is a lot to hate about rheumatoid arthritis: the pain, swelling and fatigue, the side effects and expense of treatment options, and the fear of what the future with...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Life as I know it......I was diagnosed with RA after months of wrong guesses just before my 36th birthday. I was scared, shocked, and frustrated. It's never easy to hear that you have something...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Pillow Queen...“Do you really need that many pillows?” I don’t know how many times my husband has asked me that. In spite of being very supportive and compassionate, my husband continues...Reactions0reactionsComments23 comments
