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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...reactions2comments
Jawbreaker...Long ago, on a pretty autumn morning, I woke with a miserably aching right jaw. My first thought was that I had...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...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...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...reactions1comment
Supporting...My daughter has been diagnosed and I want to understand what she is going through and how to help...reactions2comments
Keeping Cover...I have structured my life around maintaining health insurance coverage. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 22, my mother quickly impressed on...reactions2comments
