Six Assistance Programs RA Patients Need to Know...Disclaimer: Some of the programs mentioned below have been discontinued. We're in the process of updating this information. Managing a chronic disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, can be made more...reactions10comments
Invisible Illnesses & Handicapped Parking...Ever since the day I was first issued my handicapped parking placard, I have been waiting for someone to give me a hard time about it. I’ve heard horror stories...reactions4comments
Liar, liar pants on fire!...I lie! It's actually kind of comical, because I have never really been a good liar. Even as a child, I was horrible at it, even simple little lies that...reactions3comments
Losing Dr. McWonderful...It was time to make my quarterly appointment with my rheumatologist. I called the Veteran’s Administration Health Care Appointments number and waited, as usual, through several repeats of the recorded...reactions1comment
Summer R&R for RA...Hello from Brooklyn, New York! I'm back! Okay, maybe you didn't know I was even gone, but I took a two-week trip back home to Minnesota in early July to...reactions3comments
Searching for Peace in a Quiet Day...When I was in college, I loved staying out until the wee hours of the night going dancing or to concerts, then sleeping until noon and spending the rest of...reactionscomments
Liz's story...I was diagnosed about 30 + year ago. Methotrexate made me bleed internally, more than once. About the time I was diagnosed, I changed my life style and eating habits...reactions1comment
Helpful or Hurtful?...When does someone's "friendly" advice cross the line and turn unhelpful or even hurtful? Is unsolicited advice really an effort at friendship and support, or is it bossiness and ego/arrogance...reactions4comments
Plagued by Inflammation...In recent months, I’ve been struggling with an inflammation of the eyelids called blepharitis. Warning: this is gross! I wake up with yellow crusties on my eyelids and a sticky...reactions11comments
Ra dislocated wrists?...Hello I am a Ra patient of three years. At my last rheumatologist visit I was told that my bones. are separating from my joints.Do anyone know this term or...reactions1replyNewly Diagnosed
RA Daydreams: Robot Chauffeur...Living with rheumatoid arthritis can feel like a nightmare, which sometimes leads me to daydream about things that would make this journey a little easier. Sitting in my car in...reactionscomments
Still Negative...Three and a half years ago after feeling so very tired and achy for months and months I woke up at 4:30 a.m. in such agony that I woke my...reactions1replyNewly Diagnosed
The Importance of Patient Feedback...Our healthcare system can be extremely complicated for patients to navigate. And, all too often, it seems like patients are a captive audience, with little to no power to influence...reactions2comments
Oh To Be A Kid Again . . . If Only...I was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (aka Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis) when I was 18 months old. That was almost 50 years ago. I spent most of my childhood in...reactions1comment
JRA vs JIA - It's About Time!...I spent my whole life as a person living with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA). Only recently, I have found out that I am now a person living with Juvenile Idiopathic...reactions5replies
Did you really say that ?...It has been 8 months since I was told I had RA. I read the post here daily and it seems so different in my world. Oh, I have the...reactions6comments
It's Complicated!...I am 55 years old and was told a year ago that I have RA. Working with my doctor,trying to find medications that are right for me, is a long...reactions2comments
Some things cannot be changed...It was after chatting to an understanding fellow gym-goer about my RA and how I get upset at some people’s perceptions that there can’t be much wrong with me as...reactions1comment
Alternative Pain Therapy for RA?...Has anyone ever heard of or tried this machine to help them with RA Flares and pain? Wellness Plus Pro from Electro Medical technologies. Bio Electrotherapy. You need to have...reactions2replies
Tramadol and questions on effects...I was prescribed tramadol to deal with my pain. It helps with the pain, but I feel like I am high when I take it. I feel wide awake, but...reactions6repliesTreatment