never known anything different...My life has always been based around my RA I have never really known what it was like to not go a day without the pain. I was about 15...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Challenges of RA when you're an only Child...I'm a 58 year old woman, who has had RA for over 30 years. I'm now really seeing more difficulties. I hate it. I have grandchildren and I want to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The dreaded Prednisone...I have had RA for over a decade and am pretty well controlled, though I flared in January after having the flu and am flaring again this week. It started...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
A Hoarse of a Different Color...About 3 years ago, my voice started getting hoarse now and then. I’d be talking to someone, just minding my own beeswax and boom — suddenly, I was croaking. It...Reactions0reactionsComments45 comments
Life with RA...From the age of 34 I've been living with RA... I'm now 41 and I can honestly say life has been very challenging to say the least! The last 3...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Pregnancy Decision...I have always loved children. When I was a child myself I carried around baby dolls and stuffed animals swaddled in blankets. At the age of eight years old, I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
RA has effectively destroyed my life...My RA story begins a little over two years ago I would say probably around January 2013 when following a training session at the gym i noticed a sudden onset of...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Second-Guessing My Symptoms and Myself...Just as my condition fluctuates, so does my self-perception. There are days when I am achy, and I want only to rest. Often on days like that I second-guess myself...Reactions0reactionsComments38 comments
How To Try A New Medication In 100 Easy Steps! (Because If We Don’t Laugh, We’ll Cry)...Ready to try a new medication? Just follow these 100 easy steps and you’ll be giving it a try it in no time! (Since this is only a slight exaggeration...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Oh, is there a way?...Eight weeks ago the Doc told me I have RA. I'm 48 yrs old with 6 children only one of them is under 18. I had so many dreams we...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Pregnancy and the Remission Expectation...I did not make the decision to become pregnant lightly. My husband and I knew that we both wanted kids, and agreed on this common goal before getting engaged. The...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Day I Couldn't Make My Daughter a Salad...It was early Monday morning, and the request was simple. "Mom, instead of a sandwich today, can you make me a salad?" My 18 year old daughter would only be...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
yes, yes, I have RA, give me the medicine to make it go away!...That was exactly what I was thinking when the ER Dr. Said I think she has RA. It started before this though. I was 12 and having pains in my...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Clinical Trial Participation...Every clinical trial is designed to look at a specific population, so each participant is required to have certain traits (eligibility criteria) in order to take part in the study...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Why Do I Feel So Rotten? Sickness Symptoms from RA...It’s been a rough few months with an increase in fatigue, a noticeable lack of energy, difficulty sleeping soundly, and low motivation levels. It just feels like I’m sick all...Reactions0reactionsComments39 comments
So many answers!...About 5 years ago, I started to feel "poorly" and just shrugged it off to getting old (I'm 59) and stress of a new and demanding job. I went to...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
There are things I can't do, and there are things that I can...The other morning, while in my college anatomy lab, I realized a few things. The first was I am not a morning person, and whoever thought giving sleep deprived college...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Newly diagnosed a few ???...I have just went through two weeks of prednisone to make sure I have RA & I do. The next step is Methotrexate. What kind of side effects can I...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Broken at 42...It all started for me in my feet, I bought a few pair of new shoes to see if my shoes were just worn out but as it progressed it...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
How to Stick Out...Even as a young child I remember that I couldn’t pass in public. What I mean is that I always stuck out, no matter how I tried, because people could...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
