Upcoming apt with rheumatologist...Hi...I haven't been diagnosed yet but have an upcoming apt. My symptoms are finger joints swollen at times, hot a few tines...reactions3repliesSymptoms
Community Thoughts: How You Spend the "Good Days"...RA is not only painful, but can also take up a lot of time! We wanted to find out how people in...reactions5comments
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad RA...Having rheumatoid arthritis means that there will always be days where it feels like I’ve woken up on the wrong side of...reactionscomments
Lucky me!...Laying in the hospital the other night, I wrote this. I wrote it because I was frustrated because several times I hear...reactions3comments
Not a Hero...Periodically during my life with rheumatoid arthritis, people have exclaimed to me: “You’re a hero!” I remember this happening even when I...reactions3comments
Mysechimal T-Cell Injections...I am considering adipose mysechimal t-cell injection/iv therapy. Does anyone have any experience or input on this alternative treatment? Thank you....reactions1reply
Don't know where to start !!!...OK in less than a month I will be 60. For over 50 years I have had pain of varying degrees and...reactions1comment
RA Sucks!...I just got diagnosed in July. I never dreamed this could happen to me! Even though I already had osteoarthritis, I figured...reactions2comments
Hmmm.... Really RA!? That was not in the plan of life after 50!...Actually, a little over a year ago, I was looking forward to turning 50! After working and raising two children and loving...reactions3comments
Swollen Lymph Nodes and RA...One must always be careful to not automatically attribute any new medical symptom with RA. There are, however, many comorbid (occurs alongside)...reactions4comments
Ravenous...I've had RA since August of 2013 and am currently in month 3 of a flare up. For a year and a...reactions9repliesDiet & Nutrition
RA and Workplace Accommodations...Living and working with rheumatoid arthritis can be a real challenge. Luckily, the Americans with Disabilities Act (or ADA for short) requires...reactions6comments
Pain-Relieving Happiness...According to new research published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine, a positive attitude can help rheumatoid arthritis patients. Patients with a...reactions1comment
Finding Out I Have RA...I have been experiencing neck and shoulder pain now for months but about a month ago, my arms, legs, ankles, feet, wrists...reactions2comments
IKEArrrrgh!...I have long loved IKEA. Years before a store came to Atlanta, I used to love leafing through the catalog of perfectly...reactionscomments
The Unpredictability of Chronic Illness...Because I blog about living with a chronic illness, earlier this year I was asked to be an ambassador for our local...reactions1comment
Holding Out Hope?...At my last check-up with my rheumatologist, I was feeling pretty frustrated. I’d been in more pain than usual the week prior...reactions6comments
The bad side of no pain......Hi my name is Jeannie. I was diagnosed 17 yrs ago. One day and I swear this is how it happened. I...reactions2comments
Free from RA's pain...I'm 44 yrs. On April'15, I got pain on my knees and diagnosed o/a (x ray test). Dr didn't give any pills...reactionscomments
Mary's Story of RA and two cancers...In February of 2013 I was diagnosed with a severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. It had started as excruciating, immobilizing pain. It was so...reactions1comment
