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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...reactions6repliesTreatment
