Probiotics...Good evening, There's been a lot in the news about gut involvement in RA and I wonder how many take probiotics and ifnthey see improvement. I eat yogurt or drink...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Clinical Trial Terminology...There are several terms that are commonly used when discussing clinical trials. Here are some that come up often:Adverse event: an undesirable experience associated with the use of a medical...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Guys get RA...It was 2010, I was going to community college to get some education to move on in construction, hopefully a management position. I felt in my gut I needed to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Just Wondering...My name is Alyce I am 76 years old, wife mother and grandmother. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis 2 years ago. I think I had this disease far longer...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
“It’s all down hill from 30”...My 31st birthday present came early; my first visit to my rheumatologist. I don’t know what I was expecting exactly but he is a lovely man, who is a fan of...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Did I make the right decision?...I have had Fibro for most of my life that I can remember. At age 59 we had moved to a different state. I was told their was a Rheumatologist...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
End stage RA?...Living with RA for 30 years, trying all NSAIDS and DMARDS with little success and many deformities, surgery, sepsis I have been referred to as having end stage RA. Has anyone been told...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
RA And Depression: Either, Either, Neither, Nor, Both, And?...A friend recently shared with me an article from The Guardian titled, “Is depression a kind of allergic reaction?” The gist of the article is that depression is a result...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Reality Check Please...I have come to realize over the 18+ year of "friendship" with RA that from time to time I need to take stock by doing a distinct and considerable reality...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Old Man Winter: An Opportunity for Care-giving...As I’ve discussed in previous articles, I’m gradually learning how I provide care-giving to Lisa in ways that may not seem obvious to me at first.. Our first snowfall of...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
So exhausted...I am so exhausted going to any new doctor. It seems with everything, especially when my body hurts so bad... All I want to do is make it stop so...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
New attitude, new strength, new opportunities...2015 is going to be a great year for me. I know it. The last two and a half years have been a complete nightmare – trying to accept having...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Kicking RA's butt!...Hello everyone, my name is Mindy. I am 20 years old from Idaho and i was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at age 3. I have been living with this...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Is The RA Community Too Insular?...Let me start by saying that I am a big believer in supporting your own causes. But sometimes I feel like there is a lot of competition in the RA...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
Leslie “Wren” Vandever...Wren was previously a health leader on RheumatoidArthritis.net. Wren is a professional journalist, graphic and fine artist. After serving for four years in the U.S. Air Force, she worked as...
She loves me - she loves me not...Just like this classic paradox, many of us with RA have the same love/hate relationship with the corticosteroids we often have little choice but to take to keep our RA...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Narcotic abuse...I'm offended and tired of people and mostly Dr.s saying we are abusing our painkillers. An addicted person would likely run out of pain killers before it's time and demanding them...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
"Your RA is not that bad"...I was diagnosed in 1998. Fatigue and constant joint and body pain followed by a diagnosis of Parvovirus. That illness flipped the RA switch...also fibromyalgia diagnosis. I had to be...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
RA Petition to the White House: Will You Sign?...If you or someone you love has rheumatoid arthritis, you are aware of what a debilitating condition it can be. Unfortunately, because it is an “invisible disability” that is not...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Who am I now???...I was diagnosed with RA in 2003, when the Dr. came in an said I had RA, I really wasn't even paying attention. At the time I was working a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
