Ankle replacement...I was diagnosed in 1990 with RA. After running the gamut of what meds would work for me, the doc decided one of them that I needed was prednisone ...reactions2repliesTreatment
Is Enbrel The Solution?...Hi everyone, I joined rheumatoidarthritis.net very recently. I hope to have some useful exchange of knowledge and experience with you as a RA patient. I am 61 years of age...reactions28comments
Breastfeeding With RA...I have long understood the benefits of breastfeeding. My mother was the leader of the local La Leche League chapter, so she touted the positive impacts of breastfeeding, in addition...reactionscomments
Plaquenil, not sure what to Expect?!...My Rheumy put me on Prednisone for 5 days (since my blood tests were mostly mid level, not high) to see how it affected my pain and swelling. It worked...reactions10repliesNewly Diagnosed
What is it like to live without this?...My toes hurt. But unlike that residual pain from a propelled stubbing, it wouldn't go away. I was sixteen years old and not terribly concerned about my immune system laying...reactions1comment
Shut the front door!...I have always lived with the credo that as one door closes another one opens. This has proven true on so many levels throughout my journey with RA. For instance...reactions3comments
Newbie...I'm new to the group. Thanks for adding me I'm 38 newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis got appointment in few weeks for long term treatment I'm on steroids and oramorph...reactions3comments
How to Embrace the Power of the Clinical Trial on International Clinical Trials Day and Beyond...When we pick up our prescriptions from the pharmacy, most of us do not think about where these drugs come from. Yet every pill or medical intervention – from cold...reactionscomments
Jeanne Hecht, MBA, PMP...Jeanne Hecht is Senior Vice President and Global Head of Site and Patient Networks at Quintiles, a position she was appointed to in October 2014. In this role, Jeanne is...
Aloha...A few years ago, I quit taking my cholesterol pill because I thought it was giving me muscle cramps, but after about three weeks, it got worse, so I went...reactions2comments
Generally speaking...When I stop to consider some of the challenges RA folks face over time one has popped up for me just this past week. It involves sorting out the difference...reactions3comments
my wife tested 48 CRP with RAF 10....is it RA...Just the last week I was aghast to know when the physician who was treating my wife for low fever and swollen legs which he was initially taking it as an off...reactions2comments
New wife, mommy, and RA patient...At 17 I started noticing my RA symptoms, but had no idea that I was facing a lifelong battle. I was a senior in high school, when I started feeling...reactions1comment
RA Journey With Passengers...I'm an RN who at age 59 was diagnosed RA and FIBROMYALGIA. My previous medical picture included OA, Spinal stenosis with severe foraminal stenosis in my cervical spine. I also...reactions13comments
Getting Ready for Infusion Day...If you are anything like me, you often take one day at a time. This is great for most situations; but when an event is on the horizon that would...reactions4comments
Help with website!...I have posted twice on this website, but can't get back to my comment, or any responses. What's the trick to navigating this site? Frustrating enough to have RA, but...reactions4repliesTreatment
Finally a name to go with what I have.....My story began almost 42 yrs ago before I even knew I had an autoimmune disorder. When I was a child I had episodes of unexplained fever, joints hurting and...reactions3comments
What Exercise Are You Able to Do?...I had a hip surgery last year that didn't heal well and had subsequent nerve damage. I spent a year in physical therapy, but that was cancelled due to aggravating...reactions12repliesExercise
Is This How It Always Is?...I am new here. I know every case is a little different, but I'm so sick all of the time and I have yet to find medicine that REALLY works...reactions2replies
RA or not RA???...Hi there, I am a concerned mother of a daughter that suffers in agony daily. She presents with many symptoms of an auto immune disease but as yet they are...reactions1comment
