This wasn't part of my life plan!...Wow I hope some day, some way I can get back to my personal/professional development plan. Before all my health issues took a turn for the worse I was fortunate...reactions2comments
Joint Replacement: A Chat with my Surgeon...While certainly not inevitable, joint replacement is a viable treatment option for many people with RA when the effects of joint damage is no longer being adequately managed by other...reactionscomments
From Reactive Arthritis to Rheumatoid Arthritis...In 2004 I had a SEVERE respiratory infection from a virus. As I was finally getting over it, and starting to get up and do things, my feet hurt horribly...reactions1comment
Would You Like Something with that RA, Ma'am?...You’d think all the problems that rheumatoid arthritiscauses—the pain, disability, fatigue, fevers, and that general, all-around cruddy feeling—would be enough. Unfortunately, you’d be wrong. It turns out there’s a whole...reactions22comments
I can't even think of a title!!!!...Hello....At 56 yrs of age, I just found out yesterday that I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. I've always had a low grade fever and elevated arthritic markers....I'm an Army Vet...and life...reactions11comments
Onset of RA in the UK...Shortly after the new millennium began I set off to study abroad at the University of Oxford in England. I was a 22 year old college senior, and the world...reactions4comments
Asthma & infusions/other treatments...Question: I developed adult-onset asthma within the last year. My rheumatologist stopped all treatment except a low does of MTX and prednisone. Why? He told me that he has received...reactions2repliesTreatment
From Pain, to AS, to RA...I've always had bad feet. When I say bad feet I'm talking about a foot with a negative arch--pancake flat, duck flat, whatever you would like to call it. As...reactions1comment
Growing pains....Did I read somewhere that growing pains were connected with RA?? I remember having awful pains years ago in my legs. My mum went with me to the doctors only...reactions2comments
Waiting for the meds to kick in......Hello All, I was diagnosed in Nov 2014 so I am very new to this scene. I started MTX in December and Humira in Feb. I have constant pain and...reactions1replyTreatment
Feeling so So so Lost.......This is probably the longest post on here and I apologies in advance LOL Hi guys I am new to this forum. 6 months ago I was a happy go...reactions1reply
Tracie's story...I am 45 years young and was diagnosed at about the age of 2. The story goes that I had strep throat. Sounds simple, huh? My mother took me to...reactions4comments
Handling Stress...A month ago my dad was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. Then on March 9, 2015 he had a heart attack which they had to put three stents in...reactions1comment
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3...“Well, your tests look good.” I don’t know how many times I’ve heard this, but if I were to take a guess I’d start by multiplying the 14 years since...reactions61comments
minocycline...I was DX with RA last December. I had been having recurrent joint , muscle pain and fatigue. After a strongly positive CCP and moderately elevated ana (1:325?). I was...reactionsrepliesNewly Diagnosed
Being uneducated...I was diagnosed 14 years ago while carrying my third child. It's been an incredibly difficult journey, I'm now unable to work, I have worked two jobs all of my...reactions1comment
I am not American but Australian with RA...I am nearly 63 and have had RA since I was 16 although it was not diagnosed until about 14yrs ago. I was told when I was 16 I had...reactions1comment
Rituxan - Our Other RA Caregiver...It’s been eight years now since Lisa was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, and in that time, I’ve learned a thing or two about how to provide her care and support...reactions3comments
Scared to death...I am 42 & was diagnosed last yr, after a yr of heart trouble & a ton of Dr visits, I have been on so many drugs plus methotrexate nothing...reactions2replies
