Planning...I miss the days of not planning. Planning for me is a priority. In the last month, I had six doctor appointments and if I don't space them out I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
World Arthritis Day 2014...When I first learned that October 12th is World Arthritis Day, I have to admit that I initially felt a bit confused. My immediate reaction was this: why on earth...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Seize the Day...I regularly fight the pull and tug of fatigue. My body saying “I don’t want to get up,” “I don’t want to exercise,” “I don’t want to go out and...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
A unique partnership for RA research...The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently established an exciting new research funding partnership. Over $230 million will be invested over the first five years of the network. Alzheimer’s disease...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
At First I Was Happy...I had been battling severe pain in my foot, shoulders and wrist for over a year. I was sent to an orthopedist who did an MRI and Xrays and could...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
When You Can’t But You Do Anyway...It was Thursday about lunchtime. I’d decided I could no longer ignore the flare. My main RA treatment had quit working and even though I’d started on the replacement drug...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What I would tell the younger me when I learned I had RA...If my RA has taught me anything, it has taught me patience. From the onset of my first flair-up over 15 years ago to dealing with the progression that is...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Financial Crisis to Caregiving: An Unexpected Outcome...Beyond the many concerns and questions of being a caregiver I shared previously, I don’t have much experience dealing with the healthcare system. Lisa is quite independent and so she...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Second guessing...There is a nasty habit that often comes along with a chronic disease such as RA and it is pervasive and difficult to break if carried on for too long!...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Medical Marijuana Cannabis...Am desperate to find something that will arrest the onslaught of my Rheumatoid. Have been harmed by 2 medications and am sick of being sick. I read Medical Cannabis in...Reactions0reactionsComments51 replies
Make Time for Treatment...I was just barely 30 when I was first diagnosed. Of course, denial set in and delayed treatment for a time. Then I started plaquinel, but found the side effects...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
My RA Journey...My name Is Juliet. People who know me really well call me DJ. When I was in grade school I started having health issues. For months I would have sinus...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
You Know You Have RA When......There are rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms you may experience every day that are not part of a doctor’s work-up. Here's what the community had to say about the reality of...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
“At Least It’s Not Cancer”...“At least it’s not cancer.” Have you heard this before? In the fourteen years since my diagnosis, I have heard this statement countless times from well-intentioned people who are trying...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My Story of RA experiences with assortment of treatments!...When I was diagnosed with RA about three and half years ago, I did not know much about it. My RA Dr. at the time, came back with me blood...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Podiatrist for possible RA?...Hello, I'm new here and have NOT yet had a diagnosis of RA but have symptoms and family history. My worst symptom right now is toe joint pain (bunions, angled...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesSymptoms
I refuse to be defined by the disease in my body...I start each morning with a prayer, "God help me to find the good in each day. Help me to NOT be defined by the pain that I feel in...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
When RA Seems Secondary...When I was diagnosed with lupus and RA in 2008, I never imagined that anything worse could ever happen to me. It seemed like being diagnosed with multiple incurable chronic...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
RA is like sunburn...I'm 24 and I've just been diagnosed with RA. I started out just experiencing symptoms of swelling and pain in my right index finger in March 2014, so in May...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Meloxicam?...Hi! I recently started Meloxicam in addition to the same 5mg daily of prednisone. Has anyone else taken this before? Just curious about effectiveness. So far, it's the first drug...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
