My worst enemy...I have only recently been diagnosed with RA officially. I have been 'suffering' with it for over a year now. I'm a...reactions5comments
Why me?...Aug. 3rd normal day, Aug. 4th started normal and within 2 hours of being at work, my hands broke out into purple...reactions1comment
Car Shopping for RA...A couple of months before my 16 birthday my mom got me the most amazing gift any teenager could want: a car...reactions15comments
The Need for Sleep...I got a need. A need for sleep. Partly, I do it to myself. I get all wrapped up in work, volunteer...reactions5comments
Mylan Initiates Voluntary Recall of Methotrexate Lot #7801082...On April 23, 2015 Mylan N.V. announced that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall for select lots of several injectable products...reactionscomments
My mind is fine, but my body is falling apart!...Those were the words I used to describe how I felt. I was diagnosed in January 2013. Before that I had lots...reactions1comment
Healing...I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I would like to write a note of HOPE to everyone else who lives with this horrible...reactions2comments
Proving Your Illness to Society...16 years of age, diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at 14. I cannot believe how young I am myself to have this disease...reactions2comments
Chew on this...Eating is such a necessary part of our existence that we often just take it for granted without giving it a whole...reactionscomments
There are worse things than dying......I never used to think that. Dying was the ultimate. Dying was THE worst thing I could imagine could happen to someone...reactions1comment
I may be young but my body is old....Not long after being born my aunt who's seen arthritis & knows the signs saw it in me. I was an easy...reactions3comments
A Cocktail Full of Hope...My Rheumatoid Arthritis journey started off in early 2011, at the age of 33, with pain in small joints of hands, fingers...reactions4comments
Arthritis is Arthritis... Right?...I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis since I was 31 years old. The young internist who diagnosed me way back in 1987 said that...reactions4comments
I lie to you everyday....I lie to you everyday. I lie to strangers. I lie to friends. I lie to family. I lie when I tell...reactions9comments
Pencil Me In...There is a lot to hate about rheumatoid arthritis: the pain, swelling and fatigue, the side effects and expense of treatment options...reactions10comments
Life as I know it......I was diagnosed with RA after months of wrong guesses just before my 36th birthday. I was scared, shocked, and frustrated. It's...reactions2comments
The Pillow Queen...“Do you really need that many pillows?” I don’t know how many times my husband has asked me that. In spite of...reactions29comments
It's not me....I could start this story telling you all I've had this for over ten years. Or I could start by saying I...reactions1comment
I feel like a crybaby!...I'm 58 years young, and was diagnosed with RA three years ago. Since my diagnosis, I believe I have had RA for...reactions12comments
