Balance Joy with Pain...I am 30 years old and recently diagnosed with RA. It started with pain and stiffness in my fingers and now the...reactions1comment
Plaquenil and Prednisone...I have been on plaquenil for about 3 months and prednisone for about 5 months. Daily I still get pain and stiffness...reactions3repliesTreatment
This Decision is Between My Husband and Me . . . and My RA...Back when my now-husband and I were talking about getting married, we discussed the things most important to us in merging from...reactionscomments
Why won't anyone listen to me...I was just diagnosed with RA. To be honest I am not doing well with the thought of being in pain the...reactions21replies
Feeling so tired and confused...Hi my name is Kathy and i was diagnosed with RA 2014--I have been on several meds to no avail. My doctor...reactions4replies
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
