The Importance of Medical Alert Bracelets And RA...I first considered getting a medical alert bracelet when I began teaching undergraduate students. While I knew that they would be able to call 911 if I ever had a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What’s All the Noise About? Joint Sounds and RA...When battling rheumatoid arthritis, staying in one position for long is not feasible as joints become stiff and uncomfortable. After a few minutes the urge to stretch hits. When doing...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Traveling and Vaccines Shouldn’t Go Hand In Hand...Few people understand what it's like for someone with RA and fibromyalgia to go through security at the airport a day after having the pneumonia 13 vaccine. I wasn't able...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
The RA Pregnancy Chronicles: Balancing Acts & Difficult Decisions...The RA Pregnancy Chronicles is a series of posts that share my experiences being pregnant while living with RA. This post was written during Week 30 of my second pregnancy.Life...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
RA and Herpes...I don’t believe in coincidence. Karma, yes. Fate, yes. Coincidence, no. This is especially true in medicine. If you are trapped for hours in an airplane full of hacking, sneezing...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
First, Second, 20th Opinions...Okay, I admit, I haven't had 20 opinions on my stubborn right ankle, but I'm guessing that I'm getting close to it. I'm in North Carolina right now because I...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Lady from UK...Hi, I'm a 63 year old mum of 5 and grandma of 7, from the UK. I was diagnosed with sero-negative RA in 1987, when I was 36. My youngest...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
RA Fatigue Is Complex, Poorly Understood, and Not Treated...Hardly a day goes by on the rheumatoid arthritis Facebook site that a person doesn’t mention their persistent battle with fatigue. It’s one of the most frustrating symptoms of RA...Reactions0reactionsComments63 comments
Infections and staying positive...For the last 3 weeks I have been dealing with infections. UTI which I believe has not totally clear up. I should get the results on Monday. Now a sinus...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Water (pool) has given me a better quality of life!...Being diagnosed over 20 yrs. ago-I remember friends suggesting a variety of "cures" ( they were well meaning) but it wasn't until a friend brought me to the local indoor...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Massage Therapy...When I was first diagnosed with RA and put on methotrexate I was suffering in pain until we got the right combination of medicines going. I remember getting a manicure...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Can You Have It All With RA?...Recently there’s been a lot of talk about whether women can have careers AND families, and be good at both. I think this is also an interesting question when it...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Fatigue...Is fatigue common with RA? I was diagnosed with RA a couple of months ago although I've been symptomatic for several years. I've noticed that I just get extremely tired...Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesSymptoms
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Social Security Disability Benefits...When I was diagnosed with RA at the age of 25, I was right in the middle of law school and had not yet started my career. However, many people...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Skin Issues Associated with RA...About the time I first ventured into a rheumatology clinic after being referred by my general practitioner, I had been battling a nasty case of hives for the previous year...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Apparently Only Old People Get Sick...After a long day at work, I got on the bus recently and took a seat at the front of the bus. Several other people got on after me and...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Seronegative RA, the Piano Player, and a Delayed Diagnosis...By the time I finally received the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, it was not an unexpected surprise. I had experienced strange symptoms for years. “My hands just don’t feel right,”...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Changing Course...I was diagnosed with RA in mid-2008. Like many people, my rheumatologist began my treatment plan with methotrexate along with an NSAID and pain relievers. In the six years since...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Unexpected Connections...I’m grateful that my illness is treatable with medication. And that for those with RA, there is hope to live a long life. I recently met a seventeen-year-old girl who...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Summer Travel Tips...I have the travel bug. Whenever I have saved enough funds and vacation time, I look for opportunities to travel. Rather than fading with age, the lure of travel beckons...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
