Old Man Winter: An Opportunity for Care-giving...As I’ve discussed in previous articles, I’m gradually learning how I provide care-giving to Lisa in ways that may not seem obvious to me at first.. Our first snowfall of...reactions2comments
So exhausted...I am so exhausted going to any new doctor. It seems with everything, especially when my body hurts so bad... All I want to do is make it stop so...reactions3replies
New attitude, new strength, new opportunities...2015 is going to be a great year for me. I know it. The last two and a half years have been a complete nightmare – trying to accept having...reactionscomments
Kicking RA's butt!...Hello everyone, my name is Mindy. I am 20 years old from Idaho and i was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at age 3. I have been living with this...reactions1comment
Is The RA Community Too Insular?...Let me start by saying that I am a big believer in supporting your own causes. But sometimes I feel like there is a lot of competition in the RA...reactions14comments
Leslie “Wren” Vandever...Wren was previously a health leader on RheumatoidArthritis.net. Wren is a professional journalist, graphic and fine artist. After serving for four years in the U.S. Air Force, she worked as...
She loves me - she loves me not...Just like this classic paradox, many of us with RA have the same love/hate relationship with the corticosteroids we often have little choice but to take to keep our RA...reactions2comments
Narcotic abuse...I'm offended and tired of people and mostly Dr.s saying we are abusing our painkillers. An addicted person would likely run out of pain killers before it's time and demanding them...reactions2comments
"Your RA is not that bad"...I was diagnosed in 1998. Fatigue and constant joint and body pain followed by a diagnosis of Parvovirus. That illness flipped the RA switch...also fibromyalgia diagnosis. I had to be...reactions3comments
RA Petition to the White House: Will You Sign?...If you or someone you love has rheumatoid arthritis, you are aware of what a debilitating condition it can be. Unfortunately, because it is an “invisible disability” that is not...reactions6comments
Who am I now???...I was diagnosed with RA in 2003, when the Dr. came in an said I had RA, I really wasn't even paying attention. At the time I was working a...reactionscomments
R. A. Poetry...R.A What is R.A.? What is it to you? What is my pain that only I work through? It is sadness. It is alone. It is my hands twisted like...reactionscomments
Seeing who really cares...Like many others, I'm glad I was diagnosed with RA in my early 40s, I believe I was 41. I already had fibromyalgia, I believe longer than what I knew...reactionscomments
Vitamin D3...The topic of Vit. D3 came up today in a discussion between myself and several other women. I take 5000mg of Vit D3 everyday. I have RA, I also have...reactions1reply
Hand Surgery...I am contemplating having my left thumb and wrist operated on due to Osteo-arthritis. I also have RA, but the damage to my left hand (in addition to carpal tunnel)is...reactions28repliesTreatment
Surgery May be Part of Your Battle With RA...A sixth RA-related surgery is scheduled for a few weeks. The goal is to remove damaged bone and tendon in the elbow and to reattach tendons to the joint using...reactions3comments
Understanding Clinical Trials...A clinical trial is a research study that is conducted to determine whether a specific medical intervention, such as a treatment, device, procedure, or change in behavior is safe and...reactionscomments
Painkiller Injection Gets FDA Approval...An article on Reuters caught my eye the other day about a new painkiller injection getting approved by the FDA: Hospira's non-opioid painkiller gets FDA approval. With the federal government...reactionscomments
Coping with a Flare...Woke up this morning and a flare hit me like a brick. I tried to go to work today but couldn't even manage to dress myself. Life is getting harder...reactions11repliesSymptoms
All This from A Spider Bite...Three years ago while working in our yard I was bitten by a common spider. Little did I know what was in store for me. First were the huge bumps...reactionscomments
