I Love My Body: A New Mantra...On good days I can even ride a bike, swim, and hold my child’s weight on my lap. These are things I can do because I have a... By Tamara Haag3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Counting My Blessings: Over-the-Counter Aids...I was worried Tylenol could damage my liver over time.... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Finding a New Routine with In-Person Care and Telemedicine...However, there are some visits that cannot be held virtually.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Transitioning from Childhood to Adulthood With JIA...could accept or not (and I didn’t really care).... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Coping With a Difficult Recovery...I was told that once I stopped taking pain medication, I could return to work and resume most of my regular activities.... By Amanda Osowski4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Numbness...While I have full feeling in my right knee, in my left I have what I think of as dead zones around my knee.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Trying to Understanding My RA...The same exact symptom could affect me in a number of ways.... By Monica Y. Sengupta2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Not Always a Placebo! Types of Clinical Trials...For example, a trial where participants make a certain lifestyle change could be studying prevention efforts.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Relief, Anger, Grief - Emotions and RA...For a while, it made me feel like I could finally take the bull by its horns, so to speak, and get ahead of the pain that had... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Small Changes Can Make Big Differences (Part 1)...This includes our management of RA and our ability to live with and thrive while handling a chronic disease.... By Nan Hart2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Should I Have Some Physical Therapy for RA?...I discussed it with my rheumatologist and asked if I could try some PT. He agreed. ... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
World Arthritis Day Health Leader Panel: RA Treatment, Support, and Advocacy...44 percent of attendees answered, "I have some support but could use more."... By RheumatoidArthritis.net Team3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
“How Are You Today?” and Other Hard Questions...There are also people that I don’t feel safe enough with to able to trust that sharing I’m having a hard day won’t be held against me.... By Tamara Haag3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments14 comments
Support in Unlikely Places...Third, and most importantly, even though my path is different from my classmates I am by no means falling behind.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Four Years and 200 Articles Later...Over the past four year, I’ve learned, grown, laughed, sighed, and cried in this community.... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
The COVID-19 Vaccination Process...(I chalk it up to having a bad health day on the first shot, just an unlucky coincidence.)... By Kelly Mack4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Chronic Clencher...Of course, I was grateful for the massage and wished I could have one every day.... By Angela Lundberg3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments33 comments
Feeling Frustrated with RA...I was taking a European history seminar at the time, and while taking notes, my hand instantly cramped up, and I could not move my wrist.... By David Advent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Healthy Diet May Reduce Chances of Early-Onset RA in Women...The other third were seronegative. So, for whatever reason, an unhealthy diet is more strongly tied to seropositive RA.... By Carla Kienast3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Holding Out Hope?...By the time of my check-up, I was starting to worry that this could become my “new normal.”... By Tamara Haag3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
