Your Incredible Shrinking Wren...Like everyone who tries hard to slim down, I want it to happen fast. Like, right now.... By Wren5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Ergonomics in the Office...While many keyboard trays are wide enough to accommodate both a keyboard and a mouse pad, my ergonomic keyboard is so large that I have an additional,... By Tamara Haag5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Coping With Mental Health: Medications...The most common class of drugs that treats anxiety is benzodiazepines.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Keeping it safe with RA....Use rails and banisters when going up and down the stairs. Never place those colorful through rugs at the bottom or top of stairs.... By eebtool5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Self-What? Remembering Self-Care...At a recent physical therapy appointment at my pain management clinic, my therapist began to ask me questions related to self-care.... By Angela Lundberg6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Foreign Travel with RA...Transportation Security Administration, and the United States Department of State advised that I should take my prescriptions in their original containers/vials... By L rick Phillips6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Sweaty Side of Drugs...The final medical appointment I had among the list of doctor visits was with a pharmacist at my primary care clinic.... By Angela Lundberg7 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments28 comments
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Fish Oil...One recent study found that patients who received 5.5 grams daily of fish oils in combination with triple disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD)... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Confusing Diagnoses...After two years of testing and drug trials etc... I am still not exactly sure just what it is I have.... By llzelm1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Smart Goals...And I want to comfort myself by eating "treats" (bread, chips, pasta, sweets, junk food).... By Angela Lundberg8 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis...In certain joints where the range of motion is less critical, such as in the heel or big toe, this surgery can provide symptom relief.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Using Daily Goals to Feel Accomplished On Your Worst Days...After some trial and error, I settled on setting three goals for myself every morning in addition to making my bed.... By Cristina_Saylor4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
My short (but long) journey with RA...He didn't even bother to check my RF in the 7 vials of blood I had given him.... By frazzled5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
RA and the Autoimmune Response...accurate predictor of RA, as is rheumatoid factor (RF) (accurate in about 80% of cases), and can even predict the disease some 15 years before it becomes clinically... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for later
Who Knew?...For doctors, I have learned now, IT IS one big guessing game, and medication trial and error, and we are the guinea pigs.... By Kazzy131 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Foot and Ankle Surgery...A triple arthrodesis is a procedure that involves fusing all three of the joints in the hindfoot.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for later
Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis...This includes red meat, refined carbohydrates, saturated and trans fats, and large amounts of salt and sugar.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
40 Year Veteran of RA, But Age is Not My Friend...It took nearly 2 years and being part of a trial for oral gold before my rheumatologist drained my knee, gave me a massive cortisone injection, and I got... By Beati32 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments
RA is Truly Different for Everyone - My Onset Story...All of a sudden the trays at work were causing me pain and stiffness in my wrist and hands.... By kelseyhaus4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
FDA rejects Eli Lilly's Baracitinib...Do you know who is doing trials or why it was rejected specifically? Have they put it on the backburner or are they still going forward with it? KT...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment