Showing Off My Scars...Throughout the years I’ve accumulated quite a collection of scars. If I were a painted canvas, I would be an original, abstract piece of modern art. Instead, I’m a walking...reactions4comments
Laugh or Cry......Hi. I'm back again! I posted only a few days ago, but I've just had a mental breakthrough...or breakdown. I was driving to work yesterday and I started thinking about...reactions4comments
10 Green and Red Fruits & Veggies to Eat When You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis...Rheumatoid arthritis causes inflammation and pain for those that have the disease. Eating foods high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties can help reduce inflammation and pain. The color of the...reactionscomments
Newly Diagnosed ...Hi everyone. I am newly diagnosed, found out yesterday that I have RA. I will be starting treatment next week, not sure what therapies yet. My rheumatologist started me on...reactions5repliesNewly Diagnosed
Stand Up Or Get Out...By now, you’ve probably heard of the now infamous Kanye West incident, in which he refuses to continue a concert until everyone in attendance was standing up. One fan had...reactions4comments
The good day...I had a good day a few days ago. I woke up with the usual swelling but minimal pain and stiffness in my hands, wrists, feet and left shoulder. I...reactions6comments
My RA Reality ...It all started when I was 10 and woke up in the middle of the night screaming with pain. My mom took me to the emergency room where they found...reactions2comments
mild RA? Who decided on that title?...So I recently found out that RA has stages. I am stage 1, no joint changes. But I have to say that whomever decided stages 1 & 2 are "mild...reactions7repliesNewly Diagnosed
Top 15 Anti-Inflammatory Foods...Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease. If you’re one of the 1.5 million American adults with RA, you know that what you eat might affect how often or how...reactions1comment
What the heck is happening......I was recently diagnosed with RA. I had been feeling generally unwell, my hand was swollen slightly and I have had osteoarthritis in my hip and this was really playing...reactions3repliesNewly Diagnosed
New sero status...Well, when I first posted on here (Lady from UK) I thought I was seronegative - as that is what I was at diagnosis in 1987. After all those years...reactions2comments
Planning...I miss the days of not planning. Planning for me is a priority. In the last month, I had six doctor appointments and if I don't space them out I...reactions2comments
World Arthritis Day 2014...When I first learned that October 12th is World Arthritis Day, I have to admit that I initially felt a bit confused. My immediate reaction was this: why on earth...reactions1comment
Seize the Day...I regularly fight the pull and tug of fatigue. My body saying “I don’t want to get up,” “I don’t want to exercise,” “I don’t want to go out and...reactions7comments
A unique partnership for RA research...The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently established an exciting new research funding partnership. Over $230 million will be invested over the first five years of the network. Alzheimer’s disease...reactionscomments
At First I Was Happy...I had been battling severe pain in my foot, shoulders and wrist for over a year. I was sent to an orthopedist who did an MRI and Xrays and could...reactions3comments
When You Can’t But You Do Anyway...It was Thursday about lunchtime. I’d decided I could no longer ignore the flare. My main RA treatment had quit working and even though I’d started on the replacement drug...reactions2comments
What I would tell the younger me when I learned I had RA...If my RA has taught me anything, it has taught me patience. From the onset of my first flair-up over 15 years ago to dealing with the progression that is...reactions3comments
Financial Crisis to Caregiving: An Unexpected Outcome...Beyond the many concerns and questions of being a caregiver I shared previously, I don’t have much experience dealing with the healthcare system. Lisa is quite independent and so she...reactions6comments
Second guessing...There is a nasty habit that often comes along with a chronic disease such as RA and it is pervasive and difficult to break if carried on for too long!...reactions2comments
