Fraying Nerves...Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about rheumatoid disease, I barge in to tell you more. Today’s...reactions2comments
Brain Fog and RA – What Do Researchers Know?...Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory condition, and most of us living with RA know from personal experience how inflammation can...reactions7comments
Rheumatic Fever or Rheumatoid Arthritis: What's the Difference?...Many eons ago, not long after my diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, I went to the library to learn all I could about...reactions1comment
Hypothyroidism and RA...Some things run in my family: brown hair and hazel eyes, a love of reading and travel, and autoimmune conditions. My family...reactions18comments
Ergonomics in the Office...While an office job may seem better suited for a person with rheumatoid arthritis than manual labor, the repetitive tasks and long...reactions8comments
RA Nodules: Knot a Big Deal?...Before my diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis/rheumatoid disease (RA/RD) in 2000, I’d been repeatedly misdiagnosed for years. Doctors told me I had strains...reactions47comments
Did My Lung Disease Cause My RA?...For quite awhile, I felt that my chronic pain was just another symptom of the bigger disease in my life, cystic fibrosis...reactions2comments
Brief Update...I am doing good, hip is good as long as I don't move it the wrong way. About a week ago I...reactions5comments
All the Sickness...Have you ever had a real doozy of a month? I have. I fell seriously ill and to be very honest, it...reactions10comments
Should I Have Joint Replacement? My RA Checklist...Have you considered joint replacement? Did you factor in your age when making the decision? Did your doctor give you a speech...reactions38comments
Time for a New Rheumatologist?...In August 2019, before Covid-19 exploded and the world was overtaken by a deadly pandemic, I lost my rheumatologist. It was a...reactions1comment
Well, Duh! Why “Obvious” Studies Are Important...Sometimes you read something and you just want to say, “Well, duh!” because you think it’s so completely obvious you wonder why...reactions1comment
When Having Insurance Isn’t Reassuring...In a perfect world, those of us with RA would never have to worry about insurance issues. Our copays would be so...reactions1comment
Turn, turn, turn...One of my favorite songs comes from the Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn. Whenever I hear it the lyrics really wash over...reactionscomments
It's a small, small world...Have you ever stopped to think how important the notion of smallness is to managing RA? As strange as this may sound...reactions2comments
Can vs. Love, Part 2...Not too long ago I wrote a post about the challenges of making decisions and sacrifices in life because of RA--Doing What...reactionscomments
Pain and Sleep - a Two-Way Street...Below is a screenshot from my phone. It shows a recent night of sleep tracking from my Fitbit. The red parts are...reactions11comments
Getting Through the Darkness...In this particular case, when I reference darkness, I am talking about light....glorious light. It really fascinates me how different the daylight hours...reactions4comments
The Pain Scales We Need...The 10-point pain scale commonly used in medicine can be frustrating for those of us living with painful, chronic conditions. For starters...reactions40comments
Finding Me Time...We all live very busy lives. There is always something to be done, someone who needs help, projects that need finishing. From...reactions3comments
