Chronically Ill Patients and Legislated Health Insurance Changes...are numerous changes brought about by this bill but the primary changes enacted include free preventative care, end of lifetime limits, protecting the right... By Andrew Lumpe, PhD3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Flare Scares...Fear, at its height, induces the “fight or flight” response starting with the part of the brain called the amygdala and moving on to the hypothalamus. ... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
P.S. (what I do for my RA)...I know it’s not going to work long but the feeling helps my head get right before it floods back. Getting right mentally is huge with pain.... By amypollock823 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Dealing with Mommy Wrist and RA...Taking an anti-inflammatory such as ibuprofen has helped reduce the pain especially at night.... By Janeil Whitworth3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Waking Up is Hard to Do...You thought I was going to say my pets, right? No!... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments55 comments
Steroids, RA, And The Battle Of The Bulge...And as patients, unless we need a medication or we will die, I think we have to right to refuse medications for any reason.... By Leslie Rott3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
When Do I Talk? What Do I Tell?...I’ve found, though, if you play things right, it won’t ever matter.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
RA and the Shame of COVID...That's right, just shy of 4 years, I have now officially joined the ranks of those who have contracted COVID.... By Daniel Malito3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
The Pitfalls of Seronegative RA...I have often wondered how much sooner I might have been diagnosed if my rheumatoid factor (RF) levels had been high.... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments56 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
Chew on this...I just cannot eat some of the more healthy popular foods out there right now so I pick and choose based to some degree on my taste. ... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Mind Reader...They do know that I have this crap disease, right? Right?Whoa, baby!... By Wren5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
When the Cold Strikes Yet Again!...I discovered it a few years ago right at the end of the colder months. The tool I'm referring to is a wrap-around heating pad.... By David Advent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Making Muscles: Strength Training and Rheumatoid Arthritis ...entirely in order to move the leg or armbar - often after the person before me had it pinned on some outlandishly high weight like 50 pounds.... By Kathryn Elton, OTR3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Guest Post: Visible Courage - What This Year’s Theme for Invisible Disabilities Week Means to Me...I say this because not everyone feels courageously comfortable right off the bat to stand up on the podium and shout out to the world what they have been... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
How to Avoid the RA “Snake Oil” Marketers...When we are first diagnosed, and even later, when we are feeling vulnerable and desperate, these hit all the right buttons to suck us into their pitches... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Staying Connected to Kids When You Can't See Them In Person...The important thing is to make sure the kids know you love them, even if you aren't able to see them in person right now.... By Mariah Z. Leach5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Biomarkers and Treatment Plans...Since my diagnosis just over eight years ago, I’ve steadily worked my way through all the biologics except one.... By Carla Kienast2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Rheumatoid Arthritis and COVID-19...There is no right or wrong approach, as long as we keep making it a priority.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments