Brick Walls and Childhood Dreams...A good friend of mine once told me that there is no "right" or "wrong" way to do things in life.... By Angela Lundberg5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Fatigue-Inspired Blunders...I met a wonderful girl at a bar, which is like real-life Tinder where you swipe right by buying someone a drink. We hit it off and left together. ... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Switching RA Medicines – Don’t Wait Too Long or Try Too Many...Such results make a case for moving right into second-line treatments like Rituxan if a couple of anti-TNFs don’t work.... By Andrew Lumpe, PhD4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
What Does Pain Actually Look Like?...How did you handle it?... By Mariah Z. Leach3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Familiar Lessons...Mami was on a high steroid dose and took DMARDs, plus probably way more medications I don’t know about.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The Benefits of Telehealth as an Option - One Year Later...But, I’d like to share the answers to the other questions because I think you might find them helpful.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
There Is a Season….for RA Changes...That - in turn - led to some feelings of inertia and I simply did not want to upset the apple cart when it came to my RA.... By Nan Hart2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Looking for the Silver Linings in a New World...I don’t have to prepare for lunch and just make it right before.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Pain, Reborn...I hadn’t done anything, really, that might explain feet that felt like I’d been standing on them all night long.... By Wren3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The Perpetual Hangover...I always feel like I’ve drunk a little too much the night before: from the body heaviness to the sensitivity to light, the difficulty of getting my body... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments38 comments
Which RA Door - 1,2, or 3?...Door number 1 might mean a long and tiring outing that I would regret.... By Nan Hart2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Holidays on Ice...My frantic morning had been full of worries that I wouldn’t be able to keep my medication cold, that I wouldn’t catch my flight, that my luggage would... By Tamara Haag5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Disability Denial and Rheumatoid Arthritis...His thought about the importance of the patient was formed in the 1800s, long before most medical establishments ever thought it was the right thing to... By L rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments14 comments
My Last Rheumatologist Appointment in Florida...Sigh.... By David Advent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Sauna Love...I also appreciated during the time when I was so ill, that my heart was able to get a workout, and my body was able to sweat, even... By Kathryn Elton, OTR4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis...It is important to note that there is no universal medical definition of "platelet-rich plasma."... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Voting Makes Sense...Now you might reasonably say that is not fair. People who live in a service area ought to get equal service. You know I agree they should. ... By L rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Run Around...Surprisingly, this time I was able to speak with a nurse right away.... By Angela Lundberg5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What to Expect at Your First Rheumatologist Appointment...For instance, s/he might gently squeeze each finger joint, your elbows, knees, ankles and toe joints.... By Tamara Haag5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments