2nd Rheum opinion and finally a clue...So for now, she wants to do a 15 day trial of prednisone.....to see if I respond to that....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Rituxan...(Why does she still affect me after 5 years with a doctor who sees and treats me well?)...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesBiologic Medication
Pain in my right hip...Two days ago, the pain was so bad that I decided to go to take physiotherapy treatment from a clinic nearby( http://www.physiomed.ca/treatments/physiotherapy...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTreatment
Prednisone and ?'s...She said the pred. was sort of a trial....if it helps, it would be another piece of the puzzle....Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTreatment
RD is my Marathon...I'd never thought of myself as an athlete, but I just new he was the guy to get me back on the trail....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Diagnosed with arthritis on my right hip...I take painkillers and I am thinking of undergoing physiotherapy treatment from Dynamic physiotherapy clinic nearby( http://www.dynamicphysiotherapy.ca...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
In search of top notch rheumatologists...We are willing to travel anywhere to see a top notch rhuemy on the East and Midwest part of the country, including Mayo Clinic who treat difficult cases...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesHealthcare Team
Would you consider yourself aging too?...blood work done and it all came back normal except my ANA was “slightly elevated” at 1:80 but my ESR was normal so my doctor told me the ANA wasn’t...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Help determine the diagnosis...Can "seronegative rnvmatoid arthritis" have such a good clinical picture, or to look for the cause in something else?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiagnosisSeronegative RA
Arthritis pain...Will any physiotherapy treatment clinic in Mississauga like the PhysioNow help? Has anyone else had this pain? How did you manage it?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
Infusions...I have recently started a trial of Rinvoq which i am concerned about the affects it can have on my whole body....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
RA?...I had just started Leflunomide when I went to a Cleveland Clinic rheumo who said I don’t have RA because of the above lack of symptoms....Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesNewly Diagnosed
FeaturedConversation of the Week: Mitigating The Unpredictability of RA and Chronic Illness ...I use other tricks but, now it's your turn! What do you think of the unpredictability of RA, and how do you manage it? 💡🤔...Reactions0reactionsComments58 repliesTips & Advice
How did your RA start?...For all that have been clinically diagnosed, does anyone have a similar story as mine?...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Tapering prednisone, symptoms back?...I am doing a 15 day trial dose pack of prednisone. Rheum suspects RA or something similar, and wanted to see how I respond to it....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
ACCP & RA F Positive...and what is the meaning of above results and if i am RA patient, why am not getting clear clinical symptoms like - joint pain occuring every week, stiffness...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Could I have RA?...I finally went to a sliding scale clinic and the doctor there told me it was all in my head....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Help! New Rheum!...1st visit: no exam, just ordered labs & imaging. 2nd visit (today) no exam, said I have nothing wrong with me and should just go to a pain management Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesNewly Diagnosed
New, and a question...I live in MN, and am being treated at the Mayo Clinic, which has been awesome, because the previous Rheumy I went to diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia instead...Reactions0reactionsComments9 replies
Scalp itching and rash !!...It's just a clinic that is income based and they are not really invested in patients care. ....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms