Poison Ivy and the Immune Response...The next day I was not only spared a flare, but I didn’t even have the “activity hangover” of fatigue and mild swelling and pain that almost always occurs... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Me-Time: Rest, Reflect, and Recharge...understand the deep, bone-tired fatigue of chronic pain and illness with comorbidities and other sicknesses piled on top, no matter what I say or how I... By Angela Lundberg5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Living with a chronic illness with dignity and laughter...I am 63 now and work from home doing Medical Coding online and it's not easy with the fatigue, brain fog and pain but I am alone and need... By pepalepeu533 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Single, childless and suffering with RA...The partners don’t understand the debilitating fatigue. They don’t understand the pain levels. They don’t think the condition or severity is real.... By 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
So This Happened...I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago with RA/RD, started with the morning stiffness then the bottoms of my feet felt like someone had beat them with a bat. As... By kimmy641 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
That Thing No One Talks About...But if your hip feels like there’s a knife in it, or your fatigue makes it difficult even to walk, there’s not a whole lot you can do to... By Mariah Z. Leach5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Changing Jobs for My RA...I had more fatigue, more pain, more frequent bad RA days.... By Kelly Mack5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Sociability...He we all are, after all, stuck with a disease that causes sometimes excruciating pain, miserable malaise and fatigue, and even disables us either temporarily... By Wren5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The RA Dilemma...If I exercise it might put me further into the fatigue pit, or it might give me some needed energy. What should I do?"... By Michael Booth5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
That's a Fail!...After all, the pain, fatigue, malaise, and disability it causes make me fail at all kinds of things.... By Wren5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Just Started RA Treatment...I knew the symptoms and perhaps I was in denial willing to believe that that the fatigue, symmetrical hand swelling and stiffness was caused by hypothyroidism...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Who am I now???...I had been missing a lot of work, didn't know why...I had migraines, I already had bilateral carpal tunnel surgery, fatigue, bunion surgery, right shoulder... By zzgirl34653 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Covid Bivalent Booster and Flu Shot combo - anybody else get a flare?...My RA pain is pretty well managed, and my RA fatigue can just appear out of nowhere (whee!!!)...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesFlares & Flare ManagementCopingSymptoms
A Look Back at 2023 on RheumatoidArthritis.net...RA and decision fatigue is a real thing, my friends..." Read more here.... By RheumatoidArthritis.net Team5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What were your various symptoms before being diagnosed with RA?...Over the years, I've had varying symptoms of overall fatigue, gut problems, soreness, going undiagnosed....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
What's in a Name?...These include devastating and debilitating fatigue, low-grade fevers, a general, overall feeling of illness (malaise) that’s often compared to the flu,... By Wren5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Pharmacy Benefits Managers: A Patient's Perspective...Daily I limped to class, lost in fatigue, shuffling around in my chair fruitlessly trying to find a comfortable position.... By Michael Booth5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
I'm not ready for this......I've been lurking around this forum for months so instead of continuing to isolate myself I figure I'll try to let someone in. I was 37 when I was diagnosed... By 12ja2w2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Pain scale/percentage scale ...My rheumatologist also says that my feeling of extreme fatigue and inability to keep up in my fitness classes and with my running has nothing to do with...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment
RA exercise program ...I get very little sleep, which makes my fatigue even worse....Reactions0reactionsComments43 repliesExercise