Go Enjoy Your Life...The pain in my feet and ankles wouldn't allow it for very long if I tried.... By Angela Lundberg3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Did I Have Enough Surgery?...I tend to believe that I’d be limited by my tight soft tissues.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Would You Rather Be Sick or in Pain?...Is this treatment the right choice for me?... By Janeil Whitworth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments22 comments
Positivity and Reinvention...I might not always be able to ask my fingers to create the sounds coming from my heart, but I will always be able to allow my... By Lisa Emrich3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
The Medicine Hopper...This is just my experience and journey of trying to find the right cocktail of medications for my disease management.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Friendships and RA: A Case of Mission Impossible?...Which is so different from what you might imagine working medicine to look like. ... By Leanne Donaldson4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments71 comments
The Pregnancy Decision...At the age of eight years old, I started babysitting (looking back, I marvel at how much our social norms have changed in just a generation), and I continued... By Tamara Haag3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
When the RD Meds Work--Sort of...And then, one morning near January’s end, I woke up with really painful knuckles in my right hand and sharp, insistent bursitis pain in my right hip.... By Wren3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Relief, Anger, Grief - Emotions and RA...I wrote how it took a few months to find the right medication and, to be honest, it took another year to find the right dose and frequency.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Don't Complain to Me...If I were able, I would love to take the stairs.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How You Receive Your Treatment Affects You Financially...Once they stuck me eight different times.)... By Carla Kienast3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments20 comments
That One Time with Rinvoq: My Experience with a JAK Inhibitor...I had to crawl down the aisle and use an end cap to hoist myself up. I think that answered the question, right?... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Scatter Brains and Organizational Disarray...Part might be blamed on anxiety. Part might even be blamed on typical cog fog.... By Lisa Emrich5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Giving Thanks, Just Not For RA...pandemic, but also because of personal issues - starting back graduate classes again, family stress, and just the general ennui that comes with living life right... By David Advent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
There Must Be A Better Way...My rheumatologist decided that the best medication for me right now would be hydrocodone, and a new law that went into effect in October 2014 makes this... By Mariah Z. Leach4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Is My Biologic Working?...This paper details what is known and where this line of study might go.... By L rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments43 comments
Walking with The Beatles...Am I able to get moving? Will I be able to keep going?" I have this sense of dread each day when I start.... By L rick Phillips5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Self-Care Isn’t Easy With Rheumatoid Arthritis...When I was there, the PT saw how twisted my ankle was - walking that way on my ankle will affect the hip - and she gave me... By Kathryn Elton, OTR3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
RA Pain: Ice Versus Heat...It's less than ideal when the Midwest temperatures are in the negatives, but we gotta do what we gotta do, right?... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Why I Look Forward to Infusion Day...much time and a lot to figure out, so I’m nervous going in, and I feel lucky if all of the specialists I see have actually communicated and given the... By Kathryn Elton, OTR2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments21 comments