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...Part of this problem begins with the very shocking price tag of $10,000 or more for a two month supply of Humira....

...I had to wait for bone absorption of the dye and return for a full-body scan of my bones, making for several long...

...to not make enough of the hormones we need to thrive....

...One of my persistent complaints about being a chronic disease patient most of my life is the lack of coordination of my care....

...Chicken or egg?...

...Sometimes you have to reinvent yourself. And you have to be patient with yourself while you do so....

...He then kept me on 20mg until I sat down for my first infusion (which was about 7 days or so)....

...Feeling a lack of control in life probably has something to do with it, and maybe the inability to let go of things and...

...And when I do, it seems like they are yanked out from under me. I so want to shake someone....

...Part of this survey focused on the financial impact of the disease on patients....

...Which means that those of us with arthritis may be living with it for the rest of our lives....

...I’m glad you asked. RA is such an enigmatic illness, when you tell people you have it they are usually like: “Hmmm, so do

...For example, I can now afford to periodically take a wheelchair cab to places I want to go instead of using only public...

...For instance, I want to know how willing they are to got to bat for me with insurance. ...

...How do I plan for visiting multiple households and not potentially spread the virus — not only to myself but to other family...

...When I decided to resign from my job so that I could go off of my arthritis medications to get pregnant, I...

...While the movement is good for our joints, the combination of sitting for too long and then walking for too long can...

...How to move forward, with forgiveness and kindness towards myself.  How to manage RA.  How to live a life of joy and...

...Since the college was located more than three hours from home (so that my family was too far away to assist me), she also arranged...

...So how do we deal with all of these without feeling like hypochondriacs? Well, it is not easy since we have to take stock...