Community Shares: Did Your Doctor Talk to You About Shingles?...For many people, a shingles diagnosis will come as a painful surprise. But about 1 out of every 3 people in the...reactionscomments
Music Makes the Medicine Go Down...When I was a kid growing up with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (now called juvenile idiopathic arthritis), I spent a lot of time...reactions2comments
An Open Letter to My Rheumatoid Arthritis...Rheumatoid Arthritis C/O Rick Phillips 1 T-Cell Boulevard My Body, Indiana Hello RA. How are things going? I hope you are having...reactionscomments
Can You Feel the Seasons in Your Joints?...My rheumatoid arthritis is behaving itself for the most part lately, but I have noticed a few things popping up in recent...reactions10comments
Accessible Alternative Long-term Pain Management Options...These alternative pain management options (often) take a longer time to see any noticeable changes in overall pain and fatigue levels. These...reactions3comments
7 Spooky Surprises of RA...In honor of Halloween, I thought it would be entertaining to think about the spooky aspects of living with rheumatoid arthritis. It...reactions2comments
I Love and Hate My Life...Rheumatoid arthritis has caused a real dichotomy in my life. It caused so much turmoil but also some wonderful things. More often...reactions25comments
Oppression Days/Daze...I’m coming to grips that some days are just not good ones. It’s not just the pain, fatigue, or joint limitations from...reactions14comments
Meeting Fellow Chronic Illness Warriors...I had a recent experience that I wanted to share with everyone in this community. My aim is to showcase the importance...reactions5comments
The Ticker Tape Parade of RA Symptoms...Yesterday I was relaxing in the afternoon and I started to feel my left ankle throb. Feeling surprised, I looked down and...reactions31comments
Advocating for Pain Relief and Breastfeeding with RA...As a woman and a twice-over-mama, I have realized an unfortunate dichotomy among breastfeeding your child and choosing other things in your...reactions4comments
My RA Journey...I was just diagnosed with RA on February 14. 2022. It's been a struggle. At 1st, the RF factor was found in...reactions2comments
Life is Hard...I was diagnosed about a year ago and my life has changed dramatically. I used to walk 5 miles a day and...reactions12comments
I HATE Winter...When people meet me, they quickly learn these basic facts. 1. I am married to Sheryl, 2. We have two sons who...reactions17comments
Fighting Compassion Fatigue...I’ve been on a trend of not feeling great with my rheumatoid arthritis. If it isn’t pain and stiffness, then it’s the...reactions4comments
The little things can make for a wonderful day...The other night I did something that I had not done in more than 25 years, I went cross country skiing. The...reactions4comments
What's the Cure for Annoying Advice?...If you have RA or any form of arthritis, I doubt you've been able to escape receiving at least some unwarranted and...reactions10comments
A Home of My Own...A few months ago I daydreamed what it would be like to live in a place adapted to my rheumatoid arthritis and...reactions3comments
New to this world...My name is Teresa and I am 45-years old. Three years ago, I was walking 3-5 miles per day and ran a...reactions1comment
The Caterpillar, the Biologic and Rheumatoid Arthritis...I recall my grandfather looking at a Caterpillar bulldozer sitting in his yard at the lakefront property he owned. No one lived...reactions7comments
