Will you take our In America survey & help others understand life with RA?...Take survery: https://bit.ly/3Xs1bda *Update* The survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest. What makes RA so difficult, amongst other reasons, is the lack of awareness and growing misinformation...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAwareness
Canceled and Rebooked Surgery...I am sure some of you are wondering where I went to. I have been having issues with receiving emails and being able to post. I had service working on...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Confusion of How and Where to Get Test Results...I recently needed to get both a cervical MRI and knee x-rays. For better or worse, I asked for the reports so that I could have them for my records...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Question on RA physcians and do they really care about us?...It's been over 6 months since I have been on an RA med. The last one was Cimzia that I was on 2 months and had abdominal pain and it...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDepressionVentingCoping
Exhaustion ...Hello everyone, I'm new. In looking to hopefully talk to people in similar circumstances as me so I don't feel so alone. I'm 37 and been suffering a lot of...Reactions0reactionsComments15 repliesSymptoms
Serve pain in hip & femur ...Hi everyone, hope you are well, I've had RA for 13 years now & the past 2 months I've had this pain in my left hip & femur I've had...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSymptoms
Grappling With Instability or Fusion...At a recent visit to a new spinal doctor, I learned that my top couple of vertebrae have become "naturally fused" as a result of my rheumatoid arthritis (RA). He...Reactions0reactionsComments40 comments
Methotrexate Week 4...I started on Methotrexate 4 weeks ago and this week I am sincerely feeling better! 🙏 I am on the folic acid and finishing the prednisone this week that my...Reactions0reactionsComments41 repliesTreatment
Naltrexone LDN...Has anyone tried or know anything about taking naltrexone for RA?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTreatment
Unexpected Red: Eye Inflammation with RA...Until my own episode, I never realized RA could affect your eyes. Joints? Sure. But eyes? It seemed far-fetched in a disease like RA. I was aware of the need...Reactions0reactionsComments37 comments
Codeine and Nada...I have been using Tramadol for years. My RA doc asked me to see a pain doc. I actually don’t understand this. You are an RA doc and pain is...Reactions0reactionsComments26 comments
Changing Perspectives of RA...When someone thinks of a person with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), they don't think of me — for a variety of reasons. I'm young (a majority of patients with RA start...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Hands really hurting ...I used my hands to much yesterday at work using a chain saw so now the pain meds dont seem to be doing any good I stayed home to rest...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCoping
Angela's Adventure: Traveling with RA..."Travel brings power and love back into your life." -Rumi Hallo aus Köln, Deutschland! (Hello from Cologne, Germany) I'm writing this from my friends' house in Cologne, Germany, where I've...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Just diagnosed ...Hello, I was just diagnosed with beginning stage of seronegative rhumetoid Artheritis. I have been given the choice of two medications and both I have read up on and don't...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesSeronegative RA
New to Rhumatoid Arthritis...I contacted my Dr in regards to symptoms of a flare up which has nothing to do with my Osteoarthritis in my back. I have very swollen painful wrist and...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesCoping
5 House Cleaning Tips for Life With Rheumatoid Arthritis...In a perfect world, I’d be able to afford to have someone come in and clean my house for me. But as we are all painfully aware, we do not...Reactions0reactionsComments24 comments
Prednisone ...My husband takes 5mg of prednisone a day, the doctor keeps trying to cut it back. Every time he does he inflames and has a lot of pain. When he...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
When Our Service and Support Animals Are in Need...I am the proud mom of a 7-year-old, 20-pound cat named Luka. He is no ordinary animal; he has been deemed my emotional support animal by my physician. Through my...Reactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Osteo Biflex supplement...Were there any studies on the effectiveness of taking Osteo Biflex triple strength supplement for RA? It has chondrotin and glucosamine....Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesDiet & Nutrition
