The COVID-19 Vaccination Process...I read it carefully and appreciated that they were thorough, while also acknowledging that there are still a lot of unknowns.... By Kelly Mack4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
RA and Agonizing Over Decisions...Even though you agonized over that decision, in the end, you probably knew from the start what you were likely to do.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments36 comments
No, There Isn't a Reason for Me to Have RA...It’s given me the opportunity to critically engage myself in a new set of challenging circumstances that were certainly not expected.... By David Advent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Another Weather Rant...And the rain and low-lying clouds were enough to basically give me a headache for three days straight and caused me to barely get out of bed.... By Leslie Rott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Need for Better Diagnostic and Individualized Tests for RA...She took the Vectra-DA test and it showed that her interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were high.... By Andrew Lumpe, PhD4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Is It Stress?...I’ve always heard that stress is bad for rheumatoid arthritis, but I’ve never been sure what that meant for me and my condition.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Triggers, Schmiggers...We’re pragmatic. We have places to go, things to do, life to live. So, until RD forces me to, I don’t stop anything that I do each day.... By Wren3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
RA Costs More Than You May Think – Patient Out of Pocket Expenses...These survey results were recently picked up and reported by the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) magazine The Rheumatologist.... By Andrew Lumpe, PhD3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Battling the Summer Heat With RA...We asked our community members to tell us how they beat the heat and humidity with RA, and the answers we received were incredible!... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Free To Be...What if I were to spend more time relaxing and reflecting on the front end, and headed off the flare?... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Laying Off Opioids: Part 1...Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “... between 2000 and 2014 more than 500,000 people died from drug overdoses … In 2014, opioids were... By Wren4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
The Elephant in My Rheum...I have heard of it, I believe it when others tell me they have experienced it, but I do not ever expect to get there. ... By L rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Pain Management: What Works?...These ugly, homemade remedies work pretty well until the cold packs and my joint numbness wears off.... By Angela Lundberg3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Tips for First-Time Moms With RA...That made it hard to connect to other moms who also were dealing with chronic pain in the setting of parenthood.... By Janeil Whitworth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...Soon, I couldn’t walk at all and my parents were carrying me. At school I used a borrowed wheelchair and friends pushed me between classrooms.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Treating RA – Possibilities and Limitations...At the end of the Mirror article, some cautionary statements were finally made including the small sample size of studies, lack of peer-reviewed publications... By Andrew Lumpe, PhD2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
All Natural...I have pretty bad pollen allergies and I heard that eating local raw honey could help combat them by introducing the same pollen into the body; sort of... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
The Great Outdoors and RA...I was ready to give it a whirl. ... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Experience with the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP)...My disease was out of control and biologic medications alone were not working. Like anything new, it wasn’t easy.... By Lynn Marie Witt, MSOT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
6 Tips for Staying on Top of Treatment...The survey was completed by 1,945 people who were diagnosed with a long-term health condition and currently used at least 1 prescription or over-the-counter... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments