What Scares Me...While I don’t want a joint revision, I know I can get through it. While I don’t enjoy RA flare-ups, I know that they pass and don’t last... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Dear Friends, Family, & Co-Workers: I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)...A simple cold could be the cause of a visit to the hospital for me.... By Lynn Marie Witt, MSOT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments72 comments
The good, the bad and the ugly...I truly hated that fact I could no longer pursue some activities I loved such as dancing, tennis, etc.... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Problem with Real...Maybe a sea change could happen if doctors always did the most important thing first. ... By L rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments29 comments
Shingles: Good Reason to Boost My Immune System...All in all, my shingles experience has been a short, mild outbreak.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Living in Rheumaland...Yes, my hands hurt a bit while I typed, but I can’t just stop doing everything because I have this stupid disease.... By Wren3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I'm Losing My Grip...While things haven’t been perfect, they have at least been better.... By Carla Kienast2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
The Most Important Relationship is......I wish I could do something to control the pain or fatigue, but I can't. I can only control my mind and my relationship with it.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Something I Didn't Know My RA Needed Until......It allows my body to relax in a way that releases some of the tension and the pain held all day and generally accumulated overnight.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Practical Ideas to Manage RA and Depression in a Post-COVID19 World...Loneliness and isolation are at an all-time high while many of our coping mechanisms fall victim to social distancing and canceled gatherings.... By Leanne Donaldson4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
When an Adaptation Leads to a New Injury...Yesterday, I underwent my second foot MRI in 2 months and my third total MRI in the last 6 months.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments23 comments
COVID-19 Updates, April 7: Face Coverings, Testing, & Medications...While this sounds promising, the study has many limitations. Some doctors think these drugs may potentially slow the growth of the virus.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
How Not to Cope with Rheumatoid Arthritis...Hold the flavor. Ugh.... By Daniel Malito5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments91 comments
The Trap of Feeling Like a Burden...I realized that they had spent a lifetime with me wishing that they could do more.... By Kathryn Elton, OTR2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Going Back to Biweekly Humira Shots...I thought I could handle just doing one Humira shot a month.... By David Advent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Second-Guessing My Symptoms and Myself...It’s a perverse form of wishful thinking: perhaps if I could change my perceptions (which I do have some control over) then I could make my disease (which... By Tamara Haag2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments38 comments
I Spent Most of My 20s Asleep...You know when you have the flu you feel sluggish and tired and could sleep for the country?... By Monica Y. Sengupta2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments34 comments
The Confusion of How and Where to Get Test Results...so I could at least compare from 1 year to the next. ... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
24 Hours Without RA...Before, I wished fervently that my RA would magically vanish and I could resume a “normal” life.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments36 comments
The Case for Doing Nothing...I wish I could, but I can't. I can't without feeling guilty, that is.... By Angela Lundberg5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments