Functional Medicine and Rheumatoid Arthritis...There are several occasions where I will fully admit that I didn’t tell my doctor about some symptoms I was experiencing because I (right or wrong) pretty... By Leanne Donaldson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Poison Ivy and the Immune Response...Thirty-six hours after my morning of weeding I woke up in the middle of the night scratching all over.... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Is My Doctor Good Enough?...I’ve used it sparingly with only half a tablet at night.... By Lisa Emrich4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments26 comments
Shut the front door!...Well, there is more than one treatment "door" and you just have to open it and head right in!... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Christmas Is Not Always Full of Happy Memories...I also carry another memory of Christmas, that one in 1999, right after I was diagnosed with RA. That memory is of victory.... By L rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
How Much Do You Know about Rheumatoid Arthritis?...How many of these questions will you get right?... By RheumatoidArthritis.net Team1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 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
Methotrexate Access...This decision made the right to abortion no longer federally protected.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Workplace Considerations...It is not only the right thing to do – it is the law. Here is a closer look at your rights at work.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Owning "My" RA...It did not start out that way, but I think this sheds some interesting light on how we move through our disease journey.... By Nan Hart2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Let's Get Real...But that does not mean we cannot gather our will and fight it with every thought, action and cell we possess. ... By Nan Hart2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When a Fever Amplifies Your RA Symptoms...I noticed that my knees, ankles, wrists, and fingers were aching pretty strongly.... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Updating Goals for 2018...The monthly activities are for helping me to keep the larger picture in my mind and not lose sight of my progress when I have setbacks.... By Kelly Mack4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis = Reality Adjustment...I also challenge all of you to reach out to someone you know who might need you today. Keep it simple or make it as complex as you are... By Lynn Marie Witt, MSOT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
How to Build Your Own Ramp...I probably would not have been able to visit otherwise.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Raynaud's Disease...I bent over and peered at my right foot. Yep, the ghostly toes were back: strange, solid-white things sucked of all life.How annoying.... By Angela Lundberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments26 comments
Seronegative RA – When Blood Tests Don’t Tell the Entire Story...Diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in the early stages of the disease is often difficult. The diagnostic processes are clinical and not By Andrew Lumpe, PhD2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
The Telltale Chronic Illness - Is My Time Running Out?...Errr, I can’t think of anyone offhand right now, but they exist - probably - and one day, I’m going to be one of them with my own Wikipedia... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments21 comments
Early Signs & Symptoms...Even after a long night of sleep, you might wake up feeling tired and unrested.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Let's (NOT) Keep Politics Out of It!...These are "touchy times," as my friend recently said one day, and it seems like everyone is hyper-sensitive about what's going on in U.S. politics right... By Angela Lundberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
