How I Handle Moving Stress, Part 1...I got up and stretched every 15 to 30 minutes (depending on how I felt). I took long breaks at 45-minute intervals.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
The Daunting Prospect of Changing Insurance...max for the end of 2021.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Not Talking About the Pain...I fear that giving it too much attention feeds the pain and would lead to excuses and inactivity—to not doing what I want to By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments25 comments
The Sleep Test...The gadgets came with a booklet on how to hook them up.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Familiar Lessons...Her biggest lesson was how to take care of myself in ways of friends, family, home and work.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Unwinding and Ungrinding...I once thought of taking breaks to work on a jigsaw puzzle or listen to a podcast as being off-task. I now see... By Tamara Haag3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments14 comments
How Does RA Affect Your Feet?...In addition to the outpouring of comments on shoe changes, tips, and tricks, we also received a lot of feedback on how RA... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments74 comments
The Caterpillar, the Biologic and Rheumatoid Arthritis...In a week or so, I was back to my regular self. The transformation was so amazing when I got Remicade over 20 years By L rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Legit Beat..., and/or woke up too early and couldn’t go back to sleep.... By Tamara Haag3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments33 comments
Is My Biologic Working?...From blood work, we would say so far, so good. My numbers are low. ... By L rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments43 comments
RA and the State of Pain Meds...So now it’s a waiting game, as I continue to call and leave messages for doctors who never seem to be available to talk... By Daniel Malito3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Problem with Real...I do not rely on them to be perfect or even to agree with me. I rely on them to uphold what... By L rick Phillips3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments29 comments
When the Harassment Plan Doesn't Work...Which soon became “Oh, you don’t want to talk to billing, you need to talk to specialty services” (who sent me back By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Doctors Aren't Always Right and How To Say "No"...or “It’s only been a few months.” or “I’m not sure if that’s right for you.”... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
The Joker in the Deck...to keep, groceries to shop for, or daily errands to run.... By Wren4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Traveling to the Netherlands with RA...Part of it was to be more independent in my travels; part of it was a celebration of the end of the semester and a... By David Advent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Crash Course in Emergency Preparation...While we tried to get an earlier flight out, we were unsuccessful and so instead took the time to prepare ourselves for hunkering down inside By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
There’s Got to Be a Better Way to Buy Wheelchairs...However, that’s on them and not me. I also learned they were not to bill me; instead, it was supposed to be the insurance By Kelly Mack5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Trying to Balance Work and Life with RA Is Exhausting...I made the decision to forgo a career in academia for a lot of reasons, but the main ones were that I didn’t want By Leslie Rott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments28 comments
I Hope It's a Flare...“I hope it’s a flare,” is certainly close to the top of the list.... By Carla Kienast2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments