Navigating Life After An Infection In Replaced Knee...June 17 I was perfectly fine, and within 6 hrs, I could not put any weight on my right knee and I...reactions9comments
How My Cat Has Helped My RA...Cats are very perceptive animals. In my case, my cat, Missy, always seems to know when something is wrong with me, both...reactions22comments
Dive Into the History Of RA: Part 2...In the first part of this history lesson on RA, we summarized the 3 theories of RA origin and discussed the role...reactions3comments
How Fallible Are We? RA and Life Expectancy/Mortality...No doubt, discussing our increased fallibility due to RA is at best, challenging and, at worst, overwhelming. I think we tend to push...reactions13comments
Tired of Being Tired...I’ve had rheumatoid disease (arthritis) for decades. I’ve written about living as well as possible with it for a long time, and...reactions10comments
COVID-19 Vaccinations For People With Autoimmune Conditions...Update: As of August 13, 2021, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends an additional dose of the mRNA...reactions11comments
Is AFib Genetic?...Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is the most common heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia). It occurs when the atria, the two upper...reactionscomments
Things Patients Want Rheumatologists to Know...I recently read an interesting article on Creaky Joints' website: "20 Things Arthritis Patients Wish Rheumatologists Knew." For the article, Creaky Joints asked...reactions9comments
Coping with RA Fear...Recently, I was sitting in the waiting room of one of my doctors’ offices, and I whispered to my husband Richard, “I’m...reactions18comments
RA Status Quo or No?...One of the perennial challenges of living with rheumatoid arthritis is the question of maintaining the current status of treatment and management...reactions2comments
A Stop-Doing List..."Sometimes our stop-doing list needs to be bigger than our to-do list." --Patti Digh I came across this quote by author and...reactions23comments
Dancing Through Life with RA...I’ll never forget the day I put on my first pair of tap shoes and ballet slippers. I was 6 and that...reactions34comments
Arthritis...I was sixteen years old when I had an arthritis diagnosis. I first had cardiac problems. After investigation, my cardiologist found my...reactions2comments
Ruminating and Rheumatic Disease...Do you ruminate? Wow, I do, and I hate doing so. For those who are unfamiliar, rumination is replaying words, events, or...reactions4comments
Questions for the Doctor...Living with a chronic condition like rheumatoid arthritis requires my active engagement in managing my health. I have learned that being knowledgeable...reactions6comments
Stress and RA Don’t Play Well Together...Hey, are you feeling stressed? Is life stressful? Is it the good kind of stress or the bad kind of stress? Does...reactions6comments
Get those vaccines... one at a time!...Though I checked with my rheumatologist and nurses in my family about Shingrex and influenza vaccine, I should have thought through at...reactions5comments
Skin Infections and RA: A Rather Gross Story...Many community advocates on our site have discussed a variety of complications that come from having RA. From heart problems to high...reactions11comments
Learning lessons from the good times...Even though experiencing “good times” with RA may seem out of reach, I have found that when those good times happen, it...reactions3comments
The Need to Improve Transportation Accessibility...Since I don’t drive and use a motorized wheelchair for mobility because of my rheumatoid arthritis, accessible transportation options are essential for...reactions10comments
