Using RA as an Excuse - A Superpower or a Curse?...I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “with great power comes great responsibility.” Most people attribute it to Spider-man, but it actually came...reactions5comments
Thank You for Taking Our Survey!...We appreciate you taking the time to answer all of our questions. Your responses will help us better understand life with rheumatoid...reactionscomments
It Just Doesn't Make Sense...I take Enbrel and have for 7 years. I always received assistance from Enbrel. When you turn 65, and go on Medicare...reactions15comments
Test Your RA Knowledge 2022...As part of Arthritis Awareness Month, we want to raise awareness about the wide spectrum living with RA can bring. Take the...reactions6comments
Going Back to Biweekly Humira Shots...I thought I could handle just doing one Humira shot a month. I thought I could make myself less vulnerable to the...reactions7comments
How Much Self-Care Is Enough?...Some days it feels like I spend the majority of my time on body maintenance. Although it may be regular chronic condition...reactions6comments
Positivity and Reinvention...HealthUnion has a great podcast called Living With. It features many of the fascinating people who contribute articles and moderate our communities...reactions5comments
Disability Denial and Rheumatoid Arthritis...Do you ever wonder why being declared disabled while having rheumatoid arthritis seems almost impossible? I know I have. Oh, and to be...reactions14comments
The Awful Experience of RA...I was so sick with fatigue, pain, and a variety of symptoms that I went to ask my primary care facility to...reactions1comment
Arthritis As a Child...As a 5-year-old, I was worried about how I was going to get up out of my chair while my classmates were...reactions7comments
The Symptom Match Game...Do you ever feel like trying to match your symptoms to causality and treatment is a game? Someone has taken the ordered...reactions17comments
Fatigue: Long COVID-19 or Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare?...The dreaded fatigue. We all get it, we all hate it, and we all understand that it is part of living with...reactions9comments
Functional Medicine and Rheumatoid Arthritis...According to The Institute for Functional Medicine, functional medicine "determines how or why an illness occurs and restores health by addressing the...reactions25comments
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fatigue, and Guilt...Today, I woke up at 10:45 am. Then I woke up again at 11:20 am. Then I also woke up again at...reactions32comments
Cervical pannus...After suffering from occipital headaches for a few years, my pain doctor ordered an MRI of my neck. A Pannus on C1-C2...reactions1comment
OXO Good Grips Container $100 Gift Card Giveaway...The OXO Good Grips Container $100 Gift Card Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! This May, we are celebrating...reactions12comments
Thinking Temporally with Rheumatoid Arthritis...Time is a construct. It is malleable and flexible and at the same time, very exacting and rigid. That’s been made ever...reactions1comment
Decluttering the Emotions of RA...We all know that along with the physical demands that come with a chronic disease, there are mental/emotional demands as well. I...reactions3comments
RA Flare Following Covid Vaccine... Anyone Else?...I was diagnosed about 30 years ago. The only time I’m not in pain is when I’m on prednisone for my asthma...reactions10comments
RA and Serotonin Syndrome.... a Very Scary Situation!...A week ago today I was lying supine in the middle of my bed, drooling, and unable to move anything but my...reactions5comments
