Surviving...I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (RA) when I was 12 years old. I’m 55 now. Over the years, I have tried almost every type of medication to find...reactions8comments
RA and Risk of Heart Failure...New Research found that those with RA are nearly twice as likely to develop heart failure (see: https://www.rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/ra-linked-to-increased-risk-for-heart-failure/). Does your rheumatologist include monitoring heart health as part of your care?...reactionsrepliesAwarenessComorbidities
A Simple Fall Uncovered Unknown Bone Degeneration...I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2016, about 10 months after I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease — another autoimmune disease centered around inflammation. However, I'm fairly certain I've...reactions19comments
Natural remedies ...Anyone come off medication for rheumatoid arthritis and used natural methods that have worked...reactions4repliesSymptomsProgressionTips & AdviceTreatment
I Feel Like My Throat is Closing Up...I'm kinda freaking out a little bit here and U don't know what I should to about this. The night before last my lymph nodes in my neck below and...reactions8replies
vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of RA...Article in NPR. Did anyone see this? (let’s hope research like this isn’t put on hold for the next four years) https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5272748/vagus-nerve-stimulation-may-tame-autoimmune-diseases...reactions9repliesTreatmentResearch & Clinical Trials
RA and face numbing ...Anyone else experience face numbness?? This has been happening to me going on 3 years. My RA dr sent me to a neurologist to rule out MS and he said...reactions2replies
Is Hot Yoga for You and Your RA?...Last September, I woke up one day and sat in the terrifying sense of feeling wildly out of control. It was a feeling quite unlike any emotional state I had...reactions24comments
RA and Prostate Cancer...New research has found that genetically predicted rheumatoid arthritis is causally associated with prostate cancer (see: https://www.healthday.com/healthpro-news/hcp-rheumatology/rheumatoid-arthritis-causally-linked-to-prostate-cancer). Men with RA, does your doctor regularly screen for prostate cancer...reactions1replyComorbiditiesAwareness
Pains all over...Hi everyone I have just been diagnosed with RA but i'm just not 100% convinced. I have no swelling in joints and no pain in joints. I feel pain in...reactions8repliesTreatment
Relive pain at home....Hi I’m waiting on my diagnosis from specialist but doctor is saying he’s confident it’s rheumatoid arthritis that I have I’m 34 and how it started hurt my wrist so...reactions3repliesFlares & Flare ManagementTips & AdviceCoping
has anyone with RA and MTHFR gene mutation had problems with medicines...I've recently been diagnosed with RA, and I know I have the MTHFR gene mutation. I am having trouble with medications and was wondering if anyone else is experiencing same...reactions3repliesSide EffectsDiagnosisSymptoms
Does anyone else get tingling sensation on your thumbs/hand...Recently I have been getting tingling sensation on my hand/thumb and arm. I have been back on hydroxychloroquine since last year and was wondering if anyone experienced the same...reactions3replies
Orencia Treatment...I’d appreciate it if I could obtain some information, from this very educated group, regarding the following: I understand that the biological treatment of Orencia can be given to patients...reactions9repliesBiologic Medication
Treatment plan ...My consultant thinks I have been taking my methotrexate but I haven’t been taking it in 2 years so she thinks I have to take rituximab on top to control...reactions6repliesAwarenessTips & AdviceTreatment
New member here...GM All, New member here, looking for support and discussion of issues. I am 59yr old male that was diagnosed with RA on January 3rd 2025. My RA is primarily...reactions23repliesNewly DiagnosedFriends & Family
RA, Sex, and An Unsympathetic Partner Is a Recipe for Disaster...My boyfriend and I live together and have been together for 10 years. Around 2020, before I was diagnosed, I noticed that my libido had become practically nonexistent. It was...reactions11replies
Has anyone else seen Medicare coverage of biologics go through the roof in 2025?...I am a mostly healthy 77 year old female diagnosed with RA at age 58. I was doing well with Orencia and Plaquenil in the last 2 years. I have...reactions4repliesBiologic Medication
A Profound Thought: Finding Our 'Why'...Why me? That is the biggest question I thought of when I was first diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. It is a common and, sadly, usually unresolved question. I know...reactions23comments
Methotrexate injection ...I’ve been on Methotrexate now for 1 year , I inject on a Sunday, I feel so tired and low for three days after ,also a wave of sickness comes...reactions2repliesCoping
