Community Thoughts: How Much Do I Share About RA?...How much can others handle? How much do I give away? Will I be burdening people with the truth?"... By jennl6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Cascading Consequences...But I will move hell and high water to get there!... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Statins Help with Cardiovascular Complications in RA Patients...As someone who has had RA since childhood, I’m running 40-plus years with high inflammation attacking throughout my body.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
The Pandemic Has Been Hard on People with Disabilities...Although I had access to telehealth options, I still needed to make in-person appointments for physical exams and then physical therapies (for my ankle... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The past 6 years with RA...It made itself home in my right thigh, and in its beginning stages, flesh eating bacteria was laid on the table as to what it was.... By acewood915 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
A Look at the Services Virtual Care Offers...To get started, talk to your doctor to find out which virtual services are right for you.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Confusion of How and Where to Get Test Results...., so it just becomes a guessing game until I hit the right one.... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)...light flashes or streaks.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Amplifying Black Advocate Voices: How Bias Has Affected My Patient Journey...I can't help thinking they thought I could 'handle' the pain because of the myth that Black patients have higher pain tolerance." - Gabrielle, Lupus.net... By Editorial Team 6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Habit Forming...I took my medicines right before I ate my breakfast. I willingly and easily changed my walk times to suit the weather.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Taking Care of Mental Health...I have learned that while living with rheumatoid arthritis is challenging in its own right, the mental side is equally (or even more) important.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Seeking: Modest Health Care Professionals...In fact, a couple years later my husband had shoulder trouble and we knew right where to go.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Stronger Hands: Keeping Your Small Joints Stable...Right now, rheumatoid arthritis has damaged my joints so much that both of my wrists are fused. I can’t fully extend or bring my fingers up.... By Kathryn Elton, OTR3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Leslie “Wren” Vandever...Initially, it took the form of a couple of large, lumpy, painless deposits of synovial pannus tissue that hardened on the outside of her right wrist.... By Editorial Team 6 min readBookmark for later
Water is RA's best friend...Water helps hydrate discs between the vertebrae in your spine and prevents your tendons, ligaments, and muscles from becoming tight and stiff.... By Nan Hart2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Finding Me Time...Right now, it’s a lot of Pokemon on my old Gameboys.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Recently diagnosed...I now knew something was going on, so I did my research and diagnosed myself to have RA (turns out I was right) I saw my nurse practitioner told... By silukmonika2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Sticking With the Program...I am capable of doing the work, so I keep at it in the hopes and expectations that it will eventually pay off many more dividends than I can imagine... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments14 comments
When RA Severity Is Off the Charts...Yet part of me longs for someone to say: “You belong here, in this category, and it is just right.”... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
More Adventures with Insurance...So all things are good, right? But wait, there's more.... By Carla Kienast3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments