Things That Fall Apart Can Be Sutured Back Together...While my feet were occasionally swollen, while my hands were frequently red, and my wrists wrapped in braces, I felt as if the world was at my feet... By David Advent4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
I Don't Have TIME for all This Pain BS!...Injections, ablations & pain meds were & still are my only saving grace. As I've STATED I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.... By jade85682 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Still waiting for diagnosis....My knees were aching and swollen, my feet hurt so much first thing in the morning that I could hardly stand up but my worse pain was on the... By annie491 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Managing the Mess...I had made peace or at least called a truce with the tilt a whirl ride that is RA.... By mlynn1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
No I will not become a herion addict because I need pain meds for my RA...It is the way the person's DNA is wired and even without the first prescription, they could have found other ways to become addicted to illegal drugs.... By tmartinco1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Rheumatoid is slowly killing me...SAMe also did better than just bring my inflammatory markers down - it absolutely cured (big word I know) but true, my Hypo (Low) Thyroid.... By karmel1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Life is short RA...I was having pain and the doctors were doing all the test, MIR, CT SCANS. I saw a Rheumatologist before I ever got a diagnosis.... By galehillyer1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My New Normal – Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis...In 2014, I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis 10 months after I got married and two weeks before my husband and I were going to travel the world for... By sejaldatta5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
All the symptoms but no definitive RA diagnosis...Well, my rheumatologist is a quack, all he wanted to talk about were his problems and his family, never really listened to me and my problems.... By ericknavel2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
RA diagnosed at young age...I can't wear shoes and heels, jeans and other fashionable cloths or jewelry. Besides this all my joints are misplacing.... By priyanka-singh1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Incredibly Lucky...So even though the RF, ACCP and other tests were negative, she started me on RA medications.... By beckykay1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
This Surprised Me...We were chatting one day and I mentioned that my eyebrows had been thinning a lot. She told me to go see a rheumatologist. I said what?... By CommunityMember6caa741 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
D.D. and RA...Wear light weight gloves at night to help with pain and stiffness 8. Ice and heat prn 9. Be honest with your rhum Dr. ..ask about alternatives 10.... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Never get a diagnosis!...I have never been diagnosed with RA although my mother and my sister were diagnosed with RA. We have lupus also that runs in our family.... By amanda651 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Infection While on Methotrexate...I could not pick up a liter of juice and pour some out because of the pain that it caused in my knuckles, so after the third attempt, I... By Pippa2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
What's going on...In 2010 I notice these aches and my joints were so bad I couldn't walk I called to my son to help me out of bed.... By gurrola1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
35 and feeling like I'm 85...By the end of my eight-hour work day my feet were crippling me with pain and still are.... By cdriver2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
You've GOT To Be Kidding Me!!...I don't love it, but we're slowly becoming frenemies, lol. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!... By tinmangal1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Kayla...I had heard/read a little about juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis so it made me wonder... My daughter took Kayla into her pediatrician.... By gmasandy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What Was Next, My Eyes...The following night, there were circles around the light of my clock.... By elirose1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments