Questions: LED Light therapy...GM. My wife, concerned about my pain. bought me a Red and Infrared light therapy mitt for my hands. she has all...reactions4repliesTreatmentHealthcare TeamAssistive Devices
Worse pain ever...Having the worst flare up I have ever had, in so much pain can hardly walk and can’t sleep because of the...reactions5repliesFlares & Flare Management
I've also had new problems. Lungs:Pulm Fibrosis. But the rheum. here says my blood is fine? Help?...reactions1reply
Better sleep...Hello, Any suggestions for supplements and or meds to help with sleep? Thanks....reactions32repliesSleep
Mouth teeth ulcers...Hi Guys Been on methotrexate since May24. Low dose then upped to get me off anti inflammatorys and pain killers. After 6...reactions6repliesDiagnosisNewly DiagnosedSide EffectsSymptomsTips & AdviceTreatmentVenting
Always In Pain...I have been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for most of my adult life. I was finally diagnosed in 2018. I take...reactions30comments
Surviving...I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (RA) when I was 12 years old. I’m 55 now. Over the years, I have...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...reactionsrepliesComorbiditiesAwareness
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...reactions19comments
Natural remedies ...Anyone come off medication for rheumatoid arthritis and used natural methods that have worked...reactions4repliesProgressionSymptomsTips & 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...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...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...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...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...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...reactions3repliesCopingFlares & Flare ManagementTips & Advice
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...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...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...reactions9repliesBiologic Medication