Holidaches...Celebrating with family and friends, while surrounded by beautiful decorations, twinkling lights and holiday cheer.... By shelbieatwater2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Seven Ways to Improve Injections...Mix in a few RA injections (roughly 40,000 finger sticks) and you might say I am something of an expert at how to stick sharp (and sometimes dull) steel... By L rick Phillips4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Earworm...I never had a low-grade fever and the disease never made me lose any weight (darn it!). Brain fog? Maybe, but I doubt it had anything to do with... By Wren2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Heart Health...Taking frequent courses of prednisone over long periods of time can cause complications like weight gain, diabetes, and increased coronary artery disease... By Donica Liu Baker, MD, FACR2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
RA - The Time Bandit...The entire day - not half, or a part, but all eight hours or so of actual, usable, time.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Jerk Inside - Being an Annoying Patient...It’s nerve-racking and it can be downright scary to know that you might have to wake up the next day without the medication most responsible for keeping... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Let's Party! Lessons on RA from Ina Garten...The only thing I might have to do is take something out of the oven and carve it.... By Paula Jayne White4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Medical Insurance - How to Deal with and Stick It Out...Long-term diseases throw a wrench into the works of medical insurance because they require so much care and treatment that the insurance companies have to fight... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Where Is the Problem?...Or is it more like a checklist that you handle one at a time? After all these years, unfortunately, I don’t have the answers yet.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Will I Need to Pay to Be in a Clinical Trial?...your insurance, there are organizations that may help with financial needs, including: Your doctor’s office or hospital’s financial counselor may be able... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Reality and Appearance...If someone else can't handle that, than that is their problem — health and life are inextricably intertwined, so let's not pretend. ... By Michael Booth3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
What to Tell Others...How much can others handle? How much do I give away? Will I be burdening people with the truth? My husband is my confidante.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Seminal Moments...I need to get some weight off so there’s not so much stress on my joints.... By Carla Kienast2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Franki King...It was a long, tiring battle but she found the right medication and finally has her RA under control.... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for later
When Our Service and Support Animals Are in Need...Unfortunately, he was not improving, and a little less than a week later, he was admitted to their animal hospital for 3 nights and 4 days.... By Lynn Marie Witt, MSOT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Hair (Not the Musical)...Apparently, the same mechanism that fights the autoimmune issues of RA also targets those in alopecia.... By Carla Kienast3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
What are your motivators?...I find it funny that it doesn’t have to be a celebrity or a hero that motivates me to keep up, it simply turns out be the smallest things that... By 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
What Does My Rheumatoid Factor at Diagnosis Mean?...But you shouldn't stay on high doses of steroids for long as there are side effects.... By Andrew Lumpe, PhD2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
RA, Chronic Illness, and Lost Time...physics and altered history again and I was able to get my meds.... By Daniel Malito5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments21 comments
Hips and Legs Pain During Night and Morning...I am male, 82 now, RA was diagnosed 12 years ago. Ibuprofen 600 mg and methotrexate for 7 years. Had heart issues perhaps due to Ibuprofen. Next Meloxicam for 18... By vnsagra1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments