World Arthritis Day...Participants will be able to submit ideas across a range of mediums.... By Mariah Z. Leach3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Summer Travel Tips...With my rheumatoid arthritis traveling can be a little more complex but, it is certainly do-able. I encourage anyone with RA to travel when they can.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Fighting Every Day...I haven’t been able to work since last December.... By CommunityMemberc146792 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My RA...The pain in the ankle comes and goes. I don’t know what to do now.... By Sarah junaid1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What Happens if Obamacare is Struck Down: Part 1...Rheumatoid arthritis, frustratingly, is an incredibly expensive disease, with the high costs of medications, treatments, surgeries, and overall care often... By Angela Lundberg3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Skin Issues Associated with RA...Paget at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, patients who use high doses of methotrexate are more prone to develop nodules and the reasons for... By Andrew Lumpe, PhD3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Choose Your Symptom...If I remained on such a high dose, I would quickly lose bone mass so what to do: stop or lower the prednisone to a point that it was... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Simponi...The week before as I was extremely hurting, I was able to see my family doctor and I had cortisone injections in my right knee and hip.... By casmere1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The bad side of no pain......That night I was achy, tired and had a small flare on my right hand. Did an extra dose of tramadol before bed and conked out.... By witch20042 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
RA Sucks!...My pain is now in both hands and wrists, left shoulder, right hip, and to add insult to injury, the doctor didn't give me anything for pain.... By gnb29751 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How Your Immune System Works : The Basics...system reacts to the splinter and the bacteria that enter the body with it by sending a range of immune system cells to the site of invasion or injury to... By Editorial Team 6 min readBookmark for later
Dive Into the History Of RA: Part 2...He discovered that people suffering from RA didn’t have high levels of uric acid in their blood like those suffering from https://rheumatoidarthritis.net... By Janeil Whitworth3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Dressing for the occasion...So, yes that means no high heels. It simply is not worth the pain, short term and long term. ... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Hearing Issues and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Add It to the List...My audiologist explained to me that the many years of high doses of aspirin I took during the beginning of my life caused changes to certain cells in the... By Kathryn Elton, OTR3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments34 comments
What Is Wellness?...For example, if I have a high level of pain throughout a day I will become tired faster.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Kids Get Arthritis Too! July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month!...Or do they picture a teenager on her high school dance team – who also happens to have titanium hips?... By Mariah Z. Leach3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
23 yrs old, newly diagnosed, seeking words of encouragement...I mostly have pain in my right hand, last three fingers, as well as sometimes on my right foot, first three toes....Reactions0reactionsComments14 replies
The Prednisone Burst...My rheumatologist knew I was sensitive to the medication and he would never recommend such a high dose (for me, at least) unless it was 150 percent necessary... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Racquel H. Dozier...As a former athlete, she knew something wasn't quite right when she started experiencing extreme pain.... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for later
My 20th RAnniversary...didn’t know what this diagnosis meant for my college or professional career, what it meant for my mobility and activity levels, or whether I would be able... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments