Numbers OK but Still in Much Pain...I'm also afraid to take steroids for long-term because I heard it wreaks havoc on the body eventually. What should I discuss with my rheumatologist?...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBiologic MedicationFlares & Flare Management
Biologics and URI's...After all we're talking very strong immunosuppressants here....Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTreatment
Covid vaccine question (not political 😉...I also wonder if the first 3 days were direct vaccine response that went onto a flare? I don’t recall the weeks right after....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesFlares & Flare ManagementSymptomsTips & Advice
Diagnosed with RA at the age of 12....Thank you and hope there were not much grammar errors as I’m still in college....Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
Care for RA...She has been living in an assisted care facility in Canada for the past three years, as we were working out of country....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
What should I expect when coming off of medications before surgery?...Does it make you have to start back at square 1, where things were before getting to this level of controlled inflammation/pain?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
32 yo and looking to find others w RA like me...town in California and was diagnosed when I was 12 but I’ve had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since I was born I’m just looking for other people who were...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Xeljanz and new FDA report side effect...If so, what med were you switched too? Thanks so much!...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSide EffectsBiologic Medication
RA diagnosis without positive RA blood test...How many of you were diagnosed with RA but your RA blood test was negative? I have many symptoms of RA including a high CRP test....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesSeronegative RA
Your first symptoms...I'm wondering if some of you could post your first symptoms that led to your diagnosis and how you were diagnosed please....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Living with someone who has RA..., but it just seems like it is never good enough anymore and when people ask how I can live with her I can only tell them that I love...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Xeljanz ?...I read a little on this site already which were posted a while back & got some information from my R.A doctor already....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
I keep thinking I'm making it up...We were supposed to get a house, but I suppose I can't get one with stairs now, right? I was a pretty active person, and now I can't keep...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Methotrexate and persistent cough...(I take cod liver oil and ginger tablets everyday and am avoiding gluten but something stronger) 4) I have heard of this US medicine called 'Heal n Soothe...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSide EffectsNewly DiagnosedTreatment
Is anyone taking Orencia?...I have had my second infusion and go back for the third in a week. Just wondering if anyone has had these issues come up?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
New diagnosis...My rheumatologist suggested the plaquenil alone because I want to have 1 more pregnancy, and we were planning that soon, but the RA has pushed that back...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Positive RF, negative Anti-CCP but increasing pain ...X-rays came back negative a couple of weeks ago and I’ve just heard my anti-ccp antibodies are negative. I cry every day with pain....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDiagnosis
A Tentative Diagnosis, Symptoms, and a 2 Month Wait for the Rheumy...What were your symptoms?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Workplace Stress...I wear gloves on my hands to compress swelling of my wrists. Yeah it works sometimes and other times it's very painful....Reactions0reactionsComments12 replies
Whats the best foods to eat with RA?...My knees and joints felt like they were giving up and I was unable to sleep from the pain....Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesDiet & Nutrition
