Tips for Safely Using a Walker...In this video, I will show you a few tips on how to use your walker safely in the house. Specifically, you...reactions1comment
Getting Outside When You Have RA...I'm just returning from a long hike in one of my favorite parks in town. I don't do this too often, but...reactions4comments
I have been to the Phyiso this morning...Hi to all, I have been to the phyiso today & he says that i am not allowed do a big clean...reactions4repliesAssistive Devices
Testing for COVID-19 Antibodies...It was a lengthy debate. After receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in April and reading all the mixed research saying that some people...reactions2comments
FeaturedWhat Tips Would You Give a Friend Living with RA? ...Everyone here knows what it means to live with a rheumatic condition. If you just learned your friend has RA – newly...reactions26replies
COVID-19 Vaccine and No Biologic ...I do not feel safe getting the vaccine. Am I safer from COVID while I am ON my biologic (Orencia) or am...reactions2repliesTips & Advice
Life Doesn't Stop Because We Have Rheumatoid Arthritis: 4 Tips to Get Caught Up...Our world, our lives don’t stop because we have rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We are still moms, dads, brothers, and if we are...reactions16comments
Take the Managing Treatment and Medication Survey (CLOSED)...The Managing Treatment and Medication Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Treatment is a big part of managing a...reactionscomments
How Would You Like to Be Treated If You Had a Disability?...I may have mentioned (several thousand times) how frustrating inaccessibility and discrimination are from the vantage point of having disabilities and using...reactions6comments
The Chronic Illness "Blahs" - Depression, Anxiety, and Doubt...I was in a funk lately. I know, I hate to use that term because it sounds like I’m 100 years old...reactions52comments
Has RA Forced Early Retirement or a Career Change? ...Whether due to RA symptoms like pain and fatigue, circumstances like an unreliable schedule, or dealing with bosses who just didn't understand...reactions52repliesWork & Employment
Anxiety and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Part 2...Every day, living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will bring anxiety-producing situations into your life. It’s no wonder that anxiety is something most...reactions1comment
The Effect of Menstrual Cycles on RA...If being a woman wasn’t difficult enough sometimes, add rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to the mix during your monthly cycle and there’s bound...reactions1comment
Tired of Being Tired...I’ve had rheumatoid disease (arthritis) for decades. I’ve written about living as well as possible with it for a long time, and...reactions10comments
Low-Dose Naltrexone and RA...In exploring available medication options for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the off-label use of low-dose naltrexone (LDN) has gotten a lot of attention...reactions35comments
RA...Although I haven't officially been diagnosed with RA my dr believes there is enough evidence to suggest this is the case.. so...reactions3repliesDiagnosisHealthcare TeamNewly Diagnosed
The Many Shades of Fatigue...Fatigue is a blanket term for extreme tiredness. If you have a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis, then you are probably quite...reactions13comments
It All Started With A Post Surgery...Hi! My name is Theresa. This is my story if anyone is willing to listen. On September 17th, 2000 I was seven...reactions1comment
Grief and Rheumatoid Arthritis...I grieve for myself. I should say, "my former self." I no longer grieve the event that caused the grief; that ship...reactions64comments
