New Study Reveals Challenges of Exercise with RA...A study recently published in The Journal of Physiology sheds light on challenges experienced by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients when they exercise...reactions2comments
My Life With Rheumatoid Arthritis...How do I begin? What do I cover? When I ask myself these questions, I realize how much I have to say...reactions6comments
Fasting...Has anyone tried intermittent or extended fasting as a way to reduce inflammation from RA? My primary care physician suggested this strongly....reactions5replies
Anxiety and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Part 1 ...A few weeks ago, I fell and broke my hip. It's not how I wanted to start the summer, especially after a...reactions12comments
RA and COVID vaccine...Hey all I know the COVID shot is a sensitive subject around many but I need advise or insight … I am...reactions3repliesCopingFlares & Flare ManagementSide Effects
Fixing My Botched Ankle... As Flames Shoot Out the Side of My Face...For a decade, I have been dealing with an ever-worsening right ankle that keeps curling further and further underneath. The saga has...reactions39comments
Options if no longer a candidate for prescription dmards, antitnf...Hello all, I have been on the “usual” meds methotrexate, plaquenil, humira, sulfasalizine, en rel and finally was on loading doses of...reactions9repliesTreatmentTips & AdviceFlares & Flare Management
RD: What About the “Little” Pains?...Yeah, those. The non-agonizing tweaks and twinges. The background knee-throb. The sudden, sharp jab that takes your breath as you pick up...reactions4comments
Wondering about RA...I've been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, but more recently I have had a lump come up on my ankle. The GP said it's...reactions4repliesDiagnosis
Summah-Time!...Author's note: I wrote this article as though I am describing a typical summer and not one amidst a global pandemic. I...reactions4comments
Orencia, CV vaccine and antibody levels?...With this big spike happening now with the Delta variant that is infecting vaccinated people, what do we know about Orencia and...reactions7repliesBiologic Medication
MY REPORTS ARE OK BUT CLINICALLY THERE ARE SYMTOMS OF PSA...I got tested for CRP, ANTI DS DNA, LFT, CREATININE, CBC ETC. All reports , according to rhemotolists, are ok. But clinically...reactions1reply
advice for early 20s diagnosis...i'm nearly 21, have had joint pain since at least 14 but probably earlier (got the "growing pains" excuse so much growing...reactions5repliesNewly DiagnosedCoping
The Conundrum of Being Told to Diet and Exercise When You Have RA...If you're heavy-set (overweight, obese, fat — whatever label you want to put on it or have been called before), you have...reactions11comments
Fatigue: Long COVID-19 or Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare?...The dreaded fatigue. We all get it, we all hate it, and we all understand that it is part of living with...reactions9comments
Side effects to medications ...I have had RA for years. When I go on a new medication in a couple months I develop severe mouth sores...reactions2replies
Side effects to medications ...I have had RA for years. I seemed to have tried multiple medications. After a few months on a new med I...reactions2replies
Entrepreneurs/Business Owners with RA ...I'm a retired MD after 30 wonderful years, now an entrepreneur with an executive wellness coaching practice. So far, so good -...reactions10repliesWork & Employment
Hydration and Staying Cool in the Summer with RA...Staying hydrated is the key to a lot of things, like having healthy skin, experiencing easy digestion, enjoying lubricated joints, experiencing increased...reactions6comments
Sulfasalazine...Apparently, there is a global shortage of the enteric coated delayed released sulfasalazine. So many of us have had to switch to...reactions5repliesSide Effects
