Covid vaccine effectiveness with methotrexate...I have recently learned that methtrexate may lessen the effectiveness of the Covid vaccine. I am fully vaccinated and thought I could go about my business like others, but now...reactions1reply
New Perspectives on Nutrition for RA...A new article in Rheumatology Advisor highlights recent findings on nutrition for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). “Role of Nutrition in Protecting Against Disease Risk and Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis”...reactions6comments
I'm Over It: Coping With RA When You Really Don't Want to...I have lived with symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) since I was a child. Since before I went through puberty. Since the days of adolescent activities, “easy, normal lives,” and...reactions61comments
The RA Rollercoaster...There was a time when I thought life was linear. I would go to school, graduate high school, go to college, take one year off, go to vet school, do...reactions7comments
Fatigue in Young Adults with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis...Researchers recently published an interesting new study “Fatigue in young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis 18 years after disease onset: data from the prospective Nordic JIA cohort” in Pediatric Rheumatology...reactions3comments
The Benefits of Telehealth as an Option - One Year Later...In March 2020, the world as we knew it stopped in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a chronic illness patient (living with rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease...reactions8comments
How to Slay Energy Vampires...Do you have energy vampires in your life? You know, the people who if you spend almost any amount of time with them suck out your will to live? They...reactions14comments
Scary Reality...I grabbed my cane and went out shopping to the fresh produce stand for the first time since the pandemic. I really needed to find out if I could do...reactions21comments
Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis ...I've recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and at first I thought I was misdiagnosed I finally got to speak to a rheumatology nurse but afterwards I still feel alittle...reactions3replies
The Most RA-Friendly Bra I've Found...Living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) means adjusting... literally everything. Over the years, I’ve found some of the parts of getting dressed that once were easy (clasps, hooks, zippers) have gotten...reactions40comments
Neurological Flare?...I am sero positive RA, undifferentiated connective tissue dz, trigeminal neuralgia, small fiber neuropathy are my main diagnosis. Two weeks ago, after a weekend of gardening, I went to bed...reactions6repliesFlares & Flare ManagementAwarenessBrain Fog
Muscle Pain...I’m not even sure this is considered a flare... I woke up one day and every muscle in my body ached... It went on for about 3 weeks and just...reactions1comment
Thyroid Ultrasound and RA...I wrote previously about how my thyroid is currently in the process of some kind of self-destruction. Maybe a bit dramatic, but isn't that what an autoimmune disease is in...reactions15comments
The Things I Am Grateful For...2020 was a year. I think we can all agree on that. It really pushed us to our human limits. My 2020 was also pickled with personal loss, personal triumphs...reactions5comments
My Pathway to RA Combination Therapy...Although I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms for most of my life, I’ve only been treated for it since my official diagnosis five years ago. When I was finally diagnosed...reactionscomments
Contemplating a New Normal...As I watch the COVID-19 vaccination effort grow and see the number of people vaccinated increase as the number of new infections decreases, I’m growing cautiously hopeful. I can begin...reactionscomments
Living in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Friendly House ...Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one disease but it affects all of us a bit differently. This is important because there are no cookie-cutter answers for how to adapt your space...reactions5comments
steroid injection for wrist pain...Just had steroid injections for both wrist pain. I honestly barely felt anything during injections and was told to use cold treatment afterward. I did have discomfort in one wrist...reactions5replies
Pins needles and numbness...Hello, I was diagnosed in 2015 with RA. I'm currently taking 2 x 200mg of hydroxychloroquine. My RA has been decently controlled with this med. Recently I started to get...reactions11repliesSymptomsDiagnosisFlares & Flare Management
RA and Agonizing Over Decisions...Choices. Decisions. Paths. When you have a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it seems like every day is filled with life and death choices and if you don’t choose...reactions36comments
