Patience Is Power...I started teaching a mindfulness class for 2 graders and I was reminded about how important patience and focus are to my wellbeing. I’ve written numerous times about how when...reactions6comments
Ability to Work...Has anyone else struggled with attendance at work until your treatment started working? I have only been diagnosed with RA for about 3 weeks but I also have several other...reactions10repliesInsurance & DisabilityWork & EmploymentCoping
Helpful Tips for Everyday Life: RA Tells a Complex Story...For Arthritis Awareness Month, we dedicated each week to raising awareness of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) journey. We explored topics such as: As this awareness month comes to an end...reactionscomments
Knee weakness ...I have RA and have been on meds for around 5 yrs. In the last month I have weakness in both knees that comes and goes while walking. Has anyone...reactions2replies
What a Difference a Day Makes...Yesterday, I looked 90 years old. I was walking with ace bandages around my knees at a pace that was too slow for my patient parents who are around eighty...reactions15comments
Three Months... Oh My!!...From February to May I was taking Leflunomide 10mg once a day. My belly ached so doggone bad I messaged my doctor informing him I was quitting the medicine. I'd...reactions4comments
People Are Not Burdens...I don’t remember where the worry came from, but when I reached my teen years with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis - now known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) - I started...reactions11comments
Unsolicited Advice aka "Thrusting Good Will"...Every day, now, I read about someone who is dealing with unsolicited advice. When you have a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it seems that people just can’t keep...reactions34comments
Seizures and prednisone? - need help! ...Hi Everyone, First time on the forum. I was diagnosed with RA about two years ago after a positive ANA test and a lot of chronic pain. I have now...reactions6repliesSymptomsComorbiditiesBiologic Medication
Monstrous Medical Misconception: You Can’t Have RA If You Can Exercise...Exercise and being active are important parts of staying healthy and fighting back against the effects of aging and disease. Everybody and every body is able to exercise to some...reactions9comments
Recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis ...Hi I just been diagnosed with ra and put on methotrexate I'm really freaking out as they are making me feel so unwell I'm not truly convinced I have ra...reactions17replies
RA Flare Following Covid Vaccine... Anyone Else?...I was diagnosed about 30 years ago. The only time I’m not in pain is when I’m on prednisone for my asthma. I always forget what it feels like for...reactions10comments
My Experience in Dealing with Shoes and RA-Related Foot Issues...I had been living with RA-related foot pain since I was diagnosed in 2004. Unfortunately, my foot pain symptoms were not taken as seriously as I would have liked them...reactions5comments
A Connection Between RA and Eating Better...I've been trying to eat better. Yes, it has been hard, mostly due to the pandemic but also because I regularly experience cravings for carbs and sweets (that's a nice...reactions4comments
Dealing With a Lack of Social Support: RA Tells a Complex Story...For the third week of Arthritis Awareness Month, we continue our efforts in raising awareness about rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In previous weeks, we focused on topics like RA symptoms and...reactions2comments
Clearing Up RA Infusion Confusion...I have been getting biologic infusions for rheumatoid arthritis off and on for over 20 years now, depending on the medication I am on at any given time. For the last...reactions8comments
Wow. Masks, what now? ...The CDC guidance now states that fully vaccinated individuals can go without masks indoors and outdoors! There are some caveats related to the immunosuppressed, especially transplant recipients, but I have...reactions5replies
How I Describe Pain...Many years ago, an old school friend seriously asked me what my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) felt like, as I gingerly lowered myself into one of my living room couches. She...reactions29comments
Brain Fog...I think educating RA sufferes about brain fog because I never knew it existed but I knew something was different with the way my brain focuses plus the depression. I've...reactions2replies
Which Doctor to Contact?...I have RA and hives lately. I have had more racing heart and skip beats. I went to primary to let him know this and I have had to take...reactions4comments
