RA Treatment Questions ...Hi, my name is Katie and I am a high school senior doing a final research project on RA treatments and focusing...reactions4repliesAwarenessBiologic MedicationFriends & Family
Medicaid/ Rheumatologist help ...Hello I am a 21 year old trying to get back on Medicaid it lapsed when I moved from NC to VA...reactions1reply
The Boogie Monster of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Anger (Part 1)...Having lived with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for 50 years, these days, not much surprises me RA-wise. I’ve lived through a lot, and...reactions24comments
Positive RF, negative Anti-CCP but increasing pain ...Hi all. Help!!! I’m in constant pain. Hands, joints of fingers and thumbs (both sides) wrists (both), elbows (both), feet. My RF...reactions5repliesDiagnosis
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis...Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) used to be the common way to refer to the most common type of arthritis in kids and...
Tiny Toys Are Not Joint-Friendly (And Other Parenting Qualms)...“Mommy, can you open this?”, my 3 and a half-year-old requests, moving a teeny tiny toy into my vision. “I’ll try, bud,”...reactions4comments
Nodules or ganglion cysts...Does anyone have either of these conditions? I have tiny bumps on my dominant hand (left). On the fingers and palm. They...reactions1reply
Is It RA Yet?...Among those of us who have been “officially” diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is always discussion about how long it took...reactions8comments
Cardiovascular Disease...Heart disease is also called cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular means heart (cardio) and blood vessels (vascular). One in 4 deaths in the United...
Comorbidities and Complications...Many conditions tend to occur with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Doctors use the term comorbidity to describe a condition that occurs at the...
Cervical pannus...Has anyone had a pannus (rheumatoid nodule)on your cervical spine?...reactions2repliesNewly Diagnosed
How to Make a Cozy Bed That Does Not Aggravate Arthritis Pain...Four out of five people with arthritis-related conditions suffer from poor sleep. We’ve already discussed the pros and cons of mattress and...reactions5comments
Amplifying Black Voices: How Healthcare Providers Can Better Serve the Community...For our Amplifying Black Voices series, we are exploring how bias in healthcare affects the quality of life for Black people living...reactionscomments
Working to Get Through the Pandemic Intact...As rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, we constantly have to cope with the disease wearing at our joints and the damage that can...reactions3comments
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)...Mixed connective tissue disease (MTCD) is an autoimmune disease. With autoimmune diseases, your immune system malfunctions and attacks your own body. Rheumatoid...
Interstitial Lung Disease and RA...Hi everyone. I was FINALLY diagnosed last week with Seronagative RA. I was diagnosed during the first months of Covid with having...reactions11replies
Managing side effects from COVID vaccine ...Hi guys. New member here. I am researching for my 65 year old mother, diagnosed with RA, and on Humira every 14...reactions1replyFlares & Flare ManagementTips & AdviceSymptoms
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Fun-sucker, Professional Ruiner of Things...Lately, I’ve been feeling like my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been stopping me at every turn. Like a hockey goalie who drank...reactions14comments
Stretch Marks with RA?! What?!...Something I've never thought could possibly be related to rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?? Stretch marks. I've had this recent cropping-up of stretch marks...reactions5comments
