Upper jaw swelling, deteriorating wisdom teeth and TMJ disorder...I pointed out the swelling in the TMJ area on both sides- near the same areas of the teeth- and asked him what could be causing it.... By gpisasale3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Why me?...Third bottle can cause blindness, so never even took those.... By 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Who am I now???...illnesses, I have not mentioned, Fibromyalgia, being a main one, but thats another story for another day, having the two, with my other illness, I probably could... By zzgirl34653 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What we do...My best friend is in my chair and in my bed (my beloved heating pad, because cold makes the pain so much more intense).... By terrymca2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What is RA Not Destroying?...Every time I get a cold it goes deeper into my body. My doctor said it was COPD. I told him no! He sent me to a pulmonologist.... By kmcclana2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Active todayHas any one had sudden onset arthritis with no previous signs or family history?...fingers (if could) crossed Jeff...Reactions0reactionsComments26 repliesDiagnosisNewly DiagnosedSymptoms
This is my Story...I persevered through until spring of 2016 when over the previous months wearing a brace on my right wrist and my body became inflamed to the point I could... By casmere3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I've had RA for 17 years now and I'm only 20 but that's fine with me...I am a triplet and the other two do not have RA, so they would spent most of their time playing with each other and running around, while I... By meertn3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Advice dealing with a knee flare from rhematoid arthritis...Tried hot and cold compress nothing seems to be elevating the pain/swelling....Reactions0reactionsComments10 replies
Can shingles cross-wire your nerve pathways?...Suddenly I felt as if someone held a blowtorch to my eye and scalp. I ran to the bathroom and turned the hand-held cold shower on my...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
She loves me - she loves me not...had some work to do that meant heavy use of my wrists and shoulders and so sadly I flared really intensely and despite suffering through three weeks I could... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The pursuit of happiness...On my good days I try to do something while I can because you don’t know when the next flare up will lock you down again, moving will help... By 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
This Pain Isn't Normal...A few cold cans of my favorite alcoholic beverages would also do the trick. There were many of times.... By ordnance2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Chayla's Story...He held my hand and showed me how I was going to give myself Methotrexate injections. He made sure every question was answered before I left.... By chaylamunson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Sad...The bent prosthetic femur is in my possession as I felt that it could "go astray" if parceled to America. It's my only proof.... By biddybeth4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Life after death....It was December 18th, 2015, I cried with joy, I finally was approved for Etancept! I finally got my miracle drug, oh what a miracle it is.... By francescajames254 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Where did everyone go?...These usually involve my efforts with social media and they usually begin and with others doing important work, while I am left to feel like I contributed... By L rick Phillips4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Perspective...Of all the galaxies, stars asteroids, space dust in the universe, of all the matter you 'randomly' could have been, your human, the big bang exploded into... By tika4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
27, feeling alone and like no-one understands......Like they think "it's only sore joints, how bad could it be?"...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Acceptance of RA, denial and knowing all at once......Some days I feel pretty good, and so I do what I love to do, need to do, play catch up (I still ask myself, "Could it be over?")... By christyk4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments