4 Things You Don't Need to Apologize for With RA...Working with your rheumatologist’s office can be a long and daunting process. I know it was for me.... By Janeil Whitworth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments22 comments
Brain Fog and RA – What Do Researchers Know?...When a patient is being treated for RA, rheumatologists will use the level of inflammation in a patient’s peripheral blood to monitor the severity of RA... By Mariah Z. Leach3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
The Road to Surgery: Part 1...The second I heard the surgery was cancelled, I called my rheumatologist’s office.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Diagnosed with RA a year ago, my journey so far and some questions......My rheumatologist started me on methotrexate around Feb 2022....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesBiologic MedicationNewly DiagnosedExercise
Is This How It Always Is?...My rheumatologist wants to take me off all meds while getting and being pregnant. But I'm wondering, how much better is remission, really?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
The painful wait to see if I have rheumatoid arthritis...But I have to wait 2 months too see the rheumatologist to confirm or deny anything unfortunatlely. What do you guys think about all this?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 replies
How can I work with a new doctor?...Finally, after much pain back and forth in my wrists, I was diagnosed with RA and began seeing a great Rheumatologist....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
My First Fall...And, of course, the rheumatologist’s office is no help whatsoever. But, all things considered, I really lucked out.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments38 comments
Unsolicited Advice aka "Thrusting Good Will"...Now, discount the arrogance of this person who makes widgets for a living and who thinks they know better than the world’s top rheumatologists for a second... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
Diet and RA, my perspective...My suspicion was confirmed when I read a book in the local library written by a practicing rheumatologist claiming he has cured all his patients completely...Reactions 0 reactions Comments21 repliesDiet & Nutrition
Fatigue Stinks. That's It....Rheumatologists and, yes, even us patients, must make a concerted effort to bring fatigue into the forefront of the conversation and peg it as the symptom... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments90 comments
RA Medicine Treatment Primer...When rheumatologists give patients steroids, it’s either for one or two big, short, blasts, or for a prolonged period of time. ... By Daniel Malito5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
COVID-19 Vaccinations For People With Autoimmune Conditions...People with rheumatologic conditions or who are taking drugs that impact the immune system were not included in the original clinical trials.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Medical Insurance - How to Deal with and Stick It Out...One time my rheumatologist’s office screwed up and sent an authorization request for a "new" medicine that I had actually been on for years.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
A Strange Thing Happened at the Acupuncturist...I had run out of options medication-wise and my inflammation rates were breaking records at my rheumatologist’s office.... By Kathryn Elton, OTR4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
RA, Chronic Illness, and Lost Time...You see, the office manager at my rheumatologist’s office had erroneously filled out my prior authorization form and checked the box indicating that this... By Daniel Malito5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments21 comments
Four Years and 200 Articles Later...Would my hands morph into the disfigured structures featured in the posters and models in my rheumatologist’s office?... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
My 13 yr old just diagnosed. Could someone help me?...I will of course talk to the doctor, but we live in Alaska, there isn't a Pediatric Rheumatologist here, so it will be a bit before we get any...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Doctor says it's RA ... I am not so sure...So, my question is this: Is it possible that my rheumatologist is wrong? (oh, by the way, he did tell me he ruled out lupus, showgrens (sp?)...Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 repliesNewly Diagnosed
So many questions........And he decides I need a referral to a rheumatologist (he suspects PsA). I want to cry right there in his office but I keep it together....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies