Heat or cold for new morning pain?...Got my good shoes with inserts ready. Then I wake up and dang if something new doesn't hurt. How best can I deal with this? Heat? Cold?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesSymptoms
FeaturedExercising with the S.T.O.P. Method - Example Exercises...Before we start, please check out and refresh yourself with the article so that you can safely proceed with some of the exercises, if you should choose...Reactions 0 reactions Comments18 repliesExercise
I feel like a drug addict...I am having problems wearing shoes because my left toes are killing me, left thumb hasn't bent in 4 months, it is completely locked and the right one is...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
I need help...I went to a bariatric surgeon last week with high hopes but she said she wanted me to be mentally stable for a year even though my psychiatrist said...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Advice on First Flare...During this process I was diagnosed with RA (sero-positive) and according to my rheumatologist, my labs show that my inflammation is off the charts-- I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Not the right Rheumatologist for me...Thanks all, Chris...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesTreatment
What to do when current treatment isn't working!...I recently made a new RA doctor appointment which is way closer to home anyway and he comes with more referrals....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesTreatment
RD is my Marathon...I finally chose to see a Sports Medicine doctor because I knew it would be important to him to have me up and moving soon....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Could This Be The 'perfect' Analogy To Explain How RA Affects Us Everyday For Those Without RA That Ask What It's Like? ...I chose gravity because everyone experiences it and could make these explanations seem more personal and how they would handle things if something as commonplace...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Feeling so So so Lost.......Im sure In time to come things will work out as long as I take each day as it comes and don’t panic so much....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Undiagnosed and Concerned...I have a referral in for an mri, (finally,) and my only hope at this point is that it comes back with something helpful....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesNewly Diagnosed