Constant Illness - It's getting too much!...I have managed quite well since my diagnosis and although I have experienced some horrible infections (hand, foot and mouth being the worse by far!)...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
Waiting for the meds to kick in......My question to those who are regulated is, how long did it take you, did your first meds work, and do you take any pain medications on a regular...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesTreatment
Referred to Rheumatology...Is it normal for the bones to feel like they are.. bruised and tender for a while after the main pain has gone....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesFlares & Flare Management
ACCP & RA F Positive...Thanks for all the information and your experiences; you all are sharing....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Rheumatoid arthritis and Raynaud’s ...Auto immune issues are running rampant, including alopecia, and last November I lost all of my hair eyebrows eyelashes included....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesCopingDepressionMental Health
Mixed symptoms acute onset...I have absolutely no other symptoms, just ankles that are making my life very difficult....Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesNewly Diagnosed
New here. Need help....I don't know if all these are inter related and comes under arthritis . Any inputs?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Has anyone experienced excessive night sweats?...My joints are less swollen and less painful, though this is a day-to-day experience....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Letter to my Rheumatologist...And why you are so quick to send me to Boston when my body does not respond to prescribed treatments....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Warning, always check with your chemist, about what medication you get from your rheumatologist nurse or your general doctor ...anaesthetic shock to because they was both put in my arm, one straight after the other one and i had filled that part in on my rheumatologist form, if you...Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 repliesSide EffectsAwarenessSeronegative RA
Juvenile Rheumatoid Athritis...I need a solution, I don't believe this is an RA symptom since my levels are zero, could this be Lupus or another autoimmune disease?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
Is This How It Always Is?...How are we to even function? I'm on prescription pain meds, but I'm fuzzier than I was (which was already fuzzy) and tired all of the time....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Sleep Problems? What is Happening? How do I make my spouse understand?...What have you learned to do to cope with it and help to ease it so that you are able to get up?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesSymptoms
Questions about possible RA...So here we are and its the middle of September and I've been on oxygen since May 13th. The pain that I had has also not gone away....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesSymptoms
losing hope and will quickly...i can see my line in the distance, crossing it means no more being miserable, and its not too far away - i can almost reach it....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies