Exhaustion in RA...I am so exhausted and such brain fog that I was worried I was getting early Alzheimer's like my mother but she didn't have until her 70's....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesFlares & Flare ManagementBrain FogSleep
Things I Want My Sons To Learn From Having a Mom With RA...And, even though I am now taking medication to control my disease, unfortunately, my RA does still limit me as a mother.... By Mariah Z. Leach2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
I felt defeated but I know this setback will help me in the end...Sure I had casually mention to my mother on several occasions that I could technically get one, but I am 21 and I knew in my heart that it... By meertn1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Being uneducated...Even my own mother upset me today, she helps clean my home and while dusting, she remarked..... By cassiesmum1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Post-Activity Stiffness and Psoriatic Arthritis...But of course, mother nature is going to call so I have to get up to make a bathroom run.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My RA Journey Continues - Irony...and friend’s mother bared my butt, proceeded to jab that syringe into my rump.... By KidAtHeart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
My Journey...My mother had severe RA and died from complications before biologic drugs were marketed. The disease progressed to moderate this past winter.... By darene1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
RA diagnosis without positive RA blood test...My Rheumatologist says I have some type of inflammatory arthritis and believes it is RA because my Mother had RA (but she tested positive)....Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesSeronegative RA
Moving from Goals to Intentions in 2020...When you are raised by an engineer father and an organized mother, setting and working on goals may come naturally.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Never get a diagnosis!...I have never been diagnosed with RA although my mother and my sister were diagnosed with RA. We have lupus also that runs in our family.... By amanda651 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Which Doctor to Contact?...My father was paralyzed from Iwo Jima and my mother had a brain tumor than dementia.... By elirose2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
No I will not become a herion addict because I need pain meds for my RA...On the other hand, when my elderly mother broke her hip and was prescribed Percocet for over 2 months, she did not end up a heroin addict and... By tmartinco1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
What has been the hardest part of this disease for you?...I get it, as a mother you want your children in the best of health and to never struggle.... By mmacc3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Unsolicited Advice aka "Thrusting Good Will"...Say your mother-in-law comes over and just will not shut up about gin-soaked raisins.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
What we do...I have this diagnosis, my older brother has RA, my older sister has fibromylagia, my mother has vitiligo and fibro, my grandmother had RA, my grandmother... By terrymca2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Coping With It...My mother, who I live with and care for, watches quietly in the background as I do things around the house.... By Wren2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Listening to Caregivers: Recollections from a Caregiver Seminar...As a mother, she immediately wanted to do anything and everything to protect her daughter from the effects of the disease.... By Rob3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Hands Off!...“Does your mother know that you grab strangers?” “If you need to lean on my wheelchair, maybe you should purchase your own.”... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
"Can We Switch Bodies?" and Other Empathy-Building Ideas...Would they quit their job and struggle to mother, making me feel validated in my experiences?... By Janeil Whitworth3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Thought I was just being a wimp...I'd been under a lot of stress from my place of employment recently having a merger and the threat of our losing our jobs and my mother nearing the... By elisabeth1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments