Methotrexate and covid...I want to tell my wife that it's okay but she insists I talk to an expert. Anybody out there that would have a studied opinion on the matter?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesCaregivingFriends & FamilyTips & Advice
I can't walk today...Also, any short-term solutions so that I can make it to work on Monday. Thanks for the help and your time....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Early symptoms...Does this sound like the early onset for any of you? I would sure appreciate any insight you could give me and thank you so much. Best, Wyoming girl...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosisSymptoms
Why I found the need for providers and health care personal to better understand RA...So far as soon as one joint feels better , it goes to a new location. Every day , I am reminded by fatigue and pain, I still have...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Is it a flare or is the disease progressing?...can anyone shed any light on what i might expect, or has anyone had similar experiences?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesSymptoms
25, freshly diagnosed abroad...I currently live in Japan and as kind and awesome as my doctor is, she cannot quite fully explain everything to me....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
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
I went to see my sister...Hi to all, I went to see my sister who is ill in hospital on her birthday and she wouldnt communicate with me so i spoke with the doctors...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesAssistive Devices
Long road to diagnosis...I have had many tests and she said I do test positive for an immune disease, but the test doesn’t pinpoint which one....Reactions 0 reactions Comments25 replies
Care for RA...She has been living in an assisted care facility in Canada for the past three years, as we were working out of country....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Managing school/job with RA?...I was diagnosed with JIA nine years ago in my hands(wrists and fingers) and feet(ankles and toes)....Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesCopingWork & Employment
TNF inhibitor...My body does not like Humira. At all!!...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesTreatment
Do I have RA or neuropathy?...RA at 8am Here is my question: my family doctor said she thinks its neuropathy. RA doc says ra flare up. What do my symptoms sound like to you?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Tapering prednisone, symptoms back?...And if it helped so much and then is going away so fast.......does this point more to an inflammatory issue like RA, or could it still be something like...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesTreatment
Accepting living with rheumatoid arthritis...At age 14 my doctors told me my disease was on rest and it would be good to stop the treatment and see how it goes....Reactions 0 reactions Comments15 repliesCopingDepressionSeronegative RA
LET'S SHARE our list of favorite yoga, tai chi, Qigong and other gentle forms of exercise!...She demonstrates three different levels to do each pose. Depending on where your symptoms are, this is a good place to start....Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesExercise
Flaring just after visit to PT?...On my second visit to the rheumatologist after being diagnosed, she also offered to refer me to PT....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Still Negative...I did show an elevated C reactive factor and after a day or so of 15 mgs. of predisone, I began to feel better though still in pain....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
FeaturedConversation Of The Week: Strategies To Manage RA At A Younger Age ...With many ups and downs going from a teenager to an adult managing RA, I believe it does become easier than it initially seems....Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesTips & AdviceVentingCoping