Diagnosed but not sure...Does anyone have a story like mine? Who has taken plaquenil and what kind of side effects do you have? My dose is only 200mg once a day....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Has a car accident brought on your diagnosis?...Someone else didn't really care about others, she flew across 3 lanes of traffic, rammed into the back of me, and then I was pushed forward into a large...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
Possible RA, Any advice?...My PCP then ran multiple bloodwork tests and gave me a shot of steroids....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
New to Forum...sometimes takes all my energy and once I've gotten showered and changed I'm so exhausted I want to climb back into bed but if I want to keep my job...Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 replies
Juvenile Rheumatoid Athritis...I usually sleep 8-10 hours a night and sometimes need a short nap to get through the afternoon....Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
paying for everyday tasks + first appointments...i am 21 years old and my ‘diagnosis’ (my PCP says she thinks it is RA, but I haven’t seen a rheum yet) is only a few months old...Reactions 0 reactions Comments16 repliesSymptomsFlares & Flare Management
RA FRUSTRATION...Bad thing there is I can't sleep well, only short bits of time. Just needed to vent. I truly hope all are at a good place with their RA....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
23 yrs old, newly diagnosed, seeking words of encouragement...I mostly have pain in my right hand, last three fingers, as well as sometimes on my right foot, first three toes....Reactions 0 reactions Comments14 replies
Recent Diagnosis and Multiple Specialists ...I'm seeing a cardiologist, pulmonologist, gastroenterologist, rheumatologist, family doctor and soon to see another neurologist...I feel, so does my primary...Reactions 0 reactions Comments19 repliesSymptomsNewly DiagnosedHealthcare Team
Problems after 2nd.stage knee revision...He advised having the two stage revision.Had first stage in July 2020.Tissue samples showed that it was infected.Developed a blood clot in my lung on last...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesSurgery
Should I Get a Second Opinion?...Stiffness and pain in my hands and wrists, especially, and pain in my toes, bottom of my feet, and sometimes my heel....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
New diagnosis, medication inconsistent, seeking treatment...After a few weeks of increasing pain, I was at the point where my knees, ankles, wrists, elbows, shoulders, fingers, and even my toes and jaw were sore...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesTreatment
RA Diagnosis(or not)...swollen,the following day both hands were swollen and my left shoulder.I went back to the doctors being my symptoms had become worse.I was told my x rays showed...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesSymptoms
Another one doubting diagnosis...I feel like I'm running a fever often, or I run a fever; so, I really do understand why she thinks it's RA....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Questions & Uncertainty...She even sent me for Xrays and an MRI of my hands, all of which came back normal....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Elevated RA Factor....what happens next??...She felt that with my symptoms and new lab results that I would be diagnosed with RA and need to be cared for by a specialist....Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesNewly Diagnosed
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
Positive with covid19 ...symptoms hit me plus temp at 38.6, i did another covid test on myself and the 2nd one said i was positive with covid also.I phoned my rheumatologist and Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesSeronegative RAFlares & Flare Management
Is This How It Always Is?...the "sooner the better" because I feel like I've already put it on hold for too long waiting for my health to "straighten out", when it never actually does...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Upper Body Strength...She nearly cut me off and said that if I have stronger arms it would solve the problem....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesSymptoms
