FeaturedConversation of the Week: RA & Support Animals...Over those 19 years I have experienced various levels of social isolation, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), panic attacks and depression...Reactions 0 reactions Comments37 repliesTips & AdviceCoping
What treatment do you recommend for facial rashes?...I always know when I’m about to experience a severe flare up with my RA because I get a red butterfly rash on my face. It itches, burns and occasionally...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesAwarenessComorbidities
My Past and My Diagnosis...I started nursing school and by this point I was very determined to prove the world wrong that I was just a kid in special ed for absolutely no... By amypollock829 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Losing My Voice...They help open, close, and tighten the vocal cords when you are talking or breathing.... By rayogagirl8 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
What Exercise Are You Able to Do?...gym) light strength training (after I get re-accustomed to it in water) Tai Chi (if it's available at my local gym) I'd love to hear what everyone else...Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 repliesExercise
What was your experience with Humira like?...Humira with Citrate has caused me to have local reactions that kept getting worse with every shot....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Calling all NYC RA Patients -- join our peer support group!...We share local resources for RA patients, tips, and stories and everyone in our group understands exactly what you are going through....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Can anyone recommend a rheumatologist at the Hospital for Special Surgeries?...I want to go to a major Rheumatology Center, and my Rheumy recommended Hospital for Special Surgeries in NYC....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
"You Don't L👀K SICK"...Cutting off 'blind spot' thinking people has healed me mentally and physically; I no longer have to prove to them I'm in pain and I require special medical...Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 repliesVenting
I need help...I used to be a dynamic social worker in a super high stress job before this last horrible depression hospitalized me 5 years ago....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
New Seronegative RA...I was very hesitant to start this as it almost felt like he had changed his diagnosis on whim and also given severity of my symptoms appeared far and...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesNewly DiagnosedSeronegative RAFlares & Flare Management
MTX and squamous cell carcinoma ...PCP referred me to local ENT . Didn’t like that idea as I would have rather went to university hospital to be checked ....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
Earning a living with Arthritis...mental health issues. ( Been through a severe breakdown from one of them ) I started my own small business 2 years ago selling plants online and deliver local...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
What's next after an elevated RA Factor?...I am the mother of three younger children and one with significant special needs....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
Wrist Surgery...I have an appointment with a new local doctor next month, after the wrist surgery to start treatment for RA again. hopefully this one will have a better...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesTreatment
Caring For My "Caregiver"...other things... my friend, babysitter, playmate, drinking buddy,pinball wizard, hero, boyfriend, moving man, mechanic, festival freak dance partner, security...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCaregiving
Diet and RA, my perspective...My suspicion was confirmed when I read a book in the local library written by a practicing rheumatologist claiming he has cured all his patients completely...Reactions 0 reactions Comments21 repliesDiet & Nutrition
Questions & Uncertainty...They don't go away in between, but the severity is less....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesNewly Diagnosed
A Tentative Diagnosis, Symptoms, and a 2 Month Wait for the Rheumy...For the first year, they were the widely space, light flares that I experienced before; however, over the last 6 months, the frequency and severity of...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Can you be in remission for 20 years +?...I found a local doctor that I liked and stayed with her for a couple years....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed