RA revelation...Since then I have had 4 flares (either right or left knee) to the point where I have had to take 5 days off work (I’m a high school...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Vitamin D3...I'm interested in hearing from others who either feel Vit D3 is a positive in their health or has no real effect for them....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Orencia IV treatment...It means the difference between whether I can get up out of bed, and walk with a cane, or be bedridden, and killing myself on high doses of steroids...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesTreatment
Caring For My "Caregiver"...It's not fair to either of us that he is becoming more and more my caregiver....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCaregiving
Almost at diagnosis point...So that’s me, I’m sure there are plenty much much worse off than me but I just wanted to share, I’m not after sympathy either, I’m just at a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesDiagnosisSymptomsDepression
Fear of losing insurance (income-based medicaid) if I work...And those who want everyone to work yet could care less about whether or not they can afford healthcare....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Cooking for the holidays...I remember my grandmas kitchen the week before Thanksgiving,the aroma of pies wafting in the air was enough to make this texas girls mouth water....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesExercise
Holistic Doctor...I have a strict vitamim regimen I stick to every day, and have started drinking ginger water instead of my usual fruit juices....Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 replies
Is This How It Always Is?...I didn't notice a difference with Lyrica and I don't with sulfasalazine either (except it's affecting my anemia)....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Mysterious symptoms doctors do not know what this is...The worst feeling was after bathing in hot water, then I wouldn't feel my lower legs at all. My knees are cemented, stiff....Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesDiagnosis
I need help...I’m either crying or in bed with the heating pad. When I do play with her I’m so anxious I’m not in the moment and cant stop worrying....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Questions & Uncertainty...He doesn't know what to do with me either. I have visible swelling, redness, I'm in pain and it's in both of my hands....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Newly Diagnosed...My mother has stage 4 melanoma, and with her and my father dealing with that I do not feel comfortable telling them about what's going on with me....Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
Newly Diagnosed - AI Disease #3...ANA Screen is positive with ref. range as negative - you're either positive or negative on that. ANA Pattern is speckled....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Could this be RA?...I’m putting together all of these things and wondering whether it could all be related to RA instead....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesDiagnosisSymptomsTips & Advice
MTX or Job Burnout or Both?...Getting help in it is not an option either....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
So many questions........They said to go back to urgent care (I decided on the urgent care associated with the system my rheumatologist is a part of rather than the Kroger clinic...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Feeling so So so Lost.......I was rushed in for an emergency arthroscopy/synovectomy surgery on my left knee where they flushed it out using 20 liters of saline water....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies