RA with Cortisol and Prolactin deficiency’sHi everyone I am new to the group. Just wanted to introduce myself and ask if anyone has experienced any of the...reactions2comments
Newbie to the RA GroupFor years I have suffered with pain and discomfort. Many years ago, I contracted an illness which was diagnosed as “Sweet’s Syndrome”...reactions1comment
A Trifecta of Chronic DiseaseI'm Ann, and I was diagnosed one year ago with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Then with Sjogren's Syndrome. Then with RA. I underwent...reactions1comment
For pain. Blessed with RAHi, I’m 69 years old and found out I had RA 5 years ago. The Drs and I believe the meds I...reactions4comments
The story of my RAHi everyone. I am new to this site, but not too new to RA. I was diagnosed with RA after the birth...reactions5comments
Worry, Wonder and RA Disease ...My RA StoryJanuary 3rd, 2018 Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic disease, but its symptoms can be managed. RA disease is a chronic, inflammatory disease...reactions3comments
Still waiting for diagnosis.Hi I started to get symmetrical joint pain at the end of last summer! My hands would ache so much that I’d...reactions6comments
Incredibly LuckyHi! My diagnosis with RA took 2 weeks thanks to an alert Primary Care Physician and a caring Rheumatologist. My PCP knows...reactions8comments
My short (but long) journey with RAFirst, the middle of my story. I was diagnosed with RA in July 2017. It had taken over 18 months of various...reactions5comments
Thanks to the Flare UpsAround 2008, I think everything you can imagine showed up for me in my health. I thought I was fairly healthy. I...reactions3comments
Getting humble and gadgets...I used to make fun of gadgets. You know, the 'every kitchen, bathroom, bedroom needs this, makes a great gift, the current...reactions6comments
Tony's DiagnosisFollowing a sudden onset, disabling rib and back caused by a bacterial infection I started having severe wrist pain in my right...reactions9comments
blood tests didn't show that i had RA.....It wasn't until I had the Olecranon bursa removed from my left elbow and they did a biopsy of it that the...reactions4comments
A story about 2 dogsI have had RA since 2005 but didn't know it. My husband was in a near fatal accident in 2006 and I...reactions1comment
Catastrophic Injury, Repeat Surgeries, and RA.I was yard-saling with my best friend, young kids in tow on a beautiful, sunny summer day. My husband had started a...reactions1comment
Mama! Mama!It was an early summer morning in 1978 when I yelled out to my “mama”. On wakening I could barely move. I...reactions3comments
I Make no Apology for having Rheumatoid ArthritisWith so many appointments or places we find ourselves going in our day to day, "Pardon me," has become my word of...reactions5comments
It all started with a feeling of weakness in my ankles2016, I was walking in the house after a log day of rounds in the hospital. I am a family physician and...reactions2comments
New to RAPain began in March 2017, diagnosed with RA September 2017. Am currently on a weekly Methotrexate (.8 ml) injection. Was told improvement...reactions4comments
Acceptance, hope and gratitude.The definition of hope is: to wait; State of mind that arises when what is desired is presented as attainable. In my...reactions7comments
