Do I have RA or don’t I?I’ll try to make this short. This is my fourth Rheumatologist I visited this week. The first 3 absolutely confirmed a definitive...reactions2comments
Losing my sightI've had this disease (diagnosed) for 3 years now. I have gone through so many meds already that I'm beyond frustrated. My...reactions4comments
FatigueI had a visit today with the PA at my internal medicine doctors office. Although I generally save RA related issues for...reactions10comments
CursedI no longer want to hit my quiet button... I recently had a pump put in and they don’t pass those out...reactions4comments
Tweetybird66's StoryWhere do I start? I've been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis. I have a real bad flare up... Can't sleep...reactions5comments
Lonely Vol 10.8When you are alone with no one and you are going through the worst pain yet you at least in your life...reactions9comments
Bherring's RA StoryHello. I was feeling overwhelmed today and started searching for RA support groups and found this site. I have shed a few...reactions1comment
September is Suicide Awareness MonthDepression is a symptom of RA. Several months have passed and everyday the thought of death enters my mind. Today, it was...reactions6comments
Self pityI want to start off by saying, logically I’m aware that I shouldn’t feel that way... (but I can almost guarantee I’m...reactions4comments
Clean FreakI am by far the messiest person ever. I always have been but now that I can’t clean all I want to...reactions1comment
Preparing for a Doctor's AppointmentI have another doctors appointment today, but today it’s with a new rheumatologist. The anxiety of having to explain it all in...reactions1comment
P.S. (what I do for my RA)I take provigil or modafinil (generic) for my unrelenting fatigue... Make sure your vitamin levels aren’t too high or low. Don’t underestimate...reactions1comment
Identity: Rheumatoid ArthritisWhen I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, it was something that I was expecting. Both my mom and my maternal aunt had...reactions12comments
Pokes, Picks, Jabs and Squeezes.While sitting comfortably in a booth with my wife at our favorite local Mexican restaurant for a Saturday evening dinner out, enjoying...reactions14comments
52 Years of JRA/RA... and CountingI have had JRA/RA for 52 years. I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) in nearly all my joints in August...reactions1comment
RA and other conditionsI have had rheumatoid arthritis for at least 30 years. But it doesn't stop there. Every few years my immune system gets...reactions1comment
Mary's Story of RA and two cancersIn February of 2013 I was diagnosed with a severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. It had started as excruciating, immobilizing pain. It was so...reactions1comment
Three decades of RA without a diagnosisHi. I'm 59 years old. I was diagnosed with RA FINALLY last year. I first showed arthritis in my spine when I...reactions5comments
Beginning of my RA JourneyApproximately 13 years ago I woke up one day and couldn't walk...through many specialists and much diagnostic testing it was determined I...reactions4comments
Cry me a river....Although I don't like to cry often, it really does provide not only a good emotional release but I have discovered over...reactions2comments
