Fell off my perchI had surgery on my foot as a teenager for a nodule, it deformed my foot but I went nursing regardless. It...reactions2comments
Assistance for injectible medicationsMy rheumatologist has decided it's time for me to begin an injectable medication to go along with the methotrexate I'm already on...reactions3comments
Life after death.During adolescence I would tire easily and get sick on a regular basis, but it wasn't too much of an issue yet...reactions1comment
Supplements vs. whole foodsGreater nutrition. Whole foods are complex, containing a variety of the micronutrients your body needs — not just one. An orange, for...reactionscomments
RA Will not Defeat Me- I'MPERFECTion!I grew up as a normal child. I was the oldest of 3 children until I was 15 when my youngest brother...reactions3comments
WorriedI'm 49 years old female and just found out that my rheumatoid factor, quant is 88 with the norm being under 30...reactions4comments
This is my story and I'm paining to it....My story starts when I was young, for years I had aches and pains, like others I was labeled an attention seeker...reactions3comments
Just a little conversion disorderI have been sickly my whole life. By the age of 8, I was labeled an "attention seeker." I became a nurse...reactions4comments
IT ALL BEGAN WITH A MIGRAINE...I was 36 weeks pregnant with my second son when I experienced the most excruciating migraine, beyond anything I’d ever experienced before...reactions1comment
Diagnosed at 17I was diagnosed in the fall of 2014. I had joked with my girlfriend at the time, when I would be sore...reactions1comment
Chronic forgettingI have heard many people say that after having a child, women will “forget” the intense pain of child birth. Maybe this...reactions2comments
Recently diagnosedI'm 23 years old and was recently diagnosed with RA. It all started one morning when I woke up and my pinky...reactions6comments
PinkyHave had RA for five years, seems longer than that. Also have psoriatic arthritis and OA. Starting my third Biologic, Actemra. Also...reactions1comment
21 with RAI was diagnosed with severe RA on January 1, 2016. I think I was in a state of denial at first because...reactions3comments
RA my best friend I love to hateMost people have a plan, if not an idea as to what they want to see and do in their future, but...reactions3comments
Long long road!!Hello, my journey started about 9 yrs ago, I had surgery and had to be put to sleep, when I woke my...reactions1comment
How bad will it get?I won't write a long list of all the usual symptoms that we all get with having RA; but I was diagnosed...reactions2comments
RA and Serotonin Syndrome.... a Very Scary Situation!A week ago today I was lying supine in the middle of my bed, drooling, and unable to move anything but my...reactions5comments
Just wonderingSo... like the story states, I'm just wondering. I am in a position where it takes me 3+ hours to get to...reactions1comment
How my wife got out of RAMy wife had Rheumatoid Arthritis. She was getting backpain once a year during winter and after taking tablets for 1-2 months, it...reactions3comments