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Living with rheumatoid arthritis
Share your daily experiences, concerns and strategies for living life to its fullest with rheumatoid arthritis.
I think I might need to get a knee replacement...
- By samknow · New reply November 14, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi everyone!! It's been awhile since i've been on here. I have been on remicade for almost six months, and it's not doing a thing.. I think i might need to talk to my horrible rheumy about seeing if i ...
HUMIRA
- By mking · New reply October 29, 2009
- 2 replies
- Does anyone know of financial help available to help with meds such as Humira shots? my friend's teenage daughter was diagnosed with RA about a year ago & the cost of the meds is financially killing them....but ...
Marathon
- By running-stan · New reply October 26, 2009
- 4 replies
- I have been suffering with multiple forms of arthritis for the past 30 years. The past 8 years I have been under the great care of Chicago Rheumatologist Dr. Richard Pope. I started casual jogging about ...
Does any one else have any other Autoimuine Diseases?
- By Scrappingbee · New reply October 14, 2009
- 16 replies
- Hi everyone just wondering if anyone else with Ra suffers from any other auto immune disorders? I have RA & MS. It is sometimes hard for me to tell when I am having a problem if it is being caused by ...
lupus and RA?
- By TiffanyB · New reply October 1, 2009
- 11 replies
- i have RA and my doctor is conserned about me getting lupus? how is that possible ...
New and I too have RA.
- By Bootyjig5 · New reply October 1, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hi everyone. I'm new to the joint support group on the inspire website. I've been a member of the ovarian cancer part for a few months now. I have a sister with OC and I myself had a little scare with ...
humira and birth control?
- By to2beginwith · New reply August 8, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hi. I'm 16 and I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I was wondering if it is safe to take birth control while using humira? Does it increase the side effects of either the birth control or the Humira ...
can you have RA with negative blood tests?
- By knitty · New reply August 8, 2009
- 14 replies
- Hello, I have been treated for two years now by a rheumatologist who says that what I have is aggressive osteoarthritis in my hands, wrists, knees and feet. I am 43 years old. My blood work is negative ...
Living Abroad
- By Katia83 · New reply July 12, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hello There, I have an opportunity to teach abroad right now. However I am facing some major problems, mainly that its hard to find expat insurance for RA patients. Does any one have experience in this ...
Swollen Feet
- By skeeter · New reply May 24, 2009
- 16 replies
- My feet are so swollen and I have nodules at the base of toes. I just feel like I'm falling apart, the pain is bad, and walking is nearing impossible. Just needed to rant a moment I guess. Thanks for ...
D.C. ARTHRITIS WALK May 30th - Join me & Miss Wheelchair America 2005
- By kperez · Posted May 18, 2009
- 0 replies
- Please Join me, former Miss Arlington and 1st runner up Miss Virginia International 2009, and Juliette Rizzo, former Miss Wheelchair America 2005 as Arthritis survivors at the first ever Washington, D.C ...
What Tests Do I Need
- By JayBee · New reply April 5, 2009
- 6 replies
- Good Morning, What test or tests do I need to tell me if I have RA? Thanks, JB ...
inflamatory foods
- By fnnygrl73 · New reply April 2, 2009
- 11 replies
- My flare ups have been horrible lately, but I was wondering what you think of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory foods? do you think they help or not help in any way? does anyone have a list of them ...
arthritis and blood disorders
- By kperez · New reply February 25, 2009
- 3 replies
- Is anyone else having severe problems with rheumatoid arthritis and a blood disorder? I take enbrel and I know the commercials says blood disorders can arise... my anemia has gotten worse since I was ...
Anyone out there using rituxan
- By Scrappingbee · New reply February 12, 2009
- 2 replies
- I am on my 1st round of my second odes of Rituxan. Just wondering if anyone else out there is on the same meds and how your experience with it. Susan ...
Herbal Joint & Arthritis Pain Relief
- By debwho · New reply December 30, 2008
- 4 replies
- My husband has suffered with rheumatoid arthritis for years. He's tried the glucosamine chondroitin and fish oil combinations which provided some relief, but he still experienced pain, especially in his ...
RA Factor in my blood work
- By slp176 · New reply October 22, 2008
- 14 replies
- I went to the doctor on Friday and got a call yesterday that my RA factor was 368 it should be below 20. My PCP want me to see a eheumatogist, but I can't get in until Nov. 3. I realize that the number ...
JA to RA
- By Michelle · New reply May 5, 2008
- 3 replies
- First I want to say that I am glad a community like this exists, and I hope it develops into an active and supportive place. I was diagnosed with JRA at age 6, but did not know any kids or young adults ...
Helful information: broadcast news from healthtalk
- By tanya_va · Posted June 20, 2007
- 0 replies
- This web site provides many helpful information. You can listen, question to a doctor on a health talk show or read, listen the news after that. http://www.healthtalk.com/rheumatoidarth ritis/programs/index.cfm ...
Nerve on your arm trapped by deformed joints
- By tanya_va · Posted May 15, 2007
- 0 replies
- Hi all, It has happened in a month, I feel a sharp strange pain run along my arm when I raise my hand up or move to some positions. A neurologist told me the nerve on my arm was trapped by my deformed ...
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