Living with rheumatoid arthritis

Share your daily experiences, concerns and strategies for living life to its fullest with rheumatoid arthritis.

Swollen Feet

skeeter
  • By skeeter · New reply November 20, 2008
  • 13 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 ...

arthritis and blood disorders

kperez
  • By kperez · Posted November 10, 2008
  • 0 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 ...

RA Factor in my blood work

slp176
  • 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

Michelle
  • 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

tanya_va
  • 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

tanya_va
  • 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 ...

Sex Differences in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sarah
  • By Sarah · Posted October 23, 2006
  • 0 replies
  • Medical News Today has an interesting article on the differences in men and women with Rheumatoid Arthritis. See the full article at: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicaln ews.php?newsid=52967 ...

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