Information and opinions on health from LauraMM at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/786265/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/786265/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/786265/index http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/786265/101236/si Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:13:58 -0500 LauraMM I was diagnosed with RA 6 months ago.  Last week and for the 3 weeks prior I was on vacation trying to enjoy the warm sun of the Caribbean with my husbands and daughter over Christmas and New Years.  Over the holidays I found out that on Christmas eve my sister was also diagnosed with RA.  This past week has been whirl-wind.   The day before vacation my RA flared and I'm in pain from head-to-toe.  I spent a lot of my... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/786265/101236/si