Information and opinions on Rheumatoid Arthritis from Anu at MyRACentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.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/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/15514 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/15514/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/15514 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/15514/32826/walk Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:46:30 -0000 Anu Yes! I can!! It has been 5 years since I got RA and for four of those, my right knee has been swollen to like thrice its original size and PAINFUL! I could not take one step without cursing my life. Doctors had told me I will definitely need a knee replacement in a couple of years from now. But now I can walk - almost as good as a normal person!!! What do I attribute it to? Exercise - physical and breathing exercises. Yes, medication helps... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/15514/32826/walk http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/15514/28937/meth Mon, 26 May 2008 18:24:12 -0000 Anu Hi,    Though I have been on methotraxte for a long time now, I have always taken it in the tablet form, and have been pretty OK with it excepting the nausea the whole of the next day. But since I started to actually throw-up soon after the tablets since the past few weeks, my rhuematologist suggested I go in for the injectibles, which I am to start this coming saturday.   I would like to know if any of you here take or have... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/15514/28937/meth http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/15514/28932/life Mon, 26 May 2008 18:05:12 -0000 Anu I was diagnosed with RA almost five years ago, when I was just short of 23. It was a sudden onset - there was swelling and pain in my fingers, wrists, toes and ankles at the end of a tiring day at a religious ceremony. I put it down to all the heavy lifiting and running around I had done. But when the swelling and pain did not go away even after  two days, but kept getting worse, I saw a doctor. He took one look at my hands and feet... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/15514/28932/life