Information and opinions on Rheumatoid Arthritis from Kace 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/7530 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/7530/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/7530 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/7530/10742/real Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:12:00 -0400 Kace Dear Christine, Our specialist doles out drugs like candy; no explanation about the candy, I think they like to push patients out the door a quickly as possible. OK. The person that I am caring for is on prednisone and would like an alternative; we know it works, but hey - the side effects? How are you in sunny USA? Finally in our rural Aust. we are getting some rain - a little relief from the 100yr drought! Any information on the above would... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/7530/10742/real http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/7530/8274/joint Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:50:00 -0400 Kace Hi There, Being a caregiver, I am interested to know if you (the people suffering with RA) can give me some advice as to whether a knee joint that has soft tissue injury eg too much force on the joint caused by over doing the lawn mowing! Is the injury a slow recovery or is it a permanent thing? My friend has been walking stiff-legged for two weeks, had and Xray etc. Dr says there is no bone damage, I guess it is the cartilage. Anyone... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/7530/8274/joint