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Brad, Health Guide

Living with Severe / Aggressive RA, Sjogrens and Addisons

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Sleep and Rheumatoid Arthritis

If you are anything like me, sleep comes hard with RA. I never had an issue with sleep until I was in my first full-blown RA flare and coincidentally or not, started treatment for RA at the same time. I know many of the meds used for RA, some nearly universally, can cause sleep issues, Prednisone being the first to come to mind.... Read more Chevron

posted 04/02/2012, comments (8)|

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Jen

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Symptoms of Ra

Hi everyone, I have been experiencing major stiffness and joint pain in my feet, knees, shoulders, neck, & fingers for a few weeks now. I've had a MRI on my neck - I initially went in for neck and arm pain. Nothing on the MRI - physical therapy ordered. Then I had knee and foot pain - nothing presented itself on the x-ray. Then, my primary Dr... Read more Chevron

posted 01/22/2012, comments (11)|

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Cathy, Health Guide

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I was diagnosed with RA in 2004.

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The Rheumatoid Arthritis Journey – A Year in Review

This summer I was in Maine with my five siblings and mom when I saw this T-shirt. I am... Read more Chevron

posted 12/19/2011, comments (5)|

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Cathy, Health Guide

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I was diagnosed with RA in 2004.

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Foot Pain Blame: Rheumatoid Arthritis or Shoes?

Rheumatoid arthritis gets blamed for a lot of my aches and pains and although I know that it plays a huge part in this recent round of foot pain, I have decided to give RA a break from the constant blame and instead put the blame of my foot pain on my SHOES. Last December, I received a pair of minimalist shoes for... Read more Chevron

posted 11/09/2011, comments (27)|

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Cathy, Health Guide

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I was diagnosed with RA in 2004.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis - Am I a Bragger?

One year and one month ago, my life changed dramatically. I began giving myself Enbrel shots and tweaked my diet once again. The combination brought very good results for me. All the sudden I could see tiny little changes happening in my body. I was reaching up and putting dishes away without having to consider the pain that would come with this... Read more Chevron

posted 09/21/2011, comments (11)|

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