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Jen

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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Sleep During a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare

Flares stink, no question about it. A flare is about much more than pain. It is about lack of sleep, stress, and fear. When we are experiencing a flare we have to take good care of our bodies. We have to! This is non-negotiable. One of the most important things we can do for ourselves is to sleep. ... Read more Chevron

posted 05/16/2011, comments (7)|

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2011 Ford Ironman world championship, thanks for the gift RA

I won a lottery slot for Ironman 2011 at KONA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has still not set in as of yet however as time passes I know much training is still needed and it will set in. I don't have many words to say right now so I'll leave with this, In 2003 I was very sick, I had RA with a sed rate of over 250 the doctor had me on 14.5 of... Read more Chevron

posted 04/17/2011, comments (2)|

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Rena

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Battle of the Med.'s, the Mind and My RA.

I am going to have to revisit my medications and evaluate what is working and what is not working...Again! I guess that is just going to be how it is for those of us with RA. We start a medication and some work well and some have to be stopped due to side effects or etc. Then...the ones that do... Read more Chevron

posted 04/13/2011, comments (16)|

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Jennie Roe, Health Guide

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I'm in my 50s and still learning how to manage RA following my diagnosis in June 2010.

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The Long and Winding Road to Diagnosis

Greetings! While I am fairly IT-savvy and well-accustomed to sourcing information from the web, I am relatively new to blogging. I have generally played the part of the invisible voyeur, stealthily scrutinising others' blogs to feed my insatiable appetite for information, and only rarely reaching out with a comment or personal... Read more Chevron

posted 03/28/2011, comments (3)|

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