Leslie Rott

Are you living with rheumatoid arthritis and working at the same time? Use these tips to stay healthy at work with a compromised immune system.

It’s important to realize that when you’re reaching out, people with different chronic Illnesses are dealing with the same issues.

I have always had a love-hate relationship with prednisone. I don’t like to be on it. I was miserable when I was on it all the time, but not being on it, my pain significantly increased. I was really stubborn, though, and when I was on prednisone on ...

May is both lupus and arthritis awareness month, which is convenient for me, since I have both illnesses. I was diagnosed with RA first, and a few months later, the diagnosis was changed to both RA and lupus. For me, the diagnosis of just RA did not ...

When I was in college, I developed stomach problems, which were identified as irritable bowel syndrome (also known as spastic colon, but not to be confused with inflammatory bowel disease (Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease). If I ate a lot of ro...

Right now, my arthritis is being well-controlled with injectable Methotrexate, and lupus with the help of Quinacrine (and a cadre of other, less powerful prescription medications). I also can’t deny that our unseasonably mild winter may also have som...