Addressing my RA foot pain It wasn’t until December 2018 when I switched rheumatologists that any of my concerns about my feet were addressed. That is when my rheumatologist sent me to a podiatrist. A ...

Methotrexate treatment history I have only been seeing this rheumatologist for about a year, so he asked me about my history with methotrexate. I told him that I took it for a year or 2 shortly after ...

I tend to buy knits and other comfortable clothes that have some give to them. Sometimes they are looser, sometimes they have elastic in them. But having some flexibility in the fabrics makes it ...

Joint pain, swelling, tightness, and stiffness are the most common symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Joints in the hands, wrists, feet, and knees are usually affected first. Over time, RA may ...

About 50 percent of people with RA have wrist involvement when they are first diagnosed with the disease, and this increases to almost 90 percent of people with RA having wrist pain and loss of ...

The progression of RA is not the same for everyone. The overall course of the disease can vary from person to person, depending on several factors: 1 Genes Number and severity of symptoms Presence of ...

Seronegative RA and rheumatoid factor The presence of rheumatoid factor in one’s blood is not sufficient to diagnose RA/RD. However, a high level of rheumatoid factor is indicative of an autoimmune ...

Social life, hobbies, and family The impact of RA fatigue doesn’t stop at work, career, or daily responsibilities. Fatigue also finds its way into a person’s social and family life. When combined with ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common type of arthritis. It is an autoimmune disorder, which means that the body attacks itself. It usually damages the joints and nearby tissue, leading to painful and ...

Many doctors have prescribed a lower dose of naltrexone, at approximately one-tenth of the typical opioid addiction treatment dosage, to treat the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic ...

Dealing with hurtful comments about RA It’s been nearly 8 years since I received my official diagnosis, and although it’s sometimes just a term in the middle of a list I read off cavalierly when ...

Rheumatoid arthritis and comorbidities It’s hard to believe sometimes (because everything is always connected to my autoimmune condition) but I did have health concerns prior to it! Around the age of ...