Active 6 days agoMultiple Problems Making Diagnosis (and Life) DifficultI was diagnosed six years ago with no less than nine autoimmune disorders, the most serious of which are RA, limited systemic sclerosis, Sjögren syndrome, and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. My...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCoping
Active 6 days agoWhat is the best way to get started leveling up?Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 replies
Active 7 days agoEarly symptomsI experienced severe pain in the right eye. It was sensitive to light and the pain was 12+. I was prescribed medication for the eye. I traveled and within days...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Active 8 days agoRheumatologist or PCPI am just wondering if most of you rely only on your rheumatologist or if you also get help from a pcp. Sometimes it takes weeks or even months to...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
Rheumatology Subcutaneous SclerEdema Mucinosis I'm looking for a forum on Rheumatology. Is there one similar to this forum? I have SclerEdema (not scleroderma) with Mucinosis, visible only by subdermal biopsy, no indication on epidermis...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesTreatmentSymptoms
Happy Mother's Day! Happy Mother's Day to all the incredible moms out there who not only manage a life with RA, but are also pouring into their children's lives. Despite the challenges you...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
Unknown diagnosis I have been seeing my rheumatologist for 15 months. My symptoms started out as an infection on my big toe. Now my feet burn and feel like someone is stabbing...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesDiagnosis
Anyone have really bad dry mouth nose eyes etc?Does anyone here have really bad dry mouth nose eyes etc? Also, has anyone here taken Plaquenil if so what type of side effects did you have?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments21 repliesSide EffectsTreatment
HandsThings I can hardly do with my RA hands. Open a bottle, large or small, open the tab on a soda, scratch an itch on my shoulders or anywhere. I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments49 repliesCopingVenting
Flares during treatmentI have been told that the goal of treatment is to minimize symptoms as much as possible. And I have also been told that treament will never eliminate flares. So...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesTreatment