Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Community

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a form of arthritis that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function in your joints. It can affect any joint but is common in the wrist and fingers. The purpose of the community is to share support and information with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients and their loved ones. Topics in the community include: causes, clinical trials, complications, family issues, living with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), prognosis, research, surgery, treatments

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Does this sound like RA or a combonation of RA and other diseases?

thanksforinfo

I am a 60 year old female. About two-and-a-half months ago I started having pains in the balls of both feet and all my toes-sometimes sha...

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Rheumatoid arthritis and lung scarring question

mikewaterfall

Hi My mother has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis recently, for the past 10 years She has had ling issues which they discovered...

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Can you have RA developing as a teen, but be diagnosed until later in life?

AmandaB1662

I am 15 years old and used to be very active. I played volleyball for my high school and on a club team and played/worked out around 12 h...

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I HAVE RA AND JUST STARTED ENBRAL,DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT

starlife34

does anyone that has been taking enbral know what happens if you get a fungal infection,and what are common side effects

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Rheumatoid arthritis and sudden change of CRP level

vdsperera

My mother has RA. We checked the CRP level recently and the report indicates very high CRP level (59.4 mg/l). Then we channeled a doctor ...

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Positive ANA + other symptoms, need help from someone experienced

NyMe18

Hello. I’m under assessment for Sjögren’s syndrome but also treated separately for muscle issues. Basically all of my muscles are workin...

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