Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often called seropositive or seronegative. Seropositive refers to the presence of RA autoantibodies in the blood. Seronegative means these autoantibodies are not in the ...

A few community members emphasized the importance of having a partner who is patient and understanding of their limitations and needs. With a partner who is willing to adapt and explore multiple ...

That is the biggest question I thought of when I was first diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. It is a common and, sadly, usually unresolved question. I know 50 years after my first diagnosis, I ...

Those of us with chronic illness are frequently on the receiving end of caregiving. It is just a fact of the disease, and although it can be difficult to come to terms with, the simple fact of the ...

A couple of months before my 16 th birthday my mom got me the most amazing gift any teenager could want: a car. It was a 12-year-old Nissan and was nothing fancy, but it was a car, it was red, and it ...

I’ve spent my whole life with joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. In my younger years, it was chalked up to growing pains or injuries from being athletic. It wasn’t until I was 30 years old and ...

I am not a good sick person. Now, this might seem bonkers considering I am a 3-decade alum of living with rheumatoid arthritis, but it’s true, and right now I am going through it. I have a full-blown ...

Yet I can blame the evil prednisone for some of it. For making me bloated and screwing with my metabolism (do I still have a metabolism?) and for making me want to devour loaves of white bread and ...

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The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) encompassing the jaw is one of the most complex and misunderstood joints in the body. 1 There are multiple muscles, bones and soft tissues involved in motions that ...

This article was inspired by my current rheumatologist. She is my eighth rheumatologist, and I believe 8 is my lucky number. I started seeing her in 2018. At that time, I was facing a lot of life ...

I had a recent painful experience that I'm sure other individuals have also experienced--I'd like to corroborate this experience with my own experience. In august, graduate classes for my degree ...