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Ankylosing spondylitis: anyone else?
i have been suffeing with muscle and and joint pain for longer than i care to remember. it started out with fibromyalgia and now they...
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: 13 hours ago
inflammation winter blues
I am asking for some advice for finger flare up during the winter months. I am struggling with inflamed finger pain and wondering if anyone...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Feb 15, 2024
Multiple Arthritis issues - Is this unusual?
Hi everyone! I have had joint issues for over 40 years, but doctors blew me off because rheumatoid factor was negative. I have recently been...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Feb 14 2:20pm
New diagnoses-now Serum negative RA
I was initially diagnosed with PMR but finally got into see a Rheumatologist. After bloodwork he said serum negitive Rheumatoid Arthritis. Still on 10mg Prednisone...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jun 19 7:42pm
Does methotrexate help with the fatigue from ra and lupus?
My worst symptom is fatigue. Have had rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and sjogrens for over 30 years. Been on low dose prednisone with...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Dec 4, 2025
RA, methotrexate and Anemia recently diagnosed
I have rheumatoid arthritis and have been taking methotrexate since July 2022 with 2 infusions of Rituximab in January. I have blood drawn every two...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: May 9 9:02am
Anyone on Humira Biosimilars? Which Biosimilar is better for you?
I am about to switch from original AbbVie Humira to a biosimilar. Anyone on Humira biosimilars? Please share your experience. Here is the list: There...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Apr 16 1:22pm
Excessive sweating on face and neck
Hi, so I have scleroderma, lupus, underactive thyroid, osteo and rheumatoid arthritis, and work as a community nurse. I am on 50mg predisolone, 100mcg thyroxine,...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Mar 5, 2022
Have you been able to get Evusheld? Or find where it is offered?
I am an immunocompromised rheumatoid arthritis patient. If you are immunocompromised have you been able to find the drug EVUSHELD. It is used to treat...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jan 27, 2023
Has Anybody Tried the Setpoint Medical Vegas Nerve RA Device Installed
The SetPoint System is an implantable neuroimmune modulation device for Rheumatoid Arthritis that stimulates the left vagus nerve to activate innate anti-inflammatory pathways. Its been...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: May 5 9:29am
11year old daughter, pain back of knees, now swollen ankles.
11yr old daughter, after minor cold symptoms and trip to Caribbean, back of knees pain(maybe lymphs) bend over when walking, then knee pain stopped, now...
Last active: May 2, 2023
Amyloidosis and Polyneuropathy?
75 yr old female suffering for years with tingling and numbness over my entire body. Have been misdiagnosed so many times. RA factor 40, ANA...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Oct 4, 2024
Is this an autoimmune rash?
Hi everyone,Does anyone recognize this rash? I have several autoimmune diseases (Hashimoto's, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's, lymphocytic colitis) and this rash has persisted on both arms...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jul 30, 2023
Opiods vs. LDN
Has anyone had experience coming off opioids (for pain due to Rheumatoid Arthritis) to start LDN treatment (Low Dose Naltrexone)? If so, I am interested...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Oct 7, 2025
Zero-negative RA New diagnosis lung nodule
Hi, I am a 60 six-year-old woman with a history of on and off smoking. I am DNA positive for zero negative rheumatoid arthritis that...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: 7 hours ago
RA: Nodules under knuckles and under toes - anyone else?
I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis with positive RF ( rheumatoid factor ) three years ago. I think my RF is borderline at 10.5 but...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Aug 20, 2021
RA or something else??
Hi, my rheumatologist diagnosed me with PMR over a year ago and now has switched that diagnosis to RA. I was on prednisone for over...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Apr 21 3:35pm
CIDP diagnosis
My local Neurologist sent me to a NeuroMuscular specialist at the local university medical center (not a level 3 like Mayo Clinic) for evaluation of...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Feb 7, 2025
Early RA or Infectious disease or something else?
I’ve been dealing with chronic joint pain (worst in my neck), enlarged lymph nodes, heart palpitations, fatigue, mood swings, positive ANA, positive RF antibodies (IgA,...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Apr 23, 2024
Psoriatic Arthritis: How do you manage PA and flares?
I am a 74 year old female who has had psoriasis for over 40 years. The psoriasis was present on my scalp and ears in...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jan 25, 2025