Helpful Links

INFORMATIONAL WEB SITES

There are many web sites containing information about RA - what it is, how it affects you and what you might do to manage the disease. After my diagnosis, I found myself researching the topic online and reading the interesting and sometimes conflicting points of view. Here are some of the links that I found to be helpful as a relatively new RA science experiment.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Information Fact Sheet. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.empr.com/patient-fact-sheets/rheumatoid-arthritis-patient-information-fact-sheet/article/222383/

Diseases and Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis, American College of Rheumatology.   Retrieved from http://www.rheumatology.org/I-Am-A/Patient-Caregiver/Diseases-Conditions/Rheumatoid-Arthritis

Medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis. A great reference list. Check it out at https://www.drugs.com/condition/rheumatoid-arthritis.html.  

Rheumatoid Arthritis News.  I really like this website with its current RA news articles.  Check it out at http://rheumatoidarthritisnews.com


RA BLOGGERS

There are so many RA bloggers out there blazing the way for folks like me.  Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you. For some great places to begin, check out the Chronicpaindisorders.com list of Best Arthritis Blogs for 2016 and Healthline’s list of the best RA blogs for 2015 on their website. You never know, one day this lone blogger might make the list!

Here are some of my personal favorites so far:

Arthritic Chick     http://www.arthriticchick.com  

Bringing Me Back Home    https://bringingmebackhome.wordpress.com

RA Warrior    http://rawarrior.com

Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy   http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com

The RA Daily Blog    http://www.rheumatoidarthritis.net

An Attitude of Gratitude     http://an-attitude-of-gratitude.blogspot.com

Carla’s Corner    https://carlascorner.wordpress.com

Positively Rheumatoid      http://www.positivelyrheumatoid.com


Please add a comment and share some websites that you frequent. Many thanks!