April 22, 2014 Niki wrote: Overhead this conversation while in the lab waiting to get bloodwork done a little bit ago: Little Old Lady: Oh dear. The doctor ordered you 5 tests! That's a lot. Little Old Man: Yeah. I normally only have two or three. I now look down at my order for 23 [...]
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April 21, 2014 Niki writes: Awhile back we had to close the forums on rachicks.com due to repetitive spam attacks. Even now we still receive over 300 spam comments from blogs entries or articles we must delete on a daily basis. I am saddened to announce now we have been hacked by someone that redirected [...]

Medication Cost and Copay Assistance Programs for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis can be costly enough with small co-pays but many patients have have to deal with large co-pays on their insurance plan or no insurance at all. To make it easier for those in our community looking for assistance for their treatments, here [...]

June 26, 2013 One of our Chicks is wondering if anyone else has experienced a large increase in the price of their medications? Her Methotrexate prescription is now 2.5 times the price she paid before. Ouch. As always your input is greatly appreciated in helping answer the questions from your fellow members. Thank you in [...]

February 6 We've had a few members that have had questions or worries about becoming an adopted parent or foster parent with their diagnosis and disability. They are wondering if any one has gone through the process RA onset and did it affect the process in anyway. They want to start a family but are [...]
January 14, 2013 One Chicky wants to know: How many of you do not show the RF factor in your blood work or how many have been diagnosed with seronegative RA? Thank you in advance for taking the time to help her out and answer her message. (((pain-free internet hugs))) What our members have said [...]