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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Body Hair Loss Member Discussion RA Chicks

April 30, 2014 Niki wrote: We have talked about hair loss, especially with the medications we take, a lot but mostly focus on hair loss on head. Well we are women and we care more about that hair anyway. ;) I have received several messages in the past two weeks about hair loss not on [...]

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Heel Pain With Rheumatoid Arthritis Member Discussion RA Chicks

April 26, 2014 Heel pain? Chick wrote in: Help! Out of nowhere the other day my heels starting aching. They aren't too bad when I'm off of them but with two little ones I'm up and down a lot. My rheumatologist appointment isn't for a few more weeks now. Is there anything that helps that [...]

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So I overhead this while getting bloodwork done today RA Chicks humor

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 [...]

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Workplace Advice for Non-Understanding of Rheumatoid Arthritis Member Discussion

April 20, 2014 Workplace advice? A Chick wrote in: I was wondering if any fellow chicks have advice on RA in the workplace? I am a domiciliary care worker whilst also juggling going to college. My workplace doesn't seem to understand that my condition limits the amount of hours I can work due to fatigue [...]

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Ongoing Muscle and Joint Soreness After Exercise with Rheumatoid Arthritis Member Discussion

April 20, 2014 Has this happened to you with exercise or do you have some advice? A member writes: Hi, I am 30 yrs old and have suffered from RA for 6 years. Currently on Methotrexate and Humira and have had a great response to this combo for the last 3 years. So much so, [...]

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