Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
I was wondering how often & at what levels do you flare per year? I'm just trying to gauge myself, it's one of the ways I try & "reason" with my own RA.
I feel like I'm in a cycle of flaring once every 1 month now, but they're very mild. If I keep active I don't even notice them. I only notice when I finally settle down & relax going into my "couch potato" phase.
However, upon wakening from my sleep in the moring I don't have any stiffness or swelling at all. You would think that @ rest is when everything would settling into the joints & start swelling up & tightening but it doesn't?
I'm not on any DMARDS, stopped in 12/2015 so I guess you could say comparitvely I'm very mild.
I don't know, I guess I want to see if what I'm experiencing is normal.
There is no such thing as "how often do I flare with me." It is all about whether the meds are working or not. Sorry I could not be more helpful.
No it's totally okay I want to get all types of reactions because you know sometimes especially when you're new or haven't had RA too long you run into new stuff all the time & you think, "OMG what is that, why is it happening, did I do this or that or whatever"? So this is like a mini therapy session! Thanks!
Quite alright, I appreciate the input! Much appreciated!