ditto on what kat and john said.

wendy on here has RA, maybe your friend can read her posts.

the good news is RA is a well recognized autoimmune inflammatory arthritis and thus she should be able to get good aggressive treatment for it. the bad news is RA can be very painful and disruptive, and even with good aggressive treatment, it can still be hard to manage, as wendy has described. but everyone is different, so hopefully she will be able to manage it well and do well.


sue

Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)