What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? | Johns Hopkins Rheumatology

It is not only the information. Her English and the way she explained is also VERY clear! Thanks a lot to her and everyone concerned ❣️

I spent 25 years with very severe RA. Although various drugs, including Humira (what my Rheumatologist told me was the best they had), kept my joints from becoming deformed they did little for the pain and inflammation, and along with the pain meds and steroids I was required to be on my liver finally failed and I required a transplant. I was given Tacrolimus and Mycophenolic Acid (two immune suppressants more powerful than Humira) to prevent rejection of the liver and immediately my RA symptoms disappeared for good. That was three years ago and they've never come back. I asked my doctor why they didn't just give me them before and was told they aren't FDA approved for RA. I lost over half my adult life to severe chronic pain when all along there were two little pills that would have prevented that. Lost all my friends, my job, my home, never married or had children, lived my entire life in isolation when I gladly would have taken the higher risk of infection the FDA banned these drugs for RA patients for (the same risks associated with Humira, btw). Now I'm 65 years old and I'm somehow supposed to start my life over. I feel like life's played a cruel joke on me and I wish I had never accepted the transplant. At least I would have died not knowing about any of this. Ironically, I supposed to be grateful for all you doctors have done for me. Go to hell.

I'm 28 years old. Today I got diagnosed w/ RA. Thank you for making this video.

Discovered this while researching canine arthritis. Although there are amazing vets who have videos, this was by far the most captivating, comprehensible, and informative.

Excellent video, however I wish the music wasn’t so loud.

Very informative video! I liked that you explained the inflammation and vaccines with very nice parallel to RA.

I just came back from being tested for carpel tunnel which thankfully I do not have but they did they say that they thinks it’s rheumatoid arthritis so now I have to go to another specialist. At least now I know what it may be, so now I want to know more about it so thank you for this video

She can be a good English teacher also. She took me from inderduction to macrophages in minutes.

Thank you for your informative explaination. Slow and clear, 👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤.👍❤

Very well explained. Thank you doctor. Need a remedy too. Please make next video soon.

This was very informative 😊 thanks

wow i love how she explained it. thank you i know more now of what i been feeling

This is a great video that allows me to understand the causes of rheumatism from modern medicine. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is because moisture disrupts the original balance of the body. Therefore, during rainy and humid weather with high humidity, the disease becomes extremely severe, which affects daily life. Failure to expel moisture from the body in a timely manner can worsen the condition. The way to expel moisture is more to strengthen physical exercise and soak feet at night to enhance blood circulation, Keep warm in cold seasons, or treat with acupuncture and moxibustion, warm patches, etc

This + early onset osteoarthritis + psoriatic arthritis by 36 = Life being mostly over.

I really appreciated how thiS sweet lady explained about RA in suCh a nice easy way to understand!👍I feel that my body iS strugglinG with it and I haVe been fightinG to keep myself out of a wheelchair for years because I was misdiagnosed!😥But, I did meet someone at a buS stop laSt summer and I learnt from him how bad that RA can get because he told me that when he goes to try to straighten hiS right leg out at night hiS right ankle simply turns his foot in whatever direction that it wants to go!😥😥😥I made up my mind to keep on tryinG to figure out what causes RA after seeinG hiS hands that were swollen the siZe of a baseball gloVe!😥😥😥I pray often to God to watCh over him as I haVe great compassion for what he iS dealinG with!😥🙏😇

Thank you. 🌹

Thank you, for the informations. you just let understand clearly ❤

great vid! is the treatment video completed yet?

Great video!!!!!

I've had RA since I was 10 months old. I'm almost 45 now and struggling. I do have joint damage and deformities all over but My hands and elbows are the worst. I am having to relearn how to hold forks, pens etc in my current state. The fatigue is the hardest part lately though. Wish that would ease up! I am on disability and I also have glaucoma because of it.