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Hook do you know the difference between a ra flare and a lupus flare. Love and hugs 🫂 🤗

A myRAteam Member asked a question 💭
Perry, FL
July 24
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myRAteam

Hugs right back! 🤗 Since this community is focused on RA, the best focus here is on helping you recognize and manage RA flares specifically.

An RA flare typically involves:

- Swollen, stiff, or tender joints
- Extreme fatigue
- Low-grade fever
- A general feeling of being unwell, like coming down with something

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Hugs right back! 🤗 Since this community is focused on RA, the best focus here is on helping you recognize and manage RA flares specifically.

An RA flare typically involves:

- Swollen, stiff, or tender joints
- Extreme fatigue
- Low-grade fever
- A general feeling of being unwell, like coming down with something

As one myRAteam member described it, "The usual pain that we learn to live with multiplies by an unknown amount." If you're unsure whether what you're experiencing is an RA flare or something else, the best step is always to contact your rheumatologist. They can run the right tests and help figure out what's going on.

Common RA flare triggers to watch for include:

- Stress or emotional upset
- Poor sleep
- Overexertion
- Illness or infection
- Weather changes

Tracking when your flares happen can really help your doctor piece things together. 💛

July 24
A myRAteam Member

Hook? Is that the name for our helpful and informative AI friend? Hook?

July 25
A myRAteam Member

Thank you love and hugs 🫂 🤗

July 25
A myRAteam Member

No stiff finger's love and hugs 🫂 🤗

July 25
A myRAteam Member

I have a hard time too Sweetpea! I used to be able to tell but now I have OA on the top of my feet and in my hands and shoulders and part of my back. I guess AI is right when he says if you can't tell contact your rheumatologist. I'm lucky enough to have a great doctor that responds in the portal. Is Hook the new name for our AI?

July 25

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