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Your body. Your symptoms. Your goals. RA Symptom Snapshot One of the challenges of living with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is that how you feel can differ day-to-day. Some days may be good, while other days may be more challenging. Tracking your symptoms can be an important step in understanding how you feel and sharing with your doctor to understand how well your current RA treatment may or may not be working. It’s important to keep track of not only your physical symptoms—joint pain and swelling—but also how these symptoms make you feel. How does living with RA joint pain affect you? Whatever you are feeling, write it down and plan to share it with your doctor. Take a few minutes each day to record your symptoms on the following pages. Don’t worry if you skip a day. The point is to collect enough information to have a conversation with your doctor. At the end of the week, you’ll have a chance to rate your overall joint pain.

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Page 1: RA Symptom Snapshot - XELJANZ · Your body. Your symptoms. Your goals. RA Symptom Snapshot One of the challenges of living with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is that

Your body. Your symptoms. Your goals.

RA Symptom Snapshot

One of the challenges of living with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is that how you feel can differ day-to-day. Some days may be good, while other days may be more challenging. Tracking your symptoms can be an important step in understanding how you feel and sharing with your doctor to understand how well your current RA treatment may or may not be working.

It’s important to keep track of not only your physical symptoms—joint pain and swelling—but also how these symptoms make you feel. How does living with RA joint pain affect you? Whatever you are feeling, write it down and plan to share it with your doctor.

Take a few minutes each day to record your symptoms on the following pages. Don’t worry if you skip a day. The point is to collect enough information to have a conversation with your doctor. At the end of the week, you’ll have a chance to rate your overall joint pain.

Page 2: RA Symptom Snapshot - XELJANZ · Your body. Your symptoms. Your goals. RA Symptom Snapshot One of the challenges of living with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is that

WEDNESDAY

ARE YOU ABLE? TODAY I HAD A HARD TIME:

� Climbing stairs � Opening containers � Turning faucets � Other:

� Washing and drying my hair � Dressing myself � Getting in and out of bed � Holding a pen

OVERALL OUTLOOK. TODAY I FEEL:

Pinpoint your pain. Check the joints that hurt.

Take note of your goals:

MONDAY

ARE YOU ABLE? TODAY I HAD A HARD TIME:

� Climbing stairs � Opening containers � Turning faucets � Other:

� Washing and drying my hair � Dressing myself � Getting in and out of bed � Holding a pen

OVERALL OUTLOOK. TODAY I FEEL:

Pinpoint your pain. Check the joints that hurt.

Take note of your goals:

THURSDAY

ARE YOU ABLE? TODAY I HAD A HARD TIME:

� Climbing stairs � Opening containers � Turning faucets � Other:

� Washing and drying my hair � Dressing myself � Getting in and out of bed � Holding a pen

OVERALL OUTLOOK. TODAY I FEEL:

Pinpoint your pain. Check the joints that hurt.

Take note of your goals:

TUESDAY

ARE YOU ABLE? TODAY I HAD A HARD TIME:

� Climbing stairs � Opening containers � Turning faucets � Other:

� Washing and drying my hair � Dressing myself � Getting in and out of bed � Holding a pen

OVERALL OUTLOOK. TODAY I FEEL:

Pinpoint your pain. Check the joints that hurt.

Take note of your goals:

Page 3: RA Symptom Snapshot - XELJANZ · Your body. Your symptoms. Your goals. RA Symptom Snapshot One of the challenges of living with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is that

SUNDAY

ARE YOU ABLE? TODAY I HAD A HARD TIME:

� Climbing stairs � Opening containers � Turning faucets � Other:

� Washing and drying my hair � Dressing myself � Getting in and out of bed � Holding a pen

OVERALL OUTLOOK. TODAY I FEEL:

Pinpoint your pain. Check the joints that hurt.

Take note of your goals:

FRIDAY

ARE YOU ABLE? TODAY I HAD A HARD TIME:

� Climbing stairs � Opening containers � Turning faucets � Other:

� Washing and drying my hair � Dressing myself � Getting in and out of bed � Holding a pen

OVERALL OUTLOOK. TODAY I FEEL:

Pinpoint your pain. Check the joints that hurt.

Take note of your goals:

SATURDAY

ARE YOU ABLE? TODAY I HAD A HARD TIME:

� Climbing stairs � Opening containers � Turning faucets � Other:

� Washing and drying my hair � Dressing myself � Getting in and out of bed � Holding a pen

OVERALL OUTLOOK. TODAY I FEEL:

Pinpoint your pain. Check the joints that hurt.

Take note of your goals:

Page 4: RA Symptom Snapshot - XELJANZ · Your body. Your symptoms. Your goals. RA Symptom Snapshot One of the challenges of living with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is that

WEEKLY SUMMARY

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. Share your weekly summaries at your next appointment to give your doctor a clearer view of your RA symptoms over time.

OVERALL OUTLOOK. How would you describe how you are feeling overall this week?

SYMPTOM SNAPSHOT. How would you rate your weekly RA symptoms?

Notes to share with your doctor:

VERY BAD BAD OKAY GOOD VERY GOOD

WRITE IT DOWN. Did RA impact you this week? Write down how your condition impacted your ability to reach your goals:

CHECK THE JOINTS THAT HURT THIS WEEK.

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