Posts Tagged ‘Invisible Illness’
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity Scale (RASS) Affecting Treatment Decisions?
Could the RASS Affect Treatment Decisions Dollars? A reader asks about doctor’s ratings of Rheumatoid disease being required by third-party payers (insurance companies, etc) presumably to justify spending related to Rheumatoid disease treatment. She wrote: “according to my rheum today there is a lot of pressure by the insurance companies to having every patient rated [...]
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I’m Not All Better, Just Too Polite to Whine; Yet Victory Is Still Sweet
Please don’t miss the news at the end of the post! I had to put A LOT on one page since it’s been a few days! My endocrinologist was so excited about my attending the ACR in November and winning the WebMD award in December and it’s really fun to share after being a patient [...]
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By the Way, I Have RA
I have written about the difficulty of disclosing about RA, especially at events like a Mayo Clinic Center Social Media conference. But we haven’t talked much about the other side: When we explain about RA, do people understand? Not so much. In a recent example, I went through three rounds of explanations about why I [...]
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Ten Funny Things I Tell Myself about Living with RA
Living with RA can make you feel like an alien since you’re the only one around you enduring what you do. Often, I talk to myself while trying to get through the day. I try to be encouraging, but sometimes I’m just silly. Uh oh. There’s something wrong with my knee. What in the world [...]
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Nuclear Bone Scans for Rheumatoid Arthritis or Scintigraphy
Bone scans for Rheumatoid Arthritis that “Lit up like a Christmas tree”! Several patients have told me stories of having a nuclear bone scan (scintigraphy) that made a difference in their diagnosis or treatment. We know how much a reliable imaging tool is needed measuring disease activity for either reason. I’ve read about different versions [...]
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Joint Pain Relief: Some Fun Tactics & Dates to Save
There are some special events you won’t want to miss coming up on the blog! Meanwhile, it has been a blockbuster week here and I hope you’ll look back and check out any posts you might have missed. Lots of info from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) meeting and a couple of new video [...]
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RAWarrior News Flare: Invisible Illness Week & ACR 2010
“News flare” just always seems more appropriate than news flash. There’s some big news for the blog this week. News for the blog is news for all of us since the Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior blog represents the viewpoint of the patient living with the invisible illness of RA and the similar autoimmune rheumatoid diseases. It’s [...]
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Yale Medical School Graduation Address: a Patient Centered Approach
Dr. Donald Berwick made a unique graduation address at Yale in May 2010. His own daughter was graduating. I wanted to comment on Dr Berwick’s speech and post it for you for a while, but every time I read it I cry. Advocating patient centered care: What does that mean? I don’t often write about [...]
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