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Pain Tolerance / RA Stoicism

People with RA tend to be stoic and private about pain. Their pain tolerance tends to become unusually high. Investigators are often confused about RA pain tolerance.

Patients & Doctors Differ on Assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Severity

Kelly O'Neill 42 Comments , ,
Problems assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis disease severity? Ever feel like the doctor doesn’t see Rheumatoid Arthritis the way you do? If you have RA, you’re in good company. One new study found over a “third of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients differed from their physicians in assessment of their disease severity.” I know about this “differing” because of...Continue reading      42 Comments » Read more

Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis Heartache

Kelly O'Neill 207 Comments , , , ,
Warning: This post is for the faint of heart. Tired of the stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis grieving Yeah, I’m probably not supposed to say these things. Whatever… Some of these RA changes are wearing thin. I never wanted to be branded by anything negative. I’m getting tired of feeling like I’ve lost credibility because of the chronic illness...Continue reading      207 Comments » Read more

Do Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Have a Low Pain Threshold?

Kelly O'Neill 128 Comments , ,
This blog is my sassy response to a more serious look at RA pain threshold studies. If they call me a drama queen for saying it hurts, then I get to have a crown. Personal responses to the Rheumatoid Arthritis pain threshold question Today’s blog is my response to yesterday’s shocking post about the study of Rheumatoid Arthritis...Continue reading      128 Comments » Read more

Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Really Hurt That Much?

Kelly O'Neill 235 Comments , ,
Is there an objective way to discuss Rheumatoid Arthritis pain? Rheumatoid Arthritis pain is being studied in some surprising ways. Did you know that it is considered a “well established” fact that Rheumatoid Arthritis patients have lower pain thresholds? It is believed that they perceive pain to be worse than “actual pain” and that they worsen...Continue reading      235 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain in the Twilight Zone

Kelly O'Neill 57 Comments , ,
Thank goodness for Rheumatoid Arthritis pain? A few months ago, I had a discussion with a friend about Rheumatoid Arthritis pain. The friend does not have Rheumatoid Arthritis. We were speaking academically. At that point, I began to consider how the medical world views Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) pain. I realized that doctors and researchers examine RA pain...Continue reading      57 Comments » Read more

What Is it Like to Live with Rheumatoid Arthritis? Part 3: Communication Failure

Kelly O'Neill 54 Comments , , ,
I’ve failed. I’ve been writing about Rheumatoid Arthritis for a year and I have not been able to explain exactly what it is like to live with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Sometimes, I think that I need to say it louder or use bolder print or stronger adjectives. One problem is that I try to be nice....Continue reading      54 Comments » Read more
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