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American College of Rheumatology Redefines Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 3

Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments , ,
Will the enthusiasm of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients be short-lived? Reactions have varied to the new diagnosis guidelines which the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released this week for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Is it good news for RA'ers? People who have Rheumatoid Arthritis often feel such a need for change that any news is good news. But I...Continue reading      21 Comments » Read more

American College of Rheumatology Redefines Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2

Kelly O'Neill 15 Comments , ,
An early Christmas present from the ACR? The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) announced this week new criteria for diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Yesterday, we discussed some of the possible impetus for the change. Today, we’ll look more specifically at the changes. We need to know What is different about the new criteria? Will it be any easier...Continue reading      15 Comments » Read more

American College of Rheumatology Redefines Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 14 Comments ,
Change of plans This post was begun last week. The original title of this post was ACR: Change the Diagnosis Guidelines! (It is still that in my laptop.) However, Monday morning I learned that late on Sunday, The American College of Rheumatology in cooperation with the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) released new guidelines for diagnosis...Continue reading      14 Comments » Read more

My Quest for Answers to Questions About Rheumatoid Arthritis

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PollyAnna wrestling windmills? A conversation left me stunned yesterday – until I got my PollyAnna on. Now I see that there is good news and bad news. But, I’ll need to back up a bit. The Quest Like most people, when I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I was on my own. I had no idea what “typical”...Continue reading      40 Comments » Read more

Palindromic Rheumatism Is Not a Rare Form of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 44 Comments , , ,
My assessment: bad PR for Palindromic Rheumatism A few months ago, I wrote a post about Palindromic Rheumatism (PR). I had met a nurse who said her Rheumatoid Arthritis was “palindromic.” The symptoms come and go. She told me it was a rare form of Rheumatoid Arthritis which did not cause permanent damage, but was 50% likely to...Continue reading      44 Comments » Read more
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Hysterical Symptom Diagnosis, Part 2

Kelly O'Neill 27 Comments , ,
Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis with a literally hysterical symptom We all know diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis can be complicated. Many of you have told of the months or years you suffered from Rheumatoid Arthritis without a diagnosis. The stories include trips to various doctors who either gave a misdiagnosis or an under-diagnosis. Unfortunately, there are also those who...Continue reading      27 Comments » Read more
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Hysterical Symptom Diagnosis, Part 1

Kelly O'Neill 18 Comments , ,
Origin of the word hysterical I love etymology. Origins of words can reveal a lot. And sometimes, it can be hysterically funny—except perhaps in the case of the word “hysterical” as in a hysterical diagnosis. The word hysterical is synonymous with the words psychosomatic or neurotic. It refers to physical illness which has no identifiable physical origin....Continue reading      18 Comments » Read more
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