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What is Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis? Part 1

September 2, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 27 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis cure, Rheumatoid arthritis remission

Can the Rheumatoid Arthritis go into remission? I always thought that remission was like the Holy Grail – hard to come by. However, I never realized that it was also hard to identify. When somebody has cancer, he fights for remission. His whole family prays for remission. The remission itself may be elusive, but he knows what...Continue reading 27 Comments » Read more

The Four Courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis, part 2

June 14, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments Palindromic Rheumatism, Rheumatoid arthritis remission, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Once you have looked over the four courses which Rheumatoid Arthritis may take, you might wonder, so what? Does the course of my RA make a difference to my treatment? Do I have any influence on which course my RA will take? That is the 64 million dollar question. And the answer is this: MAYBE. All of the currently used DMARDs...Continue reading 21 Comments » Read more

The Four Courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis, part 1

June 12, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 48 Comments Palindromic Rheumatism, Rheumatoid arthritis remission, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

All Rheumatoid Arthritis disease is not the same. What are the some typical courses of RA? I had hoped that the courses would be appetizer, salad, entrée, and desert. But turns out they're not... The names which I made up for them are Cyclone, Roller Coaster, Avalanche, and Tower of Terror. Maybe I live too close to Disney. Historically speaking,...Continue reading 48 Comments » Read more