February 2nd, 2018 by Kelly Young
Years ago, texts with my daughter MK prompted me to dream of billboards for rheumatoid disease awareness. Wouldn't it be incredible to lay out the truth for people to see as they just drove by? I have a huge surprise for you if you have just a moment for rheumatoid disease awareness memory lane.
It’s #RheumDay—a
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December 22nd, 2017 by Kelly Young
RA bone mineral density may be another indicator of the mostly hidden disease activity of rheumatoid disease (RD). Investigators studying patients in Texas have made some landmark observations.
RA bone mineral density may be associated with mortality
A session at the most recent scientific meeting of the American College of Rheumatology explored how RA bone mineral density
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December 2nd, 2017 by Kelly Young
Special gifts for chronic illness
RA Warrior already has a popular gift guide: 21 Gifts for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis. But in the past couple of years, I’ve found and tried so many new things—several given to me by loved ones! So I’m choosing some of the best ones to recommend to you in this new
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November 29th, 2017 by Kelly Young
A patient’s look at RA treatment progress
In this provocative guest post, RA Warrior welcomes Dana Symons, who asks whether we’ve reached A Plateau in RA Treatment Progress. If you’re like me, you’ll wonder why other news outlets haven’t asked these questions. But first, Dana is the talent behind many RD awareness graphics provided by the
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November 19th, 2017 by Kelly Young
RA is not your fault
If you can’t avoid RA, then RA is not your fault…
Media articles about rheumatoid disease (RD) / rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often imply that there are things people can do to either avoid getting the disease or to lower disease activity. Most of them present helpful tips to alleviate RA. From hand
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October 27th, 2017 by Kelly Young
Two kinds of rheumatoid arthritis problems
There are two kinds of rheumatoid arthritis problems. There are the ones caused directly by the disease—like fatigue, pain, or weakness. And then there are the problems that are caused by those—like not being able to play tennis or break dance anymore—or being chronically late. (Anyone else dealing with RA
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May 30th, 2017 by Kelly Young
This is the second in a series on opioids & chronic pain. If you know someone with a painful chronic illness, please share this article.
Opioids chronic pain debate: cause of epidemic or proper pain relief?
In 2003, Nursing Times argued the evidence for treating “chronic non-malignant pain” with opioids (Chronic pain and opioids: dispelling myths and
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April 25th, 2017 by Kelly Young
Telling my secrets on the worst things doctors say
What’s the craziest thing a doctor ever told you? I have rarely discussed some of the worst things doctors say to me because I want RAW to be a positive place. But today, I’ll pull back the curtain and share a few of the worst things doctors
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April 4th, 2017 by Kelly Young
Trigger finger in rheumatoid arthritis / rheumatoid disease
Trigger finger in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common visible effect of the disease. Fingers, to varying degrees, become stuck in a bent position, as in pulling a trigger. The joints are not actually fused when this occurs. But the tendons get caught in a tendon sheath (or
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March 27th, 2017 by Kelly Young
Why ask what causes rheumatoid arthritis pain?
Today we answer a letter from a reader that raises key questions about living with rheumatoid disease (RD). Why is it so painful? Why doesn’t treatment take away pain? Why isn’t the pain dealt with? In part, the answer is found in another question: What causes rheumatoid arthritis pain?
Until
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March 20th, 2017 by Kelly Young
Quotes from Doctor Strange, fitting for RD
Recently I took my son Roo to see the 2016 Walt Disney movie Doctor Strange. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero, Doctor Stephen Strange is an uber-arrogant neurosurgeon who is psychologically crushed by losing the use of his hands in a horrific car accident. His journey to physical and
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March 14th, 2017 by Kelly Young
The thinking behind recent opioid restrictions
There are two sides to arguments behind recent efforts at opioid restrictions in the U.S. However one side has been dominant in the last couple of years. State and federal governments have enacted opioid restrictions in an attempt to reduce misuse of prescription medications. Options for patients with severe pain
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