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Year: 2009

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Basilar Invagination

Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments , ,
The story of the courageous and cute Nicole Bradshaw Imagine cold sharp screws digging into your skull while you are wide awake. No, it’s not an early Halloween movie. It’s Nicole Bradshaw’s autobiography. This vibrant Australian young woman has lived with Rheumatoid Arthritis since childhood. She became accustomed to pain, surgeries, and medications. Her courageous spirit...Continue reading      11 Comments » Read more

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Curriculum

Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments , , , ,
Back to school: Rheumatoid Arthritis education There are so many things that Rheumatoid Arthritis teaches us. We wish the whole world could be educated the way that we have been. That is why many of us write blogs about Rheumatoid Arthritis. Imagine others could receive that same education directly. Imagine you could loan out your RA the way...Continue reading      29 Comments » Read more
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What Is the First Symptom of Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Kelly O'Neill 919 Comments , ,
Officially Sanctioned RA: The First Symptom of Rheumatoid Arthritis (UPDATED 2016) Do people with Rheumatoid Disease (PRD) have the symptoms they're expected to? From what I’ve read in books and online, the first symptom of Rheumatoid Arthritis is supposed to be in the hands.  So that it can be diagnosed. Because most diagnosis RA by the hands. (A bit of...Continue reading      919 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Football Season

Kelly O'Neill 15 Comments , , ,
From my side of the field: the game with Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms Football fans measure time by season: the regular season, the pre-season, and the post season. We hate to acknowledge that there is a fourth season to every year: the off season. That’s the season without football. This fall is no typical football season. This year, my...Continue reading      15 Comments » Read more

What is Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis? part 3

Kelly O'Neill 25 Comments , ,
The Story of Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission Once upon a time, there was no effective treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Eventually, various substances were found to assuage some symptoms, at least slightly. And then one day, doctors thought they had found a cure in cortisone. However, they soon learned that they were mistaken. During our lifetime, substances have actually...Continue reading      25 Comments » Read more

What is Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis? Part 2

Kelly O'Neill 18 Comments , ,
Clinical Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission Rheumatology doctors look for something that they call “clinical remission.” And there are several different descriptions of clinical remission. As I mentioned at the end of yesterday’s post, Science Direct has listed 6 different descriptions of clinical remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis. The American College of Rheumatology adopted a list in 1981 of six...Continue reading      18 Comments » Read more

What is Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis? Part 1

Kelly O'Neill 27 Comments ,
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
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