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What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue?

June 19, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 104 Comments Enbrel, Rheumatoid arthritis fatigue, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue? (UPDATED 2016) Rheumatoid Arthritis fatigue is a weariness that rest cannot cure. It is tiredness without the benefit of the pleasure of activity. Over 90% of RA patients report fatigue as a symptom. It is counted second only to pain as the greatest difficulty of living with RA. "Unlike normal fatigue, pathological...Continue reading 104 Comments » Read more

Do Men Get Rheumatoid Arthritis, Too?

June 18, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 30 Comments Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis disability

Do Guys Get RA Too? I have always thought how wretched it is that Rheumatoid Arthritis comes along in the prime years of a woman’s life. She’s either chasing small children or climbing a career ladder. It is heartbreaking that at the time when life is the most demanding, she is disabled. There are no accommodations....Continue reading 30 Comments » Read more

Poem by Friend of Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior

June 16, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 2 Comments Humor with RA, Inspiration for living with RA, Palindromic Rheumatism

Counting the Ways Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects My Life... I am so glad to bring you this treat, a poem written by Rissa. She has Palindromic Rheumatism, a form of RA, which you will read more about here on Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior. I love the way she gives so many details of life with Rheumatoid Arthritis in so...Continue reading 2 Comments » Read more

The Difference Between Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

June 15, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 41 Comments Invisible Illness, Transparency & living with RA

What is the difference between Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis? Sometimes, you can show how much you care by sharing what you know. But, other times, you can show how much you care by acknowledging what you don’t know. A good friend asked me this week to explain the difference between Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and arthritis /Osteoarthritis (OA)....Continue reading 41 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