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Can I Delay Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis? part 2

July 24, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 84 Comments History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Is it safe to delay Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment? If you re-phrase this question six different ways, and search using Google, you will get a lot of good information about why Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment should NOT be delayed. So, I guess that’s the Google-vote. But most of us do not make decisions based upon a Google-vote. We...Continue reading 84 Comments » Read more

Can I Delay Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis? part 1

July 23, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 58 Comments Autoimmune diseases, Courage & living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Should we wait to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis? That depends; can an ostrich heal thyroid disease? One of the things that makes us warriors is our desire to survive. We fight Rheumatoid Arthritis because we want to outlive every scheme which RA has in store for us. We are determined to live the fullest and longest and happiest...Continue reading 58 Comments » Read more

Laughter as a Weapon Against Rheumatoid Arthritis

July 22, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 5 Comments Humor with RA, Transparency & living with RA

A Fish Story for RA Warriors If you have read many Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior blog posts, you have already realized that laughter is a critical part of my arsenal to fight RA. Sometimes, some of my friends and I try to out-funny each other. It is a one-upping game. The loser is the one on the...Continue reading 5 Comments » Read more

What Makes Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis So Difficult?

July 21, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 18 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, Video or podcast

Why is it so hard to get a Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis? People ask me that all the time. Why don’t we watch the mini-movie and then we’ll talk? Video on referrals for Rheumatoid Arthritis: There are some familiar themes there: Minimizing: Rheumatoid Arthritis patients report that healthcare professionals often underrate their symptoms. Sometimes, it is as if doctors are...Continue reading 18 Comments » Read more

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Self-definition Fairy

July 20, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Transparency & living with RA

Does Rheumatoid Arthritis affect our self-definition? Recently on the blog, Noelle wrote about a warning from her nurse friends to not allow Rheumatoid Arthritis to “define” her. I could not respond to Noelle adequately in the little comment box. Don’t you feel cramped in there? Let's chat about self-definition with RA. Here’s Noelle: "A couple of my nurse...Continue reading 29 Comments » Read more

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior’s RA

July 19, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 16 Comments Pain Tolerance / RA Stoicism, Palindromic Rheumatism, Transparency & living with RA, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior blog is not about me, but this one is. This blog is not about me. It is about fighting Rheumatoid Arthritis. I DO have RA, but you know what I mean. Of course, I can only show you the world through my own eyes anyway. However, today I will focus on my own...Continue reading 16 Comments » Read more