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Inside Story of a Young Person Living with Juvenile Rheumatoid

November 1, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 53 Comments Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Talking to doctors

Today’s blog is my response to an email from a reader about an appointment with her daughter’s rheumatologist. This family travels for hours to see an expert pediatric doctor in one of the best hospitals in the country. Hi Kelly! I guess when they say all good things must come to an end, IT'S TRUE :( I can't...Continue reading 53 Comments » Read more

Triple Therapy / Combination Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

October 29, 2013May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 5 Comments Biologics for RA, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis In the past few decades, Rheumatoid Arthritis has been treated with therapies designed for other diseases. It was not always clear how these drugs treated Rheumatoid Arthritis / Rheumatoid Disease, but they were found to reduce immune activity in various ways. Because researchers recognized certain drugs could slow or modify progression of...Continue reading 5 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Treat to Target

October 27, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 2 Comments Measuring rheumatoid disease activity, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment, Talking to doctors

The treat to target (T2T) approach involves defining a treatment goal or “target” and modifying the therapy if the target is not reached. Treating to a target of remission or low disease activity Treat to target (T2T) is an approach to treating Rheumatoid Arthritis / Rheumatoid Disease (RD) that combines aggressive or intensive treatment with disease modifying...Continue reading 2 Comments » Read more

Sleepless in San Diego

October 25, 2013April 20, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Living with chronic illness like RA, Patient advocacy

Each fall, Katie Beth and I travel to wherever the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) holds its annual scientific meeting. Last night, we arrived in San Diego. 1) This is huge. The Rheumatoid Patient Foundation (RPF) is presenting an exhibit in the Exhibit Hall. 2) I’m speaking with two other RPF volunteers in a session on Tuesday...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

Invisible Illness and the Public: She Hit Me with Her Cane

October 23, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 46 Comments Courage & living with RA, Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Tomorrow I’m traveling to San Diego for the ACR annual meeting. I’ll be taking a proverbial chill pill (and some real meds) and hoping all goes smoothly. For weeks we’ve done all we can to be ready! This story occurred a couple of months ago... Did anyone ever give you a dirty look for using handicapped...Continue reading 46 Comments » Read more

Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis

October 21, 2013February 15, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 43 Comments Blood test for RA/ Rheumatoid Disease, Measuring rheumatoid disease activity

Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis A letter from a reader asks RAW about content directly addressing seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis. Whether or not you’re a patient with negative lab results, it is important to grasp why there is not a separate category on RAW for seronegative RA. "My reason for writing is that I don't see a great deal...Continue reading 43 Comments » Read more

New Biomarkers for Rheumatoid Arthritis /Rheumatoid Disease

October 18, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments Blood test for RA/ Rheumatoid Disease, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

A biomarker is an indicator of a disease or of a physiological state. Currently used biomarkers in blood tests for Rheumatoid Arthritis Anti-CCP / ACPA Rheumatoid factor 14-3-3η Vectra DA, a combination of 12 biomarkers that can be associated with RD Why do we need to find more biomarkers? Finding the ultimate biomarker for Rheumatoid Arthritis / Rheumatoid Disease is like a...Continue reading 10 Comments » Read more