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Steps Toward Understanding Rheumatoid Disease

September 30, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments Communicating about RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

2 Big Announcements Last month in What is Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) / Rheumatoid Disease (RD)?, we asked what this disease IS, with 10 things it doesn’t make sense if doctors don’t know. When we truly know what RD is, we can diagnosis it early, treat it successfully, and cure it! We’re taking steps to support that goal. 1....Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

20 Tips for Traveling with Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease

September 5, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 28 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Flying with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a challenge Today as you read this, I’m doing my don’t-miss-the-plane dance. My close friends and family all know well how I start asking them a week before a trip to “pray I don’t miss the plane.” Really. I have missed the plane. Twice. I literally start preparing to catch a...Continue reading 28 Comments » Read more

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Saying Rheumatoid Disease, Not Arthritis: It’s Not Just Me

September 4, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 44 Comments Communicating about RA, Rheumatoid Disease (RD) better name for RA

Twenty months ago, I explained why I’d become convinced that the “name” of Rheumatoid Arthritis must be changed. The more I’ve learned over the past few years, the more I could not deny that fact. Soon after that, I decided to write a little e-book examining the ways Rheumatoid Disease affects the body outside of the...Continue reading 44 Comments » Read more

Professionals Call for Ultrasound Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis

September 2, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS), Rheumatoid Arthritis test

Superior for disease activity assessment, but user-dependent Recently in Rheumatoid Arthritis Ultrasound News, we looked at reasons musculoskeletal ultrasound matters to people with Rheumatoid Disease (PRD), and stories from patients who weren’t treated because doctors didn’t see swelling or inflammation. We heard what a doctor said recently at EULAR: “You can see raging inflammation in joints...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Training Is Essential

August 30, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS), Rheumatoid Arthritis test

In the several articles on RAW about using musculoskeletal ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis I’ve stipulated “with training” for good reason. Let’s look closer at the need for training in ultrasound use for rheumatology patients. Please see the recent post Rheumatoid Arthritis Ultrasound News describing the significant role musculoskeletal ultrasound can play for people with Rheumatoid...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

Chest Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Costochondritis Anyone?

August 28, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 95 Comments Rheumatoid arthritis pain, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

Severe chest pain can send you to the ER – unless you know it’s “just” the Rheumatoid This past week, someone turned up the volume on my chest pain. I was glad I’d heard other patients say they went to the ER for chest pain and it turned out to be “just” costochondritis. Maybe that prepared...Continue reading 95 Comments » Read more

What Would the Car Mechanic Say If You Didn’t Look Sick?

August 26, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 56 Comments e-patient, Talking to doctors

This just doesn’t happen: You take the car to a mechanic and he looks out the window across the showroom and says, “Your car looks fine to me. The paint is still shiny. It’s not very old.” All of our cars are pretty old so the guys at the local Firestone shop know us pretty well....Continue reading 56 Comments » Read more