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Patient’s Rebuttal to RA Pain Catastrophizing Claims

February 11, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 44 Comments Communicating about RA, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Pain Tolerance / RA Stoicism, Rheumatoid arthritis pain

Part of me would like to back down. But this pain won’t let me. Is it ironic that I encounter the most cruel RA pain in years at the same time I encounter this argument again about RA pain, catastrophizing, and depression? Relating pain, catastrophizing, and depression to RA Ironically, an article called “Pain, catastrophizing, and...Continue reading 44 Comments » Read more

The Hypochondria of RA Pain: Do I Smell an Elephant?

February 10, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 31 Comments History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Living with chronic illness like RA, Pain Tolerance / RA Stoicism, Rheumatoid arthritis pain

Hypochondria is an elephant in the room with RA pain The elephant house was always my favorite place at the zoo. We always knew when we were near it …by the smell. So, how can an elephant creep into a room? They don’t exactly tip-toe. Maybe what happens is that nice people don’t discuss certain things, so no...Continue reading 31 Comments » Read more

New Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission Criteria

February 9, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials, Rheumatoid arthritis remission

One of the most fascinating things at ACR last November was the multi-presentation session on the last day focusing on creating Rheumatoid Arthritis remission criteria. We literally sat on the edge of our seats and took notes about the assorted characterizations of RA remission that have been used concurrently over the last couple of decades,...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

Huge 1-Day Coupon for Rheumatoid Arthritis T-shirts

February 5, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 3 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Rheumatoid Arthritis t-shirt store coupon: 45% off NOTE: Visit RA Warrior's NEW store with rheumatoid arthritis t-shirts, mugs and more - click here! The older designs are still available & lots of new ones! I got an email announcing this t-shirt coupon from Printfection, the company which prints our RA t-shirts. Here is the deal they sent: "On Saturday,...Continue reading 3 Comments » Read more

Perception, Reputation, & Information: How Do We Decide about Dangerous Drugs?

February 4, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 60 Comments Methotrexate, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Widespread mis-information on methotrexate In an article in The Rheumatologist, Dr. Bruce Cronstein writes about his frustration with misinformation online about methotrexate. He wonders aloud whether there is some intentional campaign against it. I guess many websites paint an ominous picture of the sunny yellow liquid – or pills – we love to hate. There are...Continue reading 60 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis News, Vol.5: Men & Mortality, Vitamin D Research, New RA Meds

February 3, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments Biologics for RA, Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Woman's Day problem

Here are a couple of the Rheumatoid Arthritis news articles that have caught my eye recently or, in some cases, caused me to roll my eyes. More Rheumatoid Arthritis news worth mentioning 1) Big news w/Rheumatoid Arthritis in men:methotrexate fights mortality A study published last month found “men with rheumatoid arthritis were more than twice as likely to...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more