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Response to a Blog Written by a Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctor

July 9, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 8 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Talking to doctors

Please read the first part of this blog: Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors. That post discusses a story written by a young doctor who describes part of his training. If you read that post and others on the site, you know this is not an attack on good Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors. Those are the ones, like Doctor...Continue reading 8 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors

July 8, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Talking to doctors

What’s wrong with Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors? Yes, I do know there are a lot of great doctors. There’s “my good GP” as I always say. We have a fantastic nurse practitioner pediatrician. And a few others we know. You better believe I was thrilled to find my good Rheumatoid Arthritis doctor finally. Are Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors different?...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Muscle Wasting: Rheumatoid Cachexia

July 7, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 62 Comments Comprehensive RA Care, Rheumatoid arthritis and heart, Rheumatoid arthritis disability, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

Wasting time on Rheumatoid Arthritis muscle wasting? Rheumatoid Arthritis is famous for bone erosions and joint deformity. That’s bad enough, but RA doesn’t stop there. Rheumatoid Arthritis is a systemic disease which can affect all organs and systems in the body. One of the first RA symptoms I experienced was extreme weakness in muscles and tendons. As...Continue reading 62 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis T-Shirt Contest Winner!

July 6, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 9 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

NOTE: NEW RA Warrior Wear rheumatoid arthritis t-shirt & gear store - Click here! - THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED - Happy ending to the Rheumatoid Arthritis T-shirt contest! Two weeks ago, we began a contest to win a Rheumatoid Arthritis T-shirt from RA Warrior’s store. The contest ended yesterday, July 5that midnight. The drawing entries were all placed...Continue reading 9 Comments » Read more

Living with a Spouse with Chronic Illness, part 2

July 2, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments Empathy and RA, Guest post on RA Warrior, Inspiration for living with RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Understanding a spouse with Rheumatoid Arthritis This is the second part of a story about a spouse with Rheumatoid Arthritis. In Living with a Spouse with Chronic Illness, part 1, Michael described the surprising process of learning to recognize the amount of chronic pain that Rheumatoid Arthritis brought his wife Deborah. He explained that it was...Continue reading 21 Comments » Read more

Living with a Spouse with Chronic Illness, part 1

July 1, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments Guest post on RA Warrior, Inspiration for living with RA, Profiles in courage with RA

According to a study presented at EULAR in June, “Partners of patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are equally emotionally affected by the diagnosis and go through the same grieving process as the patients themselves.” Rheumatoid Arthritis can create devastating changes within a family. It can be difficult for a spouse to comprehend the...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis Damage?

June 30, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 26 Comments CRP, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

The sabre rattling of Rheumatoid Arthritis damage Do you ever look down at the invisible stabbing pain and wonder what’s going on inside your joints? Do you wonder whether damage is occurring when you feel your joints sticking or twisting or popping? Or red or puffy? What exactly causes Rheumatoid Arthritis damage? Over the years, some have...Continue reading 26 Comments » Read more