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Another New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug for Me?

April 30, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 89 Comments Biologics for RA, Courage & living with RA, Professional patient

Warning: this post is about the author. Decision about a new Rheumatoid Arthritis drug The blog is going up a little late today. I couldn’t write last night no matter how hard I tried to stay awake. A long day on the road and a talk with my doctor about starting a new Rheumatoid Arthritis drug ended...Continue reading 89 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors’ Interviews

March 18, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments Humor with RA, Talking to doctors

If kissing turns frogs into princes, what about heaters and RA doctors? A friend of mine held a job interview yesterday. She did not hire him. It didn’t sound like he really wanted to be her doctor anyway. It reminded me of this frog picture from last summer. If princesses have to kiss frogs until they find...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

Local Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Groups

March 16, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 28 Comments Rheumatoid arthritis support

Rheumatoid Arthritis support groups: A great idea? Three years ago, a few frustrating phone calls and I gave up trying to start a local Rheumatoid Arthritis support group. It was more work than I could handle. A couple of years later, I started my blog. Talk about a lot to handle… it’s been an incredible few...Continue reading 28 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Weight Loss

March 4, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 48 Comments Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Several readers have asked me Rheumatoid Arthritis weight loss questions. Is this confusing? Weight loss is actually a symptom of Rheumatoid Arthritis. There are several reasons. There is the typical appetite loss of RA, the anemia, and the fever that accompany RA. Also, methotrexate and other RA medicines can interfere with food absorption. Rheumatoid Arthritis, weight loss, and confusion RA patients...Continue reading 48 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Hand – Safe Handshake

March 1, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 63 Comments Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Video or podcast

A Rheumatoid Arthritis hand is a painful hand During those first few months with full-blown Rheumatoid Arthritis, hand joints were not my concern. I had no idea what was in store. No one told me that RA always gets your hands …eventually. No one needs to tell you how bad RA hurts if you have Rheumatoid Arthritis....Continue reading 63 Comments » Read more

Where Is the RA Help Button?

February 15, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 33 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

What, There’s No Easy Button? Once a blogger I know mentioned how easy it would be to write a Rheumatoid Arthritis help blog. “Just write the tips you learned that make it easy to live with RA.” I just said, “Thanks.” Of course, he did not realize that living with RA is difficult. And that there is...Continue reading 33 Comments » Read more

Is Laughter a Real Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicine?

February 12, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 19 Comments Humor with RA, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

New significance to RA, medicine, and laughter If you’ve been on the blog more than five minutes, you know I love to laugh. When I was a kid, I remember Dick Van Dyke singing that with Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins. When they laughed, a funny thing happened: they floated “higher than air.” Maybe you’ve heard...Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more