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Do Doctors Surprise Patients with Surgical Procedures?

Kelly O'Neill 34 Comments , ,
Some surprises are routine Last month, I read a blog entitled “Patient-Centered Care Should Minimize Post-Surgical Surprises” by Jessie Gruman. Her article haunted me; I contemplated how I might guess what the right questions are to ask to avoid medical surprises. Actually, it seemed from her post that it might not matter too much whether I...Continue reading      34 Comments » Read more

What Does World Arthritis Day Have to Do with RA?

Kelly O'Neill 58 Comments ,
Over the past week, there have been a few Tweets on Twitter about World Arthritis Day. The Arthritis Foundation posted them asking RA’ers to “join in.” It raised this question: Is World Arthritis Day about RA?  “ACR is participating in World Arthritis Day” Last week, I was on the website for the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)...Continue reading      58 Comments » Read more

Having a Cuppa Together: a Rheumatoid Arthritis Meme

Kelly O'Neill 232 Comments ,
What’s this Rheumatoid Arthritis meme about? This is the first meme on Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior. It’s just a set of questions that we each answer. If you’re wondering more about what a meme is, here is a good explanation I found on a site called The Daily Meme. This RA meme is about the things we might...Continue reading      232 Comments » Read more

Is It Time for Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness?

Kelly O'Neill 71 Comments ,
There have been some diseases that have been highly successful in achieving public awareness. RA is years behind them. Take diabetes and breast cancer for example... It seems like Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness is overdue One of the first blogs I read was a post by Sara called The Loser Disease – still one of my favorite blog...Continue reading      71 Comments » Read more

Would RA Awareness Make a Difference? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Kelly O'Neill 52 Comments , ,
My polite warning: this post is about the author. The good I went for my third Actemra IV today. Easy peasy. The head nurse does a great job. No pain. No blood. The first Actemra IV, she told me stories of patients who were helped by Actemra during their first 5 days! It gave me a hope. The...Continue reading      52 Comments » Read more

Who Are e-Patients? A Simple Explanation

Kelly O'Neill 18 Comments , ,
E-patient is a $10 word for a patient who is engaged and participating in treatment decisions. After all, these are our lives and our bodies or our children. To see a great discussion of a successful e-patient in action, please read about ePatient Dave on the e-patient tab on the menu. An example of why e-patients explore options...Continue reading      18 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis News Articles, Volume 2

Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments , ,
3 hot Rheumatoid Arthritis news articles 1) Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis dies after seafood The Galveston Daily News reported last week a Port Bolivar, Texas woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis died of an infection of flesh-eating bacteria. The bacteria, which are common in warm salt water worldwide, can cause necrotizing fasciitis. Ginger Ling, 57, had cleaned and cooked...Continue reading      10 Comments » Read more
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