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The Four Courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis, part 2

June 14, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments Palindromic Rheumatism, Rheumatoid arthritis remission, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Once you have looked over the four courses which Rheumatoid Arthritis may take, you might wonder, so what? Does the course of my RA make a difference to my treatment? Do I have any influence on which course my RA will take? That is the 64 million dollar question. And the answer is this: MAYBE. All of the currently used DMARDs...Continue reading 21 Comments » Read more

The Four Courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis, part 1

June 12, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 48 Comments Palindromic Rheumatism, Rheumatoid arthritis remission, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

All Rheumatoid Arthritis disease is not the same. What are the some typical courses of RA? I had hoped that the courses would be appetizer, salad, entrée, and desert. But turns out they're not... The names which I made up for them are Cyclone, Roller Coaster, Avalanche, and Tower of Terror. Maybe I live too close to Disney. Historically speaking,...Continue reading 48 Comments » Read more

Professional Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: RA Warrior on the Road

June 10, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 2 Comments Humor with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA, Professional patient

A Window into the Life of a Professional Patient Tuesday morning I watched my clock tick up to the alarm time of 6 a.m. I hated to get out of bed early. It is my comfortable place. In years past, I eagerly shot up at that hour regularly to garden. But no longer. These days, I don’t...Continue reading 2 Comments » Read more

Pyramid Approach to Rheumatoid Arthritis Trashed

June 9, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 30 Comments Biologics for RA, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

RA treatment: Pyramid v. Surge OOPS! If you’ve read many books or articles on the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, you may have heard of the treatment pyramid. During past decades, this was the general treatment plan for all RA patients (regardless of disease course type). Here’s a brief summary of what is was like to climb the...Continue reading 30 Comments » Read more

The Invisible World of Rheumatoid Arthritis Speaks

June 7, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 19 Comments Communicating about RA, Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Bonus: What is gray and lights up? An electric elephant. Rheumatoid Arthritis Voices raised Aren’t you amazed at the explosion of online activity related to Rheumatoid Arthritis? Of course the spammers have caught on to that. But there's real RA blogs too. You can hear fresh energy and hearing new voices all the time. Our movement is not unified by any organization....Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more

The Use It or Lose It Approach to Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

June 5, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments Communicating about RA, Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Transparency & living with RA

Does Use It or Lose It Work for living with RA? Gee, I hope you won’t mind another beach story. Here is a different view of the same beach. Right about the time I was finally diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I got a call from a friend who was coming to the coast for a vacation. “Bring...Continue reading 29 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior’s Blog: Site Reactions, part 2

May 31, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 5 Comments

Thank you, RA Warrior readers Thank you for the many inspiring comments and emails. These last two weeks have been like a whirlwind. One day, I decided I just couldn’t wait any longer. I still do not have all my ducks in a row, but here we are anyway. I have been working on my cool...Continue reading 5 Comments » Read more