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Living with (RA) Rheum Disease Is Already Multitasking

Where have you been girl? As this post goes up, I’m in a chair with an IV getting my second Rituxan IV infusion. It’s hard to write about myself, but I really need to keep you informed about what’s going on. Couldn’t someone else report about it for me? None of my kids were willing to...Continue reading 18 Comments » Read more

Life of a Professional Patient, Blog#7: Radiofrequency Ablation with RA?

August 26, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 6 Comments Professional patient, Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials, Rheumatoid Arthritis spine

Radiofrequency ablation has nothing to do with RA. Unless RA pain from the spine is real. Warning: This is one of those personal posts. It was an unusual week. Monday: We drove to Orlando for Roo’s hernia post-op appointment. It’s all good. I wish every doc were so skilled. Tiger saw his Fairy Godmother (hearing aid specialist). I wish...Continue reading 6 Comments » Read more

Good News for Us and a Reader’s Take on the Newspaper

August 4, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 8 Comments Guest post on RA Warrior, Living with chronic illness like RA

We’re so fortunate to have readers who make such amazing contributions. That’s what makes us more of a community than just a website. Isn’t it great the amount of information and encouragement readers provide each other – and me – even by commenting?! This week we reached an extraordinary milestone on our Facebook page. Our membership...Continue reading 8 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Relief: What Do You Know?

August 1, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 38 Comments Rheumatoid arthritis pain

The topic of pain relief came up last week in the Twitter #rheum chat. A couple of people Tweeted that their rheumatologists don’t give them pain relief meds. I hear that from people sometimes, and I wondered… Whose responsibility is it to provide Rheumatoid Arthritis pain relief? The huge pain study by Strand showed 72% of Rheumatoid...Continue reading 38 Comments » Read more

Fundamental Studies of Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics & Genomics

July 25, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 5 Comments Genetics and RA, Guest post on RA Warrior

RA Genetics 101: Glass half-full or half-empty? Part 3 This is Part 3 of a guest series on RA genetics by Robert West, Jr, PhD. Part 1 provided the introduction to RA genetics and Part 2 described the direct to consumer (DTC) genetics of RA. Here, I describe a dissection of the complexity of the heritable component of...Continue reading 5 Comments » Read more

More Rheum Adventures on the Road

July 23, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation

Happy Saturday, y’all! Yesterday, I drove back from my mom’s ranch up on the Florida Panhandle. It was my first road trip since RA with me as the sole driver. My survival tools were cruise control, healthy snacks, music, and lots of rest stops. For the first half, we stopped for 10-15 minutes after every hour of driving. That...Continue reading 10 Comments » Read more

Direct to Consumer Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

July 22, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 14 Comments Genetics and RA, Guest post on RA Warrior

RA Genetics 101: Glass half-full or half-empty? Part 2 In part 2 of this guest series, I present results of my own genotyping analysis provided by the direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing company 23andMe, specifically with respect to the estimated lifetime risk of acquiring RA. To provide a somewhat balanced perspective, I also show the corresponding results of...Continue reading 14 Comments » Read more