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Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Versus Mild Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 97 Comments , ,
Next week, the blog will be one year old. During this week, I’m sharing some personal thoughts. Comparing severe Rheumatoid Arthritis & mild Rheumatoid Arthritis I’ve experienced both sides of this comparison:  I’ve been told I have Rheumatoid Arthritis too mild to understand the struggles of others: “How else could you blog every day?” Other times, I...Continue reading      97 Comments » Read more

Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Housework

Kelly Young 60 Comments ,
My house is dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis too My house has become a casualty of RA. Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis has made it harder every year. The list to-do list gets longer as the list of what I can do gets shorter. I can’t wash dishes – they’re too heavy for my fingers. I can’t scrub the...Continue reading      60 Comments » Read more

Another New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug for Me?

Kelly Young 89 Comments , ,
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 Weight Loss

Kelly Young 48 Comments ,
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

Kelly Young 63 Comments ,
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?

Kelly Young 33 Comments ,
  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?

Kelly Young 19 Comments ,
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

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain in the Twilight Zone

Kelly Young 57 Comments , ,
Thank goodness for Rheumatoid Arthritis pain? A few months ago, I had a discussion with a friend about Rheumatoid Arthritis pain. The friend does not have Rheumatoid Arthritis. We were speaking academically. At that point, I began to consider how the medical world views Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) pain. I realized that doctors and researchers examine RA pain...Continue reading      57 Comments » Read more

Tackling Rheumatoid Arthritis Sleep Problems

Kelly Young 57 Comments ,
The irony of Rheumatoid Arthritis sleep issues Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients need quantity and quality sleep to in order to fight debilitating pain and fatigue. Rest is one of the only things that can enable those living with RA to function in a somewhat normal manner. In my opinion, it is second in importance only to...Continue reading      57 Comments » Read more
modern princess and the pea

Encountering Signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Modern Princess and the Pea

Kelly Young 29 Comments ,
A modern princess and the pea We were talking about featherbeds the other day and I recalled the fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea. My imagination wandered into a modern princess and the pea... A woman was traveling across the country to visit her son for a holiday. It was a long drive, so she planned to...Continue reading      29 Comments » Read more
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