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A Message from a Young Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior

July 16, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 19 Comments Faith, Guest post on RA Warrior, Rheumatoid arthritis disability, Rheumatoid arthritis support

Wait, hope, pray, and… Hello, everyone. My name is Katie Beth Young and I have a few words for those with AND without a Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis. You might have read my mom’s post called The Me Before Rheumatoid Arthritis. Next month, I’ll be 17 so I remember the stucco days. I remember the landscaping, the hundreds...Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more

Should Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Exercise?

July 9, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 112 Comments Exercise with RA, Rheumatoid arthritis disability

Can we talk about exercise? There is an elephant in the room. Not a cute and helpful one like Horton. It is one of those proverbial elephants no one wants to address. It’s a big and annoying issue that won’t go away, yet everyone tries to ignore. I do not fancy myself an elephant tamer. However, I...Continue reading 112 Comments » Read more

How is Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosed? Part 2

July 6, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 13 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis

Will I need an RA Patient Protection Plan? Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis is not easy. Living with RA is no picnic either. And writing about it is like untangling cooked spaghetti. There is no single definitive RA test There's is no conclusive test for a clear positive or negative diagnosis for Rheumatoid Arthritis. But, I believe that the diagnostic process could be...Continue reading 13 Comments » Read more

How is Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosed? Part 1

July 5, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 14 Comments American College of Rheumatology, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis

Why is it so hard to diagnose Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid Arthritis is a mystery even to doctors. The diagnosis is a subjective process even though many of the symptoms are clearly measurable. Every book or article I read says that it is difficult to diagnose. Why? It is only in recent years this disease actually has a...Continue reading 14 Comments » Read more

The UK’s “Campaign Against Ignorance” of Rheumatoid Arthritis

June 26, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 10 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Talking to doctors

Ignorance about RA Studies show that people do not understand very much about Rheumatoid Arthritis. There are many misconceptions. But, you probably already figured that out on your own. In the UK, the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) is trying to change that. They have an entire campaign about it. They call 2009 the “Year of Rheumatoid...Continue reading 10 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Requires Disease Treatment and Symptom Treatment

June 24, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 31 Comments Biologics for RA, Comprehensive RA Care, Enbrel, Humira, Methotrexate, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

There is a difference between disease control and symptom control for Rheumatoid Arthritis. There is no Rheumatoid Arthritis cure. You probably gathered that from yesterday’s funny blog. However, there are medications which can curb many of the effects of RA by actually cutting back the activity of the immune cells. These are the medicines referred to as DMARDs: disease...Continue reading 31 Comments » Read more

The Controlled Burn Strategy of Disease Control for RA

June 21, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 6 Comments Courage & living with RA, Enbrel, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Rheumatoid Arthritis medicines work like a controlled burn Here in Central Florida, wildfires are a regular problem. Sometimes, it rains down cinders when the fires are miles away. Creepy until you get used to it. However, I have seen several fires in my own neighborhood that were out of control. One season, we got used to going...Continue reading 6 Comments » Read more

The Difference Between Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

June 15, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 41 Comments Invisible Illness, Transparency & living with RA

What is the difference between Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis? Sometimes, you can show how much you care by sharing what you know. But, other times, you can show how much you care by acknowledging what you don’t know. A good friend asked me this week to explain the difference between Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and arthritis /Osteoarthritis (OA)....Continue reading 41 Comments » Read more

The Four Courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis, part 2

June 14, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 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 Young 46 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 46 Comments » Read more

Professional Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: RA Warrior on the Road

June 10, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 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

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