RA Public Service Announcement Video

March 22, 2019 Kelly Young 1

A video RA Public Service Announcement explains that rheumatoid arthritis is a serious disease, with arthritis as just one symptom. #rheum

Treating RA

Testing the imaware™ RA Test Kit

March 12, 2019 Kelly Young 0

Video of RA Warrior Kelly O’Neill doing an imaware™ RA test kit, giving tips and advice to make the process easier. Kelly reads the report of her results.

Communication and Inspiration

Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis

March 6, 2019 Kelly Young 3

Identifying possible rheumatoid arthritis is one step in a new quest to stop rheumatoid disease from becoming full-blown. Part 2 of RA Runs in Families.

RA Research, Resources, and Rheumatology

RA Runs in Families

February 28, 2019 Kelly Young 14

Evidence that RA runs in families and discussion of family risk of rheumatoid disease and imaware™ at-home RA test to screen for RA.

Treating RA

RA Surgery — 10 Questions Answered

February 18, 2019 Kelly Young 15

Discussion of RA surgery and questions related to surgery in people with rheumatoid disease, including continuation of medications.

RA Research, Resources, and Rheumatology

Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Hazy

January 31, 2019 Kelly Young 14

Discussion of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis and the criteria for diagnosis of rheumatoid disease. Study shows seronegative disease is as severe.

Update from Chicago!

November 11, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 4 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Doing Projects with RA, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation

It’s our last day in Chicago! Katie Beth and I are going to be tourists for a half-day and then pack for an early flight. All day tomorrow we’ll be in transit. Here’s a quick update until I’m able to write more. The last couple of months have been spent in almost constant preparation for the...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more

Does It Matter Whether Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects DIP Joints?

November 9, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 64 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms, Talking to doctors

Arguments in rheumatology which are critical for patients Certain issues need to be settled in order to improve patient care for RA. Some things that have been “understood” or taught for years are wrong. These issues lead to inconsistencies in the practice of doctors who care for RA patients. Some of those issues have been taken head-on here...Continue reading 64 Comments » Read more

Mayo Clinic Video Interview: Patients at ACR Scientific Meeting

November 6, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 11 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Patient advocacy, Video or podcast

Some of you may be puzzled about what I’m doing in Chicago. So here’s a brief summary and a video interview with Mayo Clinic News Blog telling why patients are interested in a scientific meeting like the ACR Scientific Meeting. What happens at the American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting? “The ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting will be...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

Video: Rheumatoid Patient Foundation Gives RA Patients a Voice

November 4, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 1 Comment Patient advocacy, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Video or podcast

This week, the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation (RPF) conducts our first exhibit at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Scientific Meeting. Beginning tomorrow, we’ll present our video The Faces of Rheumatoid Disease to doctors, researchers, and industry attending the ACR meeting. We’ve also prepared other materials that we’ll be sharing with you in the coming...Continue reading 1 Comment » Read more

When Rheumatology Is Sexy

November 2, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 16 Comments Communicating about RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

If medicine can be sexy the way a new car or an iPhone is, what about rheumatology? Is there anything desirable or exciting there? Possibly, according to rheumatologist Ronan Kavanagh who wrote “The sexiness and cool of rheumatology.” Mostly, rheumatologists examine things that healthy people look away from: disability, deformity, and pain. The father of modern...Continue reading 16 Comments » Read more

Video Blog: Two Essentials with a Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis

October 31, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 24 Comments Encouragement for living with RA, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Video or podcast

What do you say to someone diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis? If I could meet to every person diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I’d encourage them to Expect the best from treatments; Read all of their medical records; Keep up on research. I’d also wish for them that they find doctors who listen well! What else is indispensible with a Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis? Watch...Continue reading 24 Comments » Read more

Is That Your Final Answer? …or Replying to Misconceptions

October 28, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 98 Comments Communicating about RA, Humor with RA, Talking to doctors

A day filled with misconceptions about Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease I wrote this post weeks ago when it had just happened. I imagined responses that to misconceptions about rheumatoid arthritis are usually held back in polite conversation. Am I the only one who does that? What if it were a game show… It was a day filled...Continue reading 98 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Exercise, Round 5

October 25, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 53 Comments Cost of activity - usage principle, Exercise with RA, Frying Pan Posts, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

This is the third post in the Frying Pan series to honor of the blog’s 3rd year, considering some significant issues from the last couple years. Sometimes the ...Continue reading 53 Comments » Read more

Behind the Scenes Video: Patient at a Social Media Conference

October 24, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 4 Comments Doing Projects with RA, Pain Tolerance / RA Stoicism, Patient advocacy, Video or podcast

Telling it like it is. On camera. It’s uncomfortable. It's very hard to talk about harsh pain. Why does pain seem so embarrassing? I even gave birth in quiet agony a few times because of that. 3 aspects of RA that are difficult to discuss It’s hard to talk about pain, so most of us are pretty private...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more

Dear Healthcare Facility: We Love This But We Hate That

October 21, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 26 Comments Humor with RA, Talking to doctors

None of us love a needle stick, but some technicians do it so well, you can hardly feel it. Last week, a woman took several vials of blood without even asking me to squeeze a damn rubber ball. It was the first time a nurse remembered I have RA and adjusted her procedure! Thank you!...Continue reading 26 Comments » Read more

A Paradigm Shift in Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity? Part 3

October 17, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 59 Comments Blood test for RA/ Rheumatoid Disease, Measuring rheumatoid disease activity, Patient reported outcome measure, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

In Part 1, we pointed out that patients and clinicians look at Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity in different ways. Rheumatologists especially focus on joints, and actually particular kinds of joint activity. Patients face much more with regard to disease activity, as reflected in the post and comments page. In Part 2, we looked at two specific...Continue reading 59 Comments » Read more

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