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.

Traveling with Chronic Illness/RA Part 2: 20 Helpful Tips

July 27, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 40 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Nothing makes traveling with chronic illness / RA easy I’ve traveled all my life. As I explained in yesterday’s blog, Traveling with Chronic Illness / RA Part 1, it is different to travel with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Here are a few of the tips that I’ve learned over the last few years from traveling and talking with other friends...Continue reading 40 Comments » Read more

Traveling with Chronic Illness / RA, part 1

July 26, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 11 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Traveling for fun, goodbyes, and answers about RA Last summer, I set out in my truck to do something that felt impossible to me. My girls and I filled my Suburban to capacity, picked up our best girlfriends, and took off for Mississippi. My daughter was returning to college and I was determined to find a...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

20 Questions RA Patients Should Ask a Doctor

July 23, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 18 Comments e-patient, Talking to doctors, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

There are lots of questions RA patients can and should ask doctors… The following is a list of suggested questions to ask a doctor. The list of questions was designed to be useful with a new RA doctor, but many of them you could ask any doctor. Some of these questions are from my own “must...Continue reading 18 Comments » Read more

Folic Acid with Methotrexate: the Debate

July 22, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 53 Comments Methotrexate, Side effects for RA medicine

Folic acid & methotrexate: a tug of war Methotrexate is the most common medicine used to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis. However, some say it is still a mystery exactly how it works. Several sources I’ve read say that, because methotrexate is a folate antagonist, it inhibits the production of harmful cells with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a similar...Continue reading 53 Comments » Read more

Comparisons with Chronic Illness

July 20, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 20 Comments Humor with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

A need for comparisons of chronic illness Did you ever know anyone who has to make comparisons with chronic illness? They are always more sick and get less sympathy. They have more extreme side effects and less support… Chronic illness is just like other things – some people just need to compare. It’s like they have a...Continue reading 20 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Support: My Nicest Examples

July 19, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 50 Comments Empathy and RA, Rheumatoid arthritis support

Rheumatoid Arthritis support: 3 sources This blog is about the nicest thing that someone has done for me since I became ill with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It’s not tough to decide, but it’s tough to talk about. First, there are some honorable mentions. 1) There’s that first good doctor who confirmed my diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Support from the...Continue reading 50 Comments » Read more

Patient Assertiveness

July 16, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 49 Comments e-patient, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Talking to doctors

Not enough patient assertiveness? If you saw the blog with the pretty Actemra brochures and the not-so-pretty bruises, you know I needed some patient assertiveness recently. My skin rarely bruises, but the coloring was not the worst thing. That elbow was stiffened and screaming for two weeks with a flare caused by the rough treatment of...Continue reading 49 Comments » Read more

Renoir’s Rheumatoid Arthritis

July 14, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 19 Comments Celebrities and Rheumatoid Arthritis, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Inspiration for living with RA

What do we know about Renoir’s Rheumatoid Arthritis? One of the most famous people with Rheumatoid Arthritis is Pierre August Renoir. His name is on all the lists. I read about him early on in my searches. However, most stories give precious few details about Renoir’s RA, how it affected him, and how he coped with...Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Test: Some Funny Factors

July 13, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 15 Comments Blood test for RA/ Rheumatoid Disease, Humor with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Oh finally, the real "RA test”! The other day, I picked up my lab test results. Because of new insurance, I’d been sent to a new lab. New procedures. New forms. New nightmare parking lot. I’m such an RA geek I start reading my blood test results the minute they are handed to me while walking out the...Continue reading 15 Comments » Read more

1st Dose of Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis: 15 Questions

July 12, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 113 Comments Methotrexate, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Uncertainty with the 1st dose of methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis Some reports say that 95 percent of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients take methotrexate to treat RA at some point. It’s the most searched for item on this website and one of the most repeated topics in questions sent to me. Doctors write it mtx or mtxe. Patients...Continue reading 113 Comments » Read more

Response to a Blog Written by a Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctor

July 9, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 6 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Talking to doctors

Please read the first part of this blog: Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors. That post discusses a story written by a young doctor who describes part of his training. If you read that post and others on the site, you know this is not an attack on good Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors. Those are the ones, like Doctor...Continue reading 6 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors

July 8, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 17 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Talking to doctors

What’s wrong with Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors? Yes, I do know there are a lot of great doctors. There’s “my good GP” as I always say. We have a fantastic nurse practitioner pediatrician. And a few others we know. You better believe I was thrilled to find my good Rheumatoid Arthritis doctor finally. Are Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors different?...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

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