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Thinking about Love Bug Season & People with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 17 Comments ,
The love bugs are swarming now in Central Florida I’ll never forget my first moments in Florida. I remember it plainly. It was the shock and awe season – otherwise known as love bug season. I had gotten on the plane with my new baby in Albuquerque in the snow. It was about the first of May....Continue reading      17 Comments » Read more

The Fake Patient (fPatient) & Patient Engagement on Drug Companies’ Sites

Kelly Young 30 Comments ,
Patient engagement: ePatients, meet fPatients I wrote about ePatients on the blog a couple of months ago. The e-patient is supposed to be a patient who is engaged in electronic media (the internet) to learn about his/her medical condition. Perhaps she is doing research or reading about the experiences of other patients. Many of you might...Continue reading      30 Comments » Read more

Actemra Rival IL-6 Inhibitor Shown Effective in Trial

Kelly Young 7 Comments , ,
New IL-6 inhibitor brings ACR 50 to half of patients Would you believe I just realized why the Biologics’ names end in “mab”? It is short for monoclonal antibody. Must be those blonde highlights. A new monoclonal antibody referred to as ALD518 was tested on one hundred twenty-seven patients who took part in a Phase 2 clinical...Continue reading      7 Comments » Read more

3 Myths about RA that are Rheumatoid Arthritis Facts

Kelly Young 28 Comments ,
The blog will be a year old on Monday. I’m using this time to reflect on some things that struck me this year. Some conventional Rheumatoid Arthritis facts are also mythical RA is such a tricky disease that even Rheumatoid Arthritis facts can be a bit ambiguous. Here are three accepted facts that are full of mystery. Rheumatoid...Continue reading      28 Comments » Read more

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

Methotrexate Injections for Rheumatoid Arthritis, part 2: Needles

Kelly Young 66 Comments ,
Why methotrexate injections? Methotrexate is the most widely used treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Almost every Rheumatoid Arthritis patient will be prescribed methotrexate at some point. Doctors are thankful to have something they can prescribe that works well for most patients with fewer serious or irreversible side effects than the older disease treatments. Methotrexate is a big...Continue reading      66 Comments » Read more

The Value of Patient Reported Outcome Measures of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 33 Comments ,
Are patient reported outcome measures useful for Rheumatoid Arthritis? Unfortunately, pain is invisible. I’ve fantasized that it should have a color so that it could be seen and measured objectively. However, pain is just as invisible as stiffness, weakness, and fatigue – the major symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis. How can we measure Rheumatoid Arthritis since its...Continue reading      33 Comments » Read more

Looking at a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare Up with a Smile

Kelly Young 37 Comments , ,
See what a Rheumatoid Arthritis flare up plus a little creativity can produce! There was a treat in my email box last night.  Young freelance writer Brooke Windsor wrote up this clever verse about her Rheumatoid Arthritis flare. It gives cool meaning to “grin and bear it.” Brooke’s writing touched me and made me smile and I’m...Continue reading      37 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

Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission

Kelly Young 15 Comments ,
Is Rheumatoid Arthritis remission whatever it means to you? I could not resist picking up the “managing arthritis” magazine last week in the rheumatology doctor’s waiting room. For some reason, I want to know what – if anything – they are telling patients who have Rheumatoid Arthritis. Is it weird how I choose that over a...Continue reading      15 Comments » Read more
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