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.

If I Were Not Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis: 10 Things I’d Do

January 18, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 67 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

What if there were a cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis or you had a genuine remission from living with RA? Like many, this post is inspired by a conversation with another person living with RA – actually, several conversations. We aren’t dwelling on the negative, just dreaming about what we we’d love to do. I thought sharing...Continue reading 67 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Debate

January 14, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 35 Comments Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis natural cure

To treat or not to treat RA: that is the question We’ve talked a bit about Diet and RA recently on RA Warrior. There is even a new section of the blog dedicated to RA / food related topics called RA Kitchen after Food Network’s Hell’s Kitchen. Dietary adjustments can be important to those living with...Continue reading 35 Comments » Read more

Methotrexate Injections for Rheumatoid Arthritis

January 13, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 42 Comments Methotrexate, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Why inject methotrexate for RA? There are 3 main reasons that methotrexate injections may be used instead of oral tablets. Methotrexate side effects may be much less with injectable methotrexate. More methotrexate is absorbed with injections, so often it works better to fight RA. A higher dose can be administered with injectable methotrexate than is tolerable with oral methotrexate. Is...Continue reading 42 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis News: Actemra Approved

January 11, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 42 Comments Actemra, American College of Rheumatology, Biologics for RA, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

New medicine for unresponsive Rheumatoid Arthritis in the news Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat severe RA in patients who did not respond to TNF blocking medicines like Enbrel and Humira and other disease modifying drugs DMARDs. Associated Press reports: Hal Barron, chief medical officer for Genentech, a division...Continue reading 42 Comments » Read more

Dear Bridget Duffy from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient

January 7, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 15 Comments Invisible Illness, Talking to doctors, Video or podcast

Bridget Duffy at Gel Health 2009 from Gel Conference. Dear Bridget, I was truly stunned when I came across your speech. Your story produces intense reaction from a woman living with Rheumatoid Arthritis. RA is primarily an invisible illness. It can cause a person to be severely disabled quite suddenly and need help from medical professionals desperately....Continue reading 15 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Message Boards

January 5, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 47 Comments e-patient, Rheumatoid arthritis support, Talking to doctors

The subject of RA message boards has come up recently in a couple of conversations. I want to ask what you think. From what I’ve heard, message boards and forums are popular sources of RA information. Some are fully moderated so that posts are kept positive and kind. Others are less so. However, none are moderated...Continue reading 47 Comments » Read more

Methotrexate and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is Alcohol Consumption Safe?

January 4, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 113 Comments Alcohol & Rheumatoid Arthritis, Methotrexate

RA Medicines were a gift The day I finally met the good rheumatologist, I was given several prescriptions. But, they weren’t Christmas presents. They came with stern warnings. Do not get pregnant; do not drink any alcohol… the regular drill. At that point, I was scared stiff. Well, I was stiff already anyway. However, I was also...Continue reading 113 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Diet, Part 2: Ten Easy Tips

December 31, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 44 Comments Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

What would a diet for RA look like? Is there a diet healthy for Rheumatoid Arthritis? Diet seems to be one way we can impact our health for the good. If you read the last blog post with the crazy medicine cabinet, you know that there is not a Rheumatoid Arthritis diet cure. However, we examined...Continue reading 44 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Diet: 3 Key Questions

December 29, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 45 Comments Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis natural cure

There are dozens of books & hundreds of websites for RA diet cures, so one of them must be true... One of the most bewildering topics in the ocean of RA information is nutrition. There are so many selling their cure for RA that the water is muddied between myth and fact. Search online for “Rheumatoid...Continue reading 45 Comments » Read more

The Problem with Rheumatoid Arthritis Information: Why is RA so hard to study and cure?

December 28, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 12 Comments Communicating about RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis remission, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

I guess YouTube is not the best place for RA information There sure are a lot of YouTube videos with RA cures. I watched several this weekend, getting distracted while doing research. Several thoughts competed in my mind: “No wonder _________ (fill in the blank with whoever’s name) thinks I’m crazy for taking RA medicines if she’s...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

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