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.

Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Kitchen: Hey, We All Eat!

September 30, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 17 Comments Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

RA Kitchen: Rheumatoid arthritis diet, and a lot more The new season of Hell’s Kitchen had a lot of people excited. I thought about how that name could apply to cooking with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Now wouldn’t that be a different show... If you are like me, working in the kitchen is very different than it used to...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

5 Ways We Can Spread Awareness of Rheumatoid Arthritis

September 29, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 11 Comments Communicating about RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Transparency & living with RA

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? “Will people ever understand that the autoimmune disease Rheumatoid Arthritis is not the same thing as Gramma’s arthritis?” I have read numerous remarks recently that sound like this. They say: “Impossible. It is impossible for people without RA to understand what RA actually is.” It can be discouraging. I understand the exasperation. However, building a...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

Do You Take Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis?

September 25, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 127 Comments Methotrexate, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

What about methotrexate and RA? I answer that question frequently. People who are not taking methotrexate want to know how it feels and how it works. People who are already taking methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis ask me how I deal with side effects. I've spent countless hours writing replies to questions about methotrexate and RA - everything from side effects...Continue reading 127 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Disability Makes Things Difficult

September 24, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 134 Comments Doing Projects with RA, Humor with RA, Rheumatoid arthritis disability

Rheumatoid Arthritis makes certain things difficult. From what I can tell, the classic list is opening doorknobs, jars, or buttons. I have found many more things to be difficult than that, so I thought I’d modernize the list a bit. Got any more ideas? Rheumatoid Arthritis disability makes things hard. No one thinks about... Peeling a...Continue reading 134 Comments » Read more

Palindromic Rheumatism Is Not a Rare Form of Rheumatoid Arthritis

September 23, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 43 Comments Autoimmune diseases, Humor with RA, Palindromic Rheumatism, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis

My assessment: bad PR for Palindromic Rheumatism A few months ago, I wrote a post about Palindromic Rheumatism (PR). I had met a nurse who said her Rheumatoid Arthritis was “palindromic.” The symptoms come and go. She told me it was a rare form of Rheumatoid Arthritis which did not cause permanent damage, but was 50% likely to...Continue reading 43 Comments » Read more

Medical Records Tip for Your Rheumatoid Arthritis History: Read the Doctors’ notes

September 22, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 43 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Talking to doctors, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

It’s your Rheumatoid Arthritis history As much as you wish you did not, you own your RA. No one wants the fatigue and pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis. However, by default, you are the manager of your Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment. Last time, we peeked into the doctors’ notes of a RA patients. In addition to the hysterical diagnosis stuff,...Continue reading 43 Comments » Read more

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Hysterical Symptom Diagnosis, Part 2

September 21, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 25 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, Talking to doctors

Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis with a literally hysterical symptom We all know diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis can be complicated. Many of you have told of the months or years you suffered from Rheumatoid Arthritis without a diagnosis. The stories include trips to various doctors who either gave a misdiagnosis or an under-diagnosis. Unfortunately, there are also those who...Continue reading 25 Comments » Read more

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Hysterical Symptom Diagnosis, Part 1

September 18, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 18 Comments History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis

Origin of the word hysterical I love etymology. Origins of words can reveal a lot. And sometimes, it can be hysterically funny—except perhaps in the case of the word “hysterical” as in a hysterical diagnosis. The word hysterical is synonymous with the words psychosomatic or neurotic. It refers to physical illness which has no identifiable physical origin....Continue reading 18 Comments » Read more

Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Affect the Spine?

September 17, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 102 Comments Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis spine, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

You can’t get Rheumatoid Arthritis in the spine, can you? (The funny noises in my neck say yes. Let’s see what the funny-sounding medical words say about RA in the spine…) The only books on Rheumatoid Arthritis that I read are ones from “legitimate” sources such as recognized university hospitals or M.D.’s who specialize in rheumatology. But, there...Continue reading 102 Comments » Read more

Ankylosing Spondylitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

September 16, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 65 Comments Ankylosing Spondylitis, Invisible Illness, Spondyloarthropathy

The Family Tree of Rheumatic Diseases Rheumatoid Arthritis is a strange disease which is difficult for science to explain. It is not surprising that there are several other rheumatic diseases which are akin to Rheumatoid Arthritis. Today, I am introducing you to one of the cousin’s of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis. What is Ankylosing spondylitis? Ankylosing spondylitis is...Continue reading 65 Comments » Read more

Why Am I Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior?

September 15, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 13 Comments Encouragement for living with RA, Humor with RA

History of Rheumatoid Arthritis “Warrior”? My name (Kelly) rhymes with lots of things. None of them pretty. Enjoy imagining… I am not putting it here. I hated that name as a kid. When I got older, those bookmarks with names became popular. Everyone was glad to see his name in print with the etymology of the name...Continue reading 13 Comments » Read more

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