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The Mouse in My Pocket: We Are Not All Alone

November 30, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 31 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Professional patient

RA can be Isolating. Even with loved ones, we might feel lonely because they don’t know what we’re going through. Our friends can’t visualize the ice-pick that’s stabbing us or appreciate what it’s like to move around in cookie dough all the time. Being alone is not all bad, but feeling cut-off sucks Being alone can be...Continue reading 31 Comments » Read more

News Flare! 1st Rituxan Infusion! WebMD Award! and More!

September 15, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 35 Comments e-patient, Patient advocacy, Professional patient, Rituxan for Rheumatoid Arthritis

First Rituxan infusion Monday, I spent 8 hours with an IV for my first Rituxan infusion. It took a longer time for various reasons, but it seems I did fine. So far my only noticeable side effect has been a fierce headache. Still. It’s difficult to describe how grateful I am for those who sat with me...Continue reading 35 Comments » Read more

Can We Find Similarities with Rheumatoid Arthritis?

September 9, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 53 Comments Communicating about RA, Professional patient

Very often with Rheumatoid Arthritis, we emphasize our differences. It helps the newly diagnosed to get over the shock of living with a new symptom every day. It helps explain a fickle disease that is quite unreasonable and undemocratic in its attacks. But what about our similarities? Common threads and similarities in Rheumatoid Arthritis As Bob...Continue reading 53 Comments » Read more

Life of a Professional Patient, Blog#7: Radiofrequency Ablation with RA?

August 26, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 6 Comments Professional patient, Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials, Rheumatoid Arthritis spine

Radiofrequency ablation has nothing to do with RA. Unless RA pain from the spine is real. Warning: This is one of those personal posts. It was an unusual week. Monday: We drove to Orlando for Roo’s hernia post-op appointment. It’s all good. I wish every doc were so skilled. Tiger saw his Fairy Godmother (hearing aid specialist). I wish...Continue reading 6 Comments » Read more

Rheum Blog Carnival: Pain Relief in Rheumatology

August 19, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 16 Comments Blog carnival, Professional patient, Rheumatoid arthritis pain

Hey all! I’m truly amazed and humbled by the blogs about pain relief that I’ve read over the last few days. I hope you’ll read them all. Here’s the original post with describing today’s topic about how to treat pain relief in Rheumatology. We asked about who should treat the pain and when, whether patients...Continue reading 16 Comments » Read more

Will the Next Frontier Be Rituxan?

July 11, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 51 Comments Biologics for RA, Professional patient, Rituxan for Rheumatoid Arthritis

I spent a couple of hours tonight searching for a Rituxan blog post I wrote a couple of weeks ago. Finally, I figured out there’s only one way to make it come out of hiding – write it over again. (Murphy always lurks, but we can outsmart him.) Working my way toward Rituxan You know that life...Continue reading 51 Comments » Read more

The Appointment with Doctor Perv

May 20, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 144 Comments Professional patient, Talking to doctors

I wish this RA really were a lie. What kind of mother would fake not being able to put on her child’s socks? What kind of mother would make her children cook dinner, wash the dishes and clean the house so she could live out her dream of feigning illness? Certainly not the same mother who carried the...Continue reading 144 Comments » Read more

Elephant Jokes for a Happy Two Year Birthday RA Warrior

May 19, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 17 Comments Humor with RA, Professional patient, Talking to doctors

One reason I love elephants is they remind me of my goal: To become extremely old and gray and much wrinkled, like a good elephant. As you read this, I’m hopefully finding a rheumatologist to help me do that. Elephant jokes to celebrate. Why don’t African elephants like to play cards? Because of all the cheetahs. It wasn’t much...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

Life of a Professional Patient,Blog 6: Full Body Bone Scan

February 18, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 7 Comments Nuclear bone scan, Professional patient

It’s been a little while since I wrote a professional patient entry. It started out as just sarcasm. It turned out to be kind of a journal of my “progress” in the fight. I think I write one when there is a kind of milestone. You can find the links to the other professional patient...Continue reading 7 Comments » Read more

Toby Mac “Made to Love” & Thanks for Your Help

January 16, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 10 Comments Professional patient, Video or podcast

Thanks for your faithfulness and appeal for your help During the last couple of years, I’ve posted like the mailman – come hell or high water. Often, I’ve finished writing blogs or creating the images in the middle of the night – whatever it takes to be sure it’s always there. And you've been there, too. The...Continue reading 10 Comments » Read more

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