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Some Rheumatologists Don’t Understand How Much It Hurts

Kelly Young 55 Comments , , ,
Some rheumatologists say they don’t believe their patients It is one thing to act like women are catastrophizing when they claim that Rheumatoid Arthritis hurts so much. But it’s another thing when it is done to children. Unfortunately, I’m familiar with being disbelieved by doctors. But I’m still shocked that they do that to children. Over the...Continue reading      55 Comments » Read more

All I Want for Christmas Is My CRP

Kelly Young 35 Comments , , , ,
I thought I’d finally gotten out of Rheumatoid Arthritis / CRP purgatory, but I was wrong. I got an early Christmas present after I got back from the ACR meeting, I got a certified letter from my rheum doc. It said I couldn’t have any more Actemra infusions because my insurance company would not pay properly. It...Continue reading      35 Comments » Read more

General Practitioners Need Basic Rheumatoid Arthritis Information

Kelly Young 68 Comments , ,
Basic Rheumatoid Arthritis information is lacking in too many GP’s Murphy lurks – looking for a party to crash. (I have ways of dealing with him – read more here.) So, of course my good GP was on extended leave for the last few weeks while I’ve been trying to get every little medical duck in...Continue reading      68 Comments » Read more

Do Doctors Surprise Patients with Surgical Procedures?

Kelly Young 34 Comments , ,
Some surprises are routine Last month, I read a blog entitled “Patient-Centered Care Should Minimize Post-Surgical Surprises” by Jessie Gruman. Her article haunted me; I contemplated how I might guess what the right questions are to ask to avoid medical surprises. Actually, it seemed from her post that it might not matter too much whether I...Continue reading      34 Comments » Read more

Joint Injections for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 63 Comments , , ,
This blog is called Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior because we have to fight. I know I’m not the best warrior or the only warrior – I just know that is what we have to do: fight. Actually, through this blog, I meet other warriors who inspire me every day. I feel like my own fight is...Continue reading      63 Comments » Read more

Video: Good Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors Treat Patients

Kelly Young 95 Comments , ,
Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors who treat patients are good docs. Good doctors examine patients carefully and listen to their reports of symptoms. Good Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors don't rely on lab tests to tell them who has RA and who is in remission. Good doctors treat patients, not charts. I've met a few rheumalogy specialists who have told me that...Continue reading      95 Comments » Read more

Yale Medical School Graduation Address: a Patient Centered Approach

Kelly Young 5 Comments ,
Dr. Donald Berwick made a unique graduation address at Yale in May 2010. His own daughter was graduating. I wanted to comment on Dr Berwick’s speech and post it for you for a while, but every time I read it I cry. Advocating patient centered care: What does that mean? I don’t often write about how healthcare...Continue reading      5 Comments » Read more

20 Essential Facts About My Own Rheumatoid Arthritis No Doctor Ever Asked Me

Kelly Young 31 Comments , , ,
Essential Rheumatoid Arthritis facts only you could know Last month, we talked about 10 Essential Facts About Rheumatoid Arthritis No Doctor Ever Told Me. We were talking about some essential RA facts of life that many RA patients have to figure out on our own. Let’s look at another angle: What about some truly essential facts...Continue reading      31 Comments » Read more

Patient Centered Medical Home: Will Redesign in Healthcare Hurt Rheumatology Patients?

Kelly Young 6 Comments ,
Most posts on this blog are written with patients in mind. This post is an exception.  I’d like to specifically address this post to those who work in medicine or healthcare design. The call to make health care more patient centered Back in January, I brought my readers a treat, a video of a talk by Bridget Duffy,...Continue reading      6 Comments » Read more

10 Essential Facts About Rheumatoid Arthritis No Doctor Ever Told Me

Kelly Young 58 Comments , ,
Facts about Rheumatoid Arthritis I learned the hard way There are some important facts about Rheumatoid Arthritis that you figure out pretty quickly and other ones, you get eventually. If these are some RA facts of life, then why doesn’t anyone sit you down and give you “the little talk”? Why doesn’t the Rheumatoid Arthritis specialist tell...Continue reading      58 Comments » Read more

20 Questions RA Patients Should Ask a Doctor

Kelly Young 18 Comments , ,
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

Patient Assertiveness

Kelly Young 49 Comments , ,
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
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