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Response to a Blog Written by a Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctor

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Please read the first part of this blog: Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors. That post discusses a story written by a young doctor who describes part of his training. If you read that post and others on the site, you know this is not an attack on good Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors. Those are the ones, like Doctor...Continue reading      6 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors

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What’s wrong with Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors? Yes, I do know there are a lot of great doctors. There’s “my good GP” as I always say. We have a fantastic nurse practitioner pediatrician. And a few others we know.  You better believe I was thrilled to find my good Rheumatoid Arthritis doctor finally. Are Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors different?...Continue reading      17 Comments » Read more

What About Rheumatoid Arthritis Pictures?

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Bringing Rheumatoid Arthritis pictures to a doctor Do you think about your appointment with the rheumatologist before you go? About what you’ll ask or tell him (or her) when you see him? Over the months, I save up the concerns and the questions. This time, I also saved up my Rheumatoid Arthritis pictures. In the beginning, the...Continue reading      25 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms Not Alleviated by Disease Treatment

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Rheumatoid Arthritis patients still have symptoms of pain & disability In a press release posted this week from Rome, the European League against Rheumatism (EULAR) says women with Rheumatoid Arthritis experience Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms despite treatment. (Link to view non-pdf version of EULAR press release.) The survey of 2,000 Rheumatoid Arthritis patients found a majority experienced...Continue reading      70 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Decisions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment decisions are PERSONal Yesterday, I was having a conversation with someone about which Rheumatoid Arthritis treatments she might quit and which ones she might continue. She was weighing options and I said what I always say: You learn as much as you can, and then you pray and choose. It’s really up to...Continue reading      35 Comments » Read more

Are Fibromyalgia Wars & Rheumatoid Arthritis Related?

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This past weekend, I spent several hours catching up on what’s called the “Fibromyalgia Wars.” Many Rheumatoid Arthritis patients do state that they have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. This is the first post on Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior on the topic of fibromyalgia. Deep breath.  What are Fibromyalgia Wars? There is argument from a number of doctors...Continue reading      118 Comments » Read more

Would Relying on Patient Generated Data Make a Difference?

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Discrepancy between patient generated data and clinician reported data Recently on the blog, I mentioned an oft-quoted study which suggests that the disease course for Rheumatoid Arthritis is becoming milder. Something puzzled me at the end of the report. The researchers noticed that Rheumatoid Arthritis patients’ ratings of their disease activity were opposite to that of...Continue reading      10 Comments » Read more
How much does patient testimony matter

How Much Does Patient Testimony Matter?

Kelly Young 19 Comments , ,
A story about patient testimony In this blog, I’m going do something I don’t often do: use personal patient testimony to illustrate a point. Today, I took my teenage son to a new ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctor. My son’s ENT history was interesting to the doctor.  Reliving the story today was poignant. As an infant, my...Continue reading      19 Comments » Read more

What if Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Wrote a Dear Doctor Letter?

Kelly Young 32 Comments , ,
Silly Fantasy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients What if we could say whatever we think to a doctor? Sometimes, I imagine what it would be like to write the doctor a letter. Here is my imaginary letter. Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Secrets Dear Doctor, Well, I’ve been looking forward to our appointment next week. It’s been several months. I hope...Continue reading      32 Comments » Read more

Uncommon Chat with a Rheumatoid Arthritis Specialist, part 2

Kelly Young 16 Comments ,
This is the second half of an interview with RA specialist Dr. Shashank Akerkar of India. In Part 1, read the doctor’s enlightening remarks about Rheumatoid Arthritis, using the internet for healthcare, and an amusing theory from a patient. Thank you, Dr. Akerkar, for visiting RA Warrior. Doctor, in America, there are not enough rheumatologists and they...Continue reading      16 Comments » Read more

Uncommon Chat with a Rheumatoid Arthritis Specialist

Kelly Young 32 Comments ,
    Dr. Akerkar, Rheumatoid Arthritis specialist One of the most interesting people I met last year is Dr. Shashank M. Akerkar, a Rheumatoid Arthritis specialist who practices in India. I was glad for the opportunity to interview Dr. Akerkar recently so you could meet him too. I got to ask him some challenging questions. And he gave...Continue reading      32 Comments » Read more
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