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Rheumatology Blog Carnival #2: How Can Diagnosis Be Improved?

Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments , ,
Welcome to the second ever rheumatology carnival, a blog carnival on diseases of rheumatology such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Sjögren’s syndrome, and Juvenile Arthritis. You are in for such a treat. I hope you’ll take time to read each of the blogs that was submitted. What would improve diagnosis of RA or other...Continue reading      12 Comments » Read more

My RA Fit Kit – Rheumatoid Arthritis Exercise, Part 4

Kelly O'Neill 20 Comments , ,
Several people have asked me about the My RA Fit Kit program by UCB (Cimzia). I’ve read lots of comments from RA patients. One patient didn’t just comment. She created her own RA fit kit on video (below).   Some history on the My RA Fit Kit commercial The first commercial was scrapped after a short run.  I...Continue reading      20 Comments » Read more

Evidence and Truth: WTF (Where’s the Fact?)

Kelly O'Neill 24 Comments , , ,
Inconsistency bothers me. When I’m interviewed, I answer that I wanted to build this website because there is so much “wrong” information about Rheumatoid Arthritis.  Too many common generalizations are actually incorrect. Truth about RA can be hard to find. Maybe this is an explanation in part. I read something amazing today on The Scientist: Evidence:...Continue reading      24 Comments » Read more

All I Want for Christmas Is My CRP

Kelly O'Neill 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
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Facts

20 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Facts I learned from RA Patients

Kelly O'Neill 128 Comments , ,
Why call them Rheumatoid Arthritis patient facts? There were many things that didn’t add up as I started to read so-called Rheumatoid Arthritis facts. What I read was not what I experienced. The more I heard from other RA patients, the longer was the list of things I wondered about. I can’t believe I’m finally saying...Continue reading      128 Comments » Read more

Rheumatology Blog Carnival #1: Causes of Rheum Un-Awareness

Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments ,
Welcome to the very first rheum carnival, a blog carnival on diseases of rheumatology such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Juvenile Arthritis. Will celebrity rescue rheumatology with awareness? A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post asking how we got to this place of a terrible lack of awareness where a celebrity...Continue reading      12 Comments » Read more

RA Is Not “arthritis”: a PSA on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 83 Comments , ,
Not syrupy sweet, but a Public Service Announcement on Rheumatoid Arthritis This video was not created to encourage patients, so it’s not all warm and fuzzy. Rather, this video is a short public service announcement with a distinct purpose: To tell the public that Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease that is distinct from “arthritis” (what’s now...Continue reading      83 Comments » Read more
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