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Lipstick & Luck: Feeling Fabulous with Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease

Kelly O'Neill 47 Comments , ,
If we try, will we feel fabulous with Rheumatoid Arthritis? Feeling and looking fabulous with RA sells well, but how much can lipstick help? Most people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis have felt the sting of someone suggesting we don’t need to be as sick if we would only try _____. Hearing this can seem harsh, especially...Continue reading      47 Comments » Read more

Does It Matter Whether Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects DIP Joints?

Kelly O'Neill 64 Comments ,
Arguments in rheumatology which are critical for patients Certain issues need to be settled in order to improve patient care for RA. Some things that have been “understood” or taught for years are wrong. These issues lead to inconsistencies in the practice of doctors who care for RA patients. Some of those issues have been taken head-on here...Continue reading      64 Comments » Read more

Behind the Scenes Video: Patient at a Social Media Conference

Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments , , ,
Telling it like it is. On camera. It’s uncomfortable. It's very hard to talk about harsh pain. Why does pain seem so embarrassing? I even gave birth in quiet agony a few times because of that. 3 aspects of RA that are difficult to discuss It’s hard to talk about pain, so most of us are pretty private...Continue reading      4 Comments » Read more

A Paradigm Shift in Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity? Part 1

Kelly O'Neill 66 Comments , ,
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity? People living with RA know it can affect them in unexpected ways that don’t involve joints. Just reading recent comments here, you can see people talking about these effects of RA: Drastic weight loss Frequent low-grade fevers Ruined teeth from dry mouth or autoimmune activity Heart or lung damage Depression Debilitating fatigue Various eye problems Speaking strictly of...Continue reading      66 Comments » Read more

By the Way, I Have RA

Kelly O'Neill 62 Comments , ,
I have written about the difficulty of disclosing about RA, especially at events like a Mayo Clinic Center Social Media conference. But we haven’t talked much about the other side: When we explain about RA, do people understand? Not so much. In a recent example, I went through three rounds of explanations about why I could...Continue reading      62 Comments » Read more

Can We Find Similarities with Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Kelly O'Neill 53 Comments ,
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
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