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How Can Autoimmune Arthritis Diagnosis Be Improved?

January 3, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 20 Comments Ankylosing Spondylitis, Autoimmune diseases, Blog carnival, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, Spondyloarthropathy

Why Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis must be improved We have over 60 Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis stories here on Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior. In some ways they’re all unique, but there are common threads. One familiar theme is that Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis is often difficult or protracted or confusing. This is not only true for Rheumatoid Arthritis, but for...Continue reading 20 Comments » Read more

Causes of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Are There New Clues?

October 30, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 25 Comments Autoimmune diseases, Causes of RA

A Look at the Insecticide Study from ACR Why do some people get Rheumatoid Arthritis? No one has the entire answer. However, a little piece to the puzzle may have been confirmed last week at the American College of Rheumatology annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia. Did you see the news on the insecticide study? Gardening is a...Continue reading 25 Comments » Read more

Palindromic Rheumatism Is Not a Rare Form of Rheumatoid Arthritis

September 23, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 44 Comments Autoimmune diseases, Humor with RA, Palindromic Rheumatism, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis

My assessment: bad PR for Palindromic Rheumatism A few months ago, I wrote a post about Palindromic Rheumatism (PR). I had met a nurse who said her Rheumatoid Arthritis was “palindromic.” The symptoms come and go. She told me it was a rare form of Rheumatoid Arthritis which did not cause permanent damage, but was 50% likely to...Continue reading 44 Comments » Read more

Can I Delay Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis? part 1

July 23, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 58 Comments Autoimmune diseases, Courage & living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Should we wait to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis? That depends; can an ostrich heal thyroid disease? One of the things that makes us warriors is our desire to survive. We fight Rheumatoid Arthritis because we want to outlive every scheme which RA has in store for us. We are determined to live the fullest and longest and happiest...Continue reading 58 Comments » Read more