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Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments , ,
The past three years are positively beyond anything I could have imagined. Do you have a moment? When I started blogging, I had dreams of this website. But it could take forever to learn enough about “code” to manage it… We’ll save the rest for another day, but do you realize rawarrior.com has at least 630 pages?...Continue reading      10 Comments » Read more

What about a Clinical Protocol for Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease?

Kelly O'Neill 5 Comments ,
This was written in October 2011 as the fourth in the Frying Pan Post series. As most of you know, I’ve been crazy-busy since then, leaving many things on hold. These posts examine crucial ideas that have surfaced over the last couple of years on the blog. The Frying Pan Posts challenge the status quo...Continue reading      5 Comments » Read more

Preclinical Rheumatoid Disease: There Are No Joints in the Lungs

Kelly O'Neill 57 Comments , ,
My mom used to read to me John Godfrey Saxe’s 19th century version of a famous Indian legend, The Blind Men and the Elephant. I’m certain it contributed to my zealous love of evidence. Over the last couple of years, interacting with thousands of people with Rheumatoid disease, I came to the conclusion that only...Continue reading      57 Comments » Read more

Can We Treat the Whole Person or at Least the Whole Disease?

Kelly O'Neill 36 Comments , ,
It’s like watching The Terminal. RA is a Twilight Zone No-Man’s-Land disease. “Mr. Navorski, you cannot get into New York without a visa. You cannot get a visa without a passport, and you cannot get a new passport without a country. There’s nothing we can do for you here.” I got a letter today about one...Continue reading      36 Comments » Read more

A Paradigm Shift in Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity? Part 2

Kelly O'Neill 28 Comments , ,
In part 1 of A Paradigm Shift in Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity, we considered some reasons why better ways of considering RA disease activity are needed. Ideally, three key things should be considered regarding RA disease activity: The patient’s estimation of his disease activity (more here). Appropriate monitoring using available tests (read more here!) A more complete paradigm...Continue reading      28 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

Do you have a Rheumatology Care Team?

Kelly O'Neill 40 Comments , ,
What’s a rheumatology care team? When I wrote the About pages for this site, I discussed the team of doctors and medical professionals that a person fighting Rheumatoid Arthritis might gather around him. Like Diabetes, I realized that people with RA could need plenty of monitoring and advice. The other day, I read an article in The...Continue reading      40 Comments » Read more
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