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Renoir’s Rheumatoid Arthritis

July 14, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 19 Comments Celebrities and Rheumatoid Arthritis, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Inspiration for living with RA

What do we know about Renoir’s Rheumatoid Arthritis? One of the most famous people with Rheumatoid Arthritis is Pierre August Renoir. His name is on all the lists. I read about him early on in my searches. However, most stories give precious few details about Renoir’s RA, how it affected him, and how he coped with...Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Anger

June 22, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 65 Comments Emotions and Rheumatoid Arthritis, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis Anger: Cause or effect? Chicken or the egg? I wasn’t there of course, but I’ve always favored the chicken. I love chicken, especially fried chicken… Does RA cause anger? It can be managed politely, but there are times I’m definitely angry. At any one moment, I have more pain than many people I know have...Continue reading 65 Comments » Read more

Prednisone Dosage for Rheumatoid Arthritis

May 27, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 66 Comments History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Prednisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Prednisone Dosage for Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease (UPDATED 2016) The prednisone debate is actually more than one debate. How much? For how long? Does it only mask symptoms? Or does it slow the disease? At what risk? A wide range in prednisone dosage for rheumatoid arthritis has been used to study its risks and benefits. This makes...Continue reading 66 Comments » Read more

Bewilderment of Early Aggressive Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

April 20, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 51 Comments Communicating about RA, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Article assures Rheumatoid Arthritis patients of success of early aggressive treatment For your reading pleasure, I’ve typed up some excerpts from a pdf of the Sarasota Journal February 27 article called “Rheumatoid Arthritis Doesn’t Need to Cripple.” This article had an effect on me. You will see why in a moment. “Most people with Rheumatoid Arthritis...Continue reading 51 Comments » Read more

The History of Cortisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis

April 19, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 16 Comments History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Prednisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Memory lane with Mayo and cortisone history History comes to life with Popular Science magazine’s historical issues. They are conveniently scanned into an archive viewer online. The screen shot here shows part of a graphic from a June 1951 issue. The article describes theories of why cortisone was so successful in treating Rheumatoid Arthritis. Looks like...Continue reading 16 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Is Not Our Only Pain

February 5, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 48 Comments History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Compared to RA, pain in the necks like these should be easy to cure Rheumatoid Arthritis pain can be aggravating. However, something has been just as aggravating lately. It’s the pain on my head from banging it against this wall of ignorance. Almost every day I read some preposterous statement about RA or RA pain reported...Continue reading 48 Comments » Read more

Christopher Columbus, Part 3: How Does Reactive Arthritis Compare to Rheumatoid Arthritis?

October 14, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 9 Comments History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthropathy

What is Reactive Arthritis? Reactive Arthritis is the modern name given to Reiter’s Syndrome. Apparently, the first name lost favor because Reiter was a Nazi. The name “reactive” refers to the fact that Reactive Arthritis occurs in reaction to an infection. It is also referred to as “post infectious” arthritis. Usually Reactive Arthritis occurs as a triad...Continue reading 9 Comments » Read more