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Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms Not Alleviated by Disease Treatment

Kelly O'Neill 70 Comments , , ,
Rheumatoid Arthritis patients still have symptoms of pain & disability In a press release posted this week from Rome, the European League against Rheumatism (EULAR) says women with Rheumatoid Arthritis experience Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms despite treatment. (Link to view non-pdf version of EULAR press release.) The survey of 2,000 Rheumatoid Arthritis patients found a majority experienced...Continue reading      70 Comments » Read more

Patients & Doctors Differ on Assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Severity

Kelly O'Neill 42 Comments , ,
Problems assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis disease severity? Ever feel like the doctor doesn’t see Rheumatoid Arthritis the way you do? If you have RA, you’re in good company. One new study found over a “third of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients differed from their physicians in assessment of their disease severity.” I know about this “differing” because of...Continue reading      42 Comments » Read more

3 Myths about RA that are Rheumatoid Arthritis Facts

Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments ,
The blog will be a year old on Monday. I’m using this time to reflect on some things that struck me this year. Some conventional Rheumatoid Arthritis facts are also mythical RA is such a tricky disease that even Rheumatoid Arthritis facts can be a bit ambiguous. Here are three accepted facts that are full of mystery. Rheumatoid...Continue reading      29 Comments » Read more

Are Fibromyalgia Wars & Rheumatoid Arthritis Related?

Kelly O'Neill 118 Comments , , , ,
This past weekend, I spent several hours catching up on what’s called the “Fibromyalgia Wars.” Many Rheumatoid Arthritis patients do state that they have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. This is the first post on Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior on the topic of fibromyalgia. Deep breath.  What are Fibromyalgia Wars? There is argument from a number of doctors...Continue reading      118 Comments » Read more

Courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 44 Comments , ,
Are there distinct courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis for RA patients? We talk so often of what we have in common. Let’s think about our differences for a moment. One of my very first blog posts was about the four courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis. It’s like a fact of life with RA: we are not all the...Continue reading      44 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Rice Bodies

Kelly O'Neill 44 Comments ,
Have you ever heard of Rheumatoid Arthritis rice bodies? Is there no end to the surprises of Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rice bodies? Huh? This weekend, Chelsea left a comment mentioning rice bodies and I had to check it out. Here’s some background from the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases about rice bodies: “Rice bodies can occur in the joints...Continue reading      44 Comments » Read more

What Is the List of Rheumatoid Arthritis Joints?

Kelly O'Neill 56 Comments ,
Searching for proof for Rheumatoid Arthritis joints Several people have recently asked me questions about which joints can be affected by Rheumatoid Arthritis.  Cindy’s post is a typical example. People write that they are worried because when they complain about an RA symptom, a doctor has told them something like this: “You cannot get Rheumatoid Arthritis...Continue reading      56 Comments » Read more
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