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Celebrities and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 3: Being our own celebrities

Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments , ,
Questions Last weekend, I teased Julie and some other RA'ers, “So how do you ya’ll look in high heels on the red carpet?” My joke has haunted me since then. What can we do to be our own celebrity spokespersons? What exactly can we accomplish? Ideas, part 1 How can regular folks like us become advocates for RA...Continue reading      17 Comments » Read more

Celebrities and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2

Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments , ,
Celebrity RA There have been a few famous people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It is well known how Renoir became crippled by RA. And Lucille Ball’s RA was scrupulously hidden from the public for many years. I wrote a post about some famous women with RA in the nineteenth century. Yesterday, we mentioned two more recent examples, Meredith...Continue reading      11 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Kitchen: Hey, We All Eat!

Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments ,
RA Kitchen: Rheumatoid arthritis diet, and a lot more The new season of Hell’s Kitchen had a lot of people excited. I thought about how that name could apply to cooking with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Now wouldn’t that be a different show... If you are like me, working in the kitchen is very different than it used to...Continue reading      17 Comments » Read more

Do You Take Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Kelly O'Neill 128 Comments , ,
What about methotrexate and RA? I answer that question frequently. People who are not taking methotrexate want to know how it feels and how it works. People who are already taking methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis ask me how I deal with side effects. I've spent countless hours writing replies to questions about methotrexate and RA  - everything from side effects...Continue reading      128 Comments » Read more

Medical Records Tip for Your Rheumatoid Arthritis History: Read the Doctors’ notes

Kelly O'Neill 44 Comments , ,
It’s your Rheumatoid Arthritis history As much as you wish you did not, you own your RA. No one wants the fatigue and pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis. However, by default, you are the manager of your Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment. Last time, we peeked into the doctors’ notes of a RA patients. In addition to the hysterical diagnosis stuff,...Continue reading      44 Comments » Read more
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Joint Protection

Kelly O'Neill 26 Comments , ,
How can we protect RA joints? As soon as the initial shock of a Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis wore off, I began to search for ways to make my life as good as it could be. I was ready to fight. One of the things that we fight off is the deformity that is part of the...Continue reading      26 Comments » Read more
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From My Private Dictionary for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 30 Comments ,
Rheumatoid Arthritis words I made up: To me, it’s fun to coin a new term. So I've been making up words for the blog as I go along. I have printed for you here an excerpt from my private dictionary. It’s only fair! Appointment disappointment: n. 1: a despairing feeling which often occurs after a medical appointment; 2:...Continue reading      30 Comments » Read more
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