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Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis Map

Kelly O'Neill 52 Comments ,
Lately, I’m getting more mail and messages from the newly diagnosed. Rheumatoid Arthritis is such a complicated diagnosis to handle. There is so much to figure out, I’ve often joked that we ought to get a degree and little letters after our name: RA. Answering emails and messages is an enjoyable part of my day because...Continue reading      52 Comments » Read more

Putting Faith in Rheumatoid Arthritis Natural Remedies

Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments , ,
What is acting in Faith? When my daughter was four, she lost her hearing. There was trauma, yes. There were doctors, yes. Then there were hearing aids. Yay! Do you know what else there were? There were naysayers. Some pressured me to have faith that she would be healed. Close friends abandoned us for turning to the medical...Continue reading      29 Comments » Read more

Prednisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 173 Comments ,
Prednisone is the most common symptom treating medicine for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Medicines which fight the Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity are called disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs).  Rheumatoid arthritis usually requires both disease treatment and symptom treatment. Lately, I’ve given a lot of thought to the prednisone Rheumatoid Arthritis issue. Like so many other RA issues, the...Continue reading      173 Comments » Read more

My Journey with Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicine

Kelly O'Neill 25 Comments , , , ,
Wouldn’t it be fun to do a happy little blog? But, I was dancing through my happy mommy life and RA busted down my door. I did not pick this fight. I just decided to fight back. This blog is written in reply to a question on yesterday’s blog about my journey with Rheumatoid Arthritis medicines....Continue reading      25 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Debate

Kelly O'Neill 35 Comments ,
To treat or not to treat RA: that is the question We’ve talked a bit about Diet and RA recently on RA Warrior. There is even a new section of the blog dedicated to RA / food related topics called RA Kitchen after Food Network’s Hell’s Kitchen. Dietary adjustments can be important to those living with...Continue reading      35 Comments » Read more

Methotrexate Injections for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 42 Comments ,
  Why inject methotrexate for RA? There are 3 main reasons that methotrexate injections may be used instead of oral tablets. Methotrexate side effects may be much less with injectable methotrexate. More methotrexate is absorbed with injections, so often it works better to fight RA. A higher dose can be administered with injectable methotrexate than is tolerable with oral methotrexate.   Is...Continue reading      42 Comments » Read more

3 Reasons to Begin Using Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicines to Fight the Disease

Kelly O'Neill 28 Comments ,
Rheumatoid Arthritis medicines called “big guns” Often, people ask how they’ll know when are ready for the big guns. My answer: When RA fires its weapons on you! It’s time for powerful Rheumatoid Arthritis medicines as soon as you know that you have Rheumatoid Arthritis. Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis has first strike weapons that can be like a...Continue reading      28 Comments » Read more
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