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A blog about patient engagement in healthcare, rheumatoid arthritis, and coping skills with chronic illness, along with some practical ideas and personal strategies

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Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Is Seeing the Doctor 400 Times Too Much?

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This is a cautionary story of how it can be expensive in time as well as money to know too little about your own health and treatments. Th...

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Saturday, 14 September 2013

Things Are Different At The Doctor

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This week I had to go to see my GP doctor for a visit because I have been upping my dosage of methotrexate (MTX) to the maximum. (doctors...

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Saturday, 7 September 2013

How To Develop Chronic Patient Syndrome

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There are many stories about waste in healthcare. Some are ridiculous and some are based on misunderstandings and lack of knowledge. Here...

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Patient View of Humira

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When I first developed RA the treatment plan given by my Family Doctor was to take a maximum dose of aspirin (12 pills a day) for a three ...

Saturday, 18 May 2013

You Look Sick

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Though it is frustrating to have people say that you don't "look sick" with your invisible illness, imagine the opposite. Fra...

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Progression of Damage and Why It matters

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Damage to your joints sounds so academic and unlikely when you first get a diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis (or Rheumatoid Arthritis Dise...

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Anet: I've had rheumatoid arthritis for 30 years. I spent the last 20 working full time in market research. Now health advocacy and the quality of life with chronic illness are major interests. It's great to have time to blog and tweet and go out for lunch.

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