Showing posts with label rheumatoid arthritis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rheumatoid arthritis. Show all posts
Monday, 24 September 2018

Dealing with Chronic Disease Can Get Old

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This post is partly crowd-sourced from my online support group that's been together through thick and thin, even losing a few members...
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Tuesday, 27 September 2016

A Dfferent Route To a New Treatment

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My road to a biologic drug was different than most I think. Building on my experience as an active patient who often searched for informa...
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Monday, 26 September 2016

Same Song, Second Verse - An Active vs Reactive Patient

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At first when I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis I knew nothing about it beyond what I heard from my (busy) doctor and what I rea...
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Monday, 1 August 2016

Using Orthotics in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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In case you wonder what orthotics or orthoses are, here's a picture of the side view of one of my insoles beside a foot (not mine). With...
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Sunday, 31 July 2016

Help With RA Treatment Decisions: ANSWER-2 or a Decision Aid

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My friend  commented  last week that in 30 years with RA she had never seen the new and far more helpful type of pamphlet or booklet called ...
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Saturday, 31 October 2015

Kidney Week and RA

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This blog starts with a patient story, just the way we are told that many hospital and heathcare meetings begin. Julie has rheumatoid art...
Thursday, 24 September 2015

Five Tips For Dealing With Chronic Disease

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1. RA helped me to develop a sense of optimism When my health changed for the worse I became depressed about pain and fatigue, and was...
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Monday, 21 September 2015

A Day In The Life. RA Support Group Edition Day 1

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I crowd sourced some of my day in the life. Support groups are wonderful. Polly has ideas  for a demo film: "Someone needs to mak...
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Thursday, 11 December 2014

We Need More RA Research!

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In 2010 I saw Dr. EC Keystone give a talk on advances in the treatment of RA. It was called " The Most Exciting Time in the History of...
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Thursday, 27 November 2014

Coping Through Adapting: Not Quite the Same as Doing Well

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A few years ago my rheumatologist used a computerized patient reporting system on a trial basis. Patients were asked to fill in a detailed ...