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Rheumatoid Arthritis Muscle Wasting: Rheumatoid Cachexia

July 7, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 62 Comments Comprehensive RA Care, Rheumatoid arthritis and heart, Rheumatoid arthritis disability, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

Wasting time on Rheumatoid Arthritis muscle wasting? Rheumatoid Arthritis is famous for bone erosions and joint deformity. That’s bad enough, but RA doesn’t stop there. Rheumatoid Arthritis is a systemic disease which can affect all organs and systems in the body. One of the first RA symptoms I experienced was extreme weakness in muscles and tendons. As...Continue reading 62 Comments » Read more

10 Keys to Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis / Rheumatoid Disease

HOW TO USE THIS TOOL Mouse over the labels on the Tool Chest below to see topics important in health care for people with Rheumatoid Disease (RD) / Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Click to read each section of the toolbox. Clicking the small red toolbox takes you to an index of topics. Welcome to the RA Care...Continue reading Make a Comment » Read more

10 Common Rheumatoid Arthritis Myths

<< Go to more FACTS and INFO on Rheumatoid Arthritis Click here to print or save 10 Common RA Myths. The following Rheumatoid Arthritis myths are commonly repeated as facts. Repeating such myths has unfortunate consequences for people living with Rheumatoid Disease and contributes to inadequate medical care, scanty disease research, and insufficient vocational accommodations. While some...Continue reading Comments Off Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumors: 2 Mysteries Solved

August 10, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 32 Comments Methotrexate, Side effects for RA medicine

I thought it was brilliant the other day when a commenter called RA “the ghost disease.” It’s true that many RA myths persist and that researchers don’t yet know exactly how Rheumatoid Arthritis works. Which joints can be affected? Is there a nutritional cure that we are overlooking? Confusion about RA is perpetuated in plenty...Continue reading 32 Comments » Read more

I Want My Life Back

June 17, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 65 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Rheumatoid arthritis disability, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

RA can hurt so bad that even tough guys cry. Lately, I’ve cried for a different reason. I want my life back so much. I want to run on the beach, but I stumble running to the bathroom. I want to hold a tennis racquet, but most days can’t hold a TV remote properly. Want to...Continue reading 65 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis News, Vol.5: Men & Mortality, Vitamin D Research, New RA Meds

February 3, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments Biologics for RA, Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Woman's Day problem

Here are a couple of the Rheumatoid Arthritis news articles that have caught my eye recently or, in some cases, caused me to roll my eyes. More Rheumatoid Arthritis news worth mentioning 1) Big news w/Rheumatoid Arthritis in men:methotrexate fights mortality A study published last month found “men with rheumatoid arthritis were more than twice as likely to...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

Renoir’s Rheumatoid Arthritis

July 14, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 19 Comments Celebrities and Rheumatoid Arthritis, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Inspiration for living with RA

What do we know about Renoir’s Rheumatoid Arthritis? One of the most famous people with Rheumatoid Arthritis is Pierre August Renoir. His name is on all the lists. I read about him early on in my searches. However, most stories give precious few details about Renoir’s RA, how it affected him, and how he coped with...Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more