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RA Solutions

2021-08-15

Surviving Covid-19 with RA

Those with rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to become ill with covid-19 and they are more likely to be...

by Mary Mann
Comments 5
2021-06-07

As RA progresses add tools to help.

As RA progresses, adding tools to help ourselves get around will make our lives so much easier.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2021-05-28

RA Solutions Gardening

I have the misfortune of having a painfully, progressing rheumatoid arthritis. My RA started when I was older. An...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2021-05-23

Using Heat and Cold for RA

Heat and cold application can be a helpful tool in managing the symptoms of RA.  Have you mulled the...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2019-12-01

My favorite RA Book

When I had a severe episode of RA in December 2012, I was in so much pain that coping...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2018-02-20

RA and the Bread Machine

In December I had the urge to make bread. It was the same urge that I had several years...

by Mary Mann
Comments 6
2017-07-11

Real Life and RA

Having a debilitating, chronic disease makes me much more aware of others who struggle to have a normal life...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2017-06-30

RA feet and orthotics

My RA started in my feet. About 20% of patients are introduced to RA via painful feet and about...

by Mary Mann
Comments 2

How RA affects our bodies

2021-10-18

Itching and RA

When a person has rheumatoid arthritis, intense itching may be caused by inflammatory cytokines.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2021-10-04

Rheumatoid Arthritis, living close to the edge

Understanding that rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease is the first step in learning to live with this tough...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2021-09-09

RA, Nighttime and Cortisol

We all agree that mornings with RA is not easy. Stiffness, pain,  and suffering that feels like it lasts...

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2021-05-03

Rheumatoid Arthritis Eyes

Our eyes are affected when we have rheumatoid arthritis.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2020-10-05

Morning time/Evening time with RA

I have figured out how to reduce the morning stiffness and pain of my RA. I do two things....

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2019-12-10

Our core and why we need it

  Our core is our foundation. It is the stabilizer muscles. It links the upper body with the lower...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2019-11-10

Silica is a risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis

Silica, the earth’s most abundant mineral, is made up of oxygen and silicon. It is a part of many,...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2019-10-14

Elderly Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis

Blog: EORA, Elderly Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis As we get older, our youthful bodies start to lose some of the...

by Mary Mann
Comments 5
2019-05-29

Plaquenil and the eye

I have a question about the drug, Plaquenil, AKA hydroxychloroquine. My interest stems from the book I am writing,...

by Mary Mann
Comments 3
2018-09-04

Living with RA

  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered a chronic disease. A characteristic of chronic disease is its disabling features. Walking...

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2018-01-08

Vitamin D deficiency and RA

The first doctor to test my vitamin D level was my oncologist. My level was 60 ng/ml. He suggested...

by Mary Mann
Comments 2
2017-07-30

The Gut RA Connection

By now  most of us know  that our intestinal system is home to trillions of  bacteria busy doing their...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0

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RA Treatment

2021-09-21

RA Biologics affecting your interleukin-6

RA biologics affecting your interleukin 6: Actemra and Kevzara.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2021-08-24

Targeted biologics for RA Part One Rituxan and Orencia

The following are targeted biologics approved for rheumatoid arthritis.  Targeted means these drugs  dampen a particular  part of the...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2021-07-24

TNF inhibitors

The next line in the treatment of RA TNF inhibitors/TNF blockers are a group of biologic medicines that suppress...

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2021-06-10

The Four Non-biologic DMARDs

This article is second in the series on rheumatoid arthritis drugs. The four common DMARDs: methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, leflunomide.

by Mary Mann
Comments 2
2021-06-01

RA treatment

This article is the first in a series of articles about RA treatments.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
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2019-11-03

Understand your RA risk

Journal, November 2, 2019 Drug choices I have written my last few articles on the subject of RA biologic...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2019-10-30

My Journey with Orencia

I published this series of posts during the year I was on Orencia. The following are my experiences. August...

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2019-10-28

More About RA Drug Orencia

Orencia Abatacept Abatacept, trade name Orencia,  is a biologic medication for rheumatoid arthritis. Ads for it have been on...

by Mary Mann
Comments 2

RA Journal

2021-08-05

RA In the kitchen

In the kitchen with RA When I was twelve, I road my bike downtown with my mom’s green stamp...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
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2021-07-09

RA at eight years

My eight years with RA has been a rocky road. I am now on Orencia and it again is...

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2021-06-07

As RA progresses add tools to help.

As RA progresses, adding tools to help ourselves get around will make our lives so much easier.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2021-05-17

Mary’s RA Journal

Mary’s RA Journal May 2021 Year nine I was diagnosed with RA eight years ago. The onset seemed sudden....

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
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2021-05-08

RA Journal Progression

Mary’s Arthritis Journal May 8, 2021 I have always been amazed by those who can work through illness. I...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2020-12-24

Managing RA

I am an optimist. But I am also a realist. When faced with a painful situation, I sometimes  dance...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2020-09-14

Lockdown Update

We are still locked down. We go to Costco and to Smiths. We travel out with our masks and...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2020-02-21

No more methotrexate

RA Dilemma Number Five There is another dilemma to face when you have rheumatoid arthritis. I was surprised by...

by Mary Mann
Comments 2

Looking Back

2017-06-01

RA treatment in the 1920s

2017-05-30

Purging, Bloodletting and Algorithms

2015-08-02

Renoir and RA

2013-05-18

Did the Dinosaurs have RA?

The Other Autoimmune Diseases

2021-05-26

Celiac’s Disease not RA

Gluten is not theculprit in RA, but Gluten is the culprit in Celiac’s disease. Gluten is a protein found...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2021-05-13

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

IBD, inflammatory bowel disease is composed of two diseases: Crohn's Disease, and ulcerative colitis.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
MS an autoimmune disease
2019-11-29

MS

MS usually affects those who live in the colder northern countries. I was born in the  border town of...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
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2019-11-12

Meet Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)

Spondylo means vertebrae or bones in your back. So, you can see that AS affects the spine. With the...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2017-05-13

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)

I have long  appointments with my rheumatologist. She is thorough and listens to what I say. She does think...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0

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