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An RA life

2022-12-30

How to navigate a rocky immune system

When we have RA, we gradually learn to appreciate that our bodies are not like many other people. We...

by Mary Mann
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2022-12-14

The World Cup

The world cup. Soccer. Football. A distraction for those of us who are disabled with RA or another body...

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2022-12-04

Meatballs and Marinera

Meatballs and marinera can be an easy meal as we learn necessary coping skills as our RA progresses.

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2022-11-03

To eat nightshades or not.

When you have RA, we wonder what we should or should not eat. Those with RA have more food...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-10-23

Getting confusing RA messages on the internet

Finding helpful information about rheumatoid arthritis on the internet is not as hard as you might think.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-09-23

RA fatigue and Pacing

RA Fatigue is caused by the cytokines produced in the body by inflammation. Pacing is one solution.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0

RA Bodies

2023-01-19

Ten years with RA

I had my ten-year appointment with Dr Reiter, my rheumatologist. The grim news I am closing in on the...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-12-31

Ramblings

The human spirit is alive, and it is necessary when we have a chronic disability or a fatal illness....

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-12-23

Rheumatoid arthritis, the invisible disease

For people with disabilities holidays take them out of their routine and make increased demands when daily demands are...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-12-09

Early RA symptoms- a book excerpt

There is a set of symptoms that are characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis. The following is an excerpt from my...

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2022-11-22

Sleep and RA

Most of us need 8 hours sleep. Those of us with RA really need 10 hours sleep.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-11-13

Do you have rheumatoid cachexia?

Rheumatoid cachexia is a dangerous condition. It is missed as a diagnosis because it exists alongside obesity. It exists...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-10-06

Vitamin D and RA

Wound clinic week ten. The importance of vitamin D with those who have RA.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-10-01

RA Paths and Complications

There are many RA paths. There are about 10% with mild disease. 10% with severe disease. The rest of...

by Mary Mann
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Good to know

2022-07-18

Initial Treatment for RA

2022-04-10

Do You have rheumatoid arthritis?

treatment (See Medication heading, top of page)

2022-09-29

why take the RA Biologics

RA drugs may be toxic, but they are the choices we currently have to slow the progression of RA.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-09-10

More on the biologics

The RA biologics are wonder drugs for some. For the rest of us, they have pitfalls. Actemra causes MS....

by Mary Mann
Comments 3
2022-07-18

Initial Treatment for RA

The American College of Rheumatology sets the protocols for RA treatment.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-06-19

RA Biologics the Safe Way

The biologic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis have risks. But for many who have RA, the risks are worth it....

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-05-26

JAK inhibitors

The first JAK inhibitor, Xeljanz (Tofacitinib), was approved for use by the FDA for rheumatoid arthritis use in 2012....

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-05-11

RA symptoms, pain and Actemra  

The reality is that the biologics do not relieve the RA symptoms for most of us. You only have...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0

RA Journal

2023-01-31

Bob, Actemra, and Hemp Cream

I killed Bob. Negligent homicide perhaps. Sad especially since he was a success. The Actemra Pen is a marvel....

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2023-01-27

A Thera bath and my Hands

A New Mexico day. My Thera bath kit arrived yesterday and is now ready to use. My RA hands...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2023-01-11

Restarting the starter

The continual ups and downs of a RA life can be frustrating. It is our life though. I don't...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-12-25

Merry Christmas

Hugs to each of you. May your new year be satisfying and all you hope.

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2022-11-19

A hospital visit

Feeling poorly and a visit to the hospital.

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2022-11-10

End of the wound clinic. Enter Flare.

I graduated from the wound clinic. My wound is doing well. I wish I was not in such...

by Mary Mann
Comment 1
2022-11-05

RA Spirit

I wrote this article in 2016. It is as true today as it was then. The spirit of a...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-10-27

October

Actemra. Week thirteen. Absentee voting. Candy for Halloween.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0

Looking Back Looking Forward

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 Others

2023-01-03

Osteoarthritis and synovial Tissue

I have often found it strange that OA wasn't considered treatable other than by joint replacement. Finally, researchers are...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-06-26

RA and Osteoporosis

We think of osteoporosis as something women get in old age. Women who have rheumatoid arthritis are also at...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-05-15

Polymyalgia rheumatica  

Polymyalgia rheumatica is a disease of the elderly that can cause great difficulty in managing day to day activities.

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-04-17

Spondyloarthritis

Spondyloarthritis is a group of similar diseases that affect the spine and other joints in the body. There is...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2022-03-07

Sjögren’s Syndrome and RA

Those who have RA frequently have a second and maybe a third autoimmune disease. Sjogren's syndrome is often that...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
2021-05-26

Celiac’s Disease not RA

Celiac's disease is another autoimmune disease. This is the disease where gluten stimulates inflammation and damage to the small...

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
2019-11-29

MS

MS is an autoimmune disease where the T cells of our immune system think the cells of the myelin...

by Mary Mann
Comments 0
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
2019-10-14

Elderly Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis

Many see rheumatoid arthritis as a disease affecting someone around 30-45 years old. Another variation is developing RA as...

by Mary Mann
Comments 5

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