Ten years with RA
I had my ten-year appointment with Dr Reiter, my rheumatologist. The grim news I am closing in on the last available treatment for my RA.
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Osteoarthritis and synovial Tissue
I have often found it strange that OA wasn’t considered treatable other than by joint replacement. Finally, researchers are taking another look.
Rheumatoid arthritis, the invisible disease
For people with disabilities holidays take them out of their routine and make increased demands when daily demands are hard already. Having an invisible disease like RA just adds to it. I wish that all of you have your best holiday ever. Life is still good even for us.
The World Cup
The world cup. Soccer. Football. A distraction for those of us who are disabled with RA or another body destroying disease. A respite.
Sleep and RA
Most of us need 8 hours sleep. Those of us with RA really need 10 hours sleep.
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 a bad flare, but I hope it lessens soon.
RA Spirit
I wrote this article in 2016. It is as true today as it was then. The spirit of a person with RA is amazing.
RA symptoms, pain and Actemra
The reality is that the biologics do not relieve the RA symptoms for most of us. You only have to read the drug inserts to understand why.
The drugstore pain relievers
Fundamentally we have four choices for pain relief on the drugstore shelf.
RA Distraction, my dustmop
I had a magical week of RA relief. Then it was gone. Lucky for me I have my Francis. He is my happy fella. A joy.
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