RA is painful and it is disabling.
Living with RA is tough. It is a painful and disabling disease.
All posts tagged: Rheumatoid arthritis
The quail, the roadrunner and me
I have a busy back yard with quail, chipmunks and roadrunners. In some ways we are very much the same.
Rub it on, Ointments for RA
For centuries joint pain has been managed by rubbing in a variety of ointments. Here is information about ointments to help you choose one that will work for you.
A sourdough distraction
Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful disease. Sometimes distraction is helpful. One of my distractions is baking with my sourdough starter.
RA and release from cancer memories
It took me three years to understand my cancer experience. I had become numb as the experience was so difficult and too much to bear.
methotrexate complication
The thirteenth black box warning for methotrexate is soft tissue necrosis.
Prednisone and Medrol are Glucocorticoids.
Glucocorticoids are naturally produced by the body. For those with RA the body does not produce enough during inflammation. Synthetics, such as, Medrol and prednisone are prescribed.
RA treatment is still lacking
Not long ago those with RA suffered in agony as their bodies became mutilated . We now have a variety of drugs to reduce those symptoms. Let’s take a closer look at what these drugs are doing.
My RA book
I have started working on my book again. It has been slow for many reasons especially since the diagnosis of RA creates complex changes in a person’s life.
Anakinra for RA
Anakinra is a biologic medication developed to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Unlike the other RA biologics , it is injected daily.
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