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Ratnapriya on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monday, July 25 2011
For ten years that I have been having RA I never felt like this before. I had a huge flare recently which is under control now. I can work without pred and Pain medications. For the last ten years I have been doing all my duties and responsibilities meticulously even when I was in a far worse situation. I still do my job well and have a nice... Read more
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Ratnapriya on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Friday, July 15 2011
For years I have had flares and popped in a diclofenac and tolerated the pain until and unless I almost wished the pain away. My job as research scientist made it hell for me for 10 years now. Recently I changed my Rheumy begining of 2011. He was shocked at my high flares and changed my drugs to leflunomide 10mgs/day along with methotrexate... Read more
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Ratnapriya on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tuesday, June 01 2010
Being a RA patient for 10 years I have got used to the ups and downs of the disease process. For several years I have tried to figure out what factors induces my RA flare ups. One sure trigger in my case is acute stress of any kind. I usually handle emergency situations well but what I realized is that delayed trauma following a tragic event in my... Read more
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Ratnapriya on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thursday, July 09 2009
I have been living with RA for the last nine years and for the last six years it is being properly treated. I am a research scientist working in a leading research institute in my country as faculty. After returning to my country after several years in different labs in Europe, I became the victim of drug induced RA which was not diagnosed for... Read more
