Rheumatoid Arthritis Expert Sara Nash shares Rheumatoid Arthritis management news and commentary at MyRACentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/91709/dance Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:04:00 -0500 Sara Nash See the accompanying comic!   Several months back, I wrote a hypothetical post imagining what would happen if the popular reality TV show The Bachelorette featured a young single gal who happened to have RA.  I myself have no desire to go on The Bachelorette, but there is one reality TV series that I secretly fantasize about being on: Dancing with the Stars. I have always loved dancing, and after spending a week in Buenos Aires last... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/91709/dance http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/88756/sick Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:19:00 -0400 Sara Nash The winter after I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis was one of the hardest for me. Living in New York City can be brutal no matter the season, but what made that winter even more difficult was the fact that because my disease was practically invisible; no stranger ever came to my rescue to open a door I couldn't push open or to give up a seat on the subway. It didn't matter that I was sick as a dog; I looked like the picture of... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/88756/sick http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/87545/dead Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:08:00 -0400 Sara Nash See the accompanying comic!   The other day while showing my mother pictures from my recent trip to Egypt and Jordan, she said to me, "You know, you never took all these crazy kind of trips before you had RA."   She has a point. Although I did plenty of traveling before my rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis in 2007, most of it was to cities where the only thing I had to tame were public transportation systems and a few museums. Since... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/87545/dead http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/84637/bon Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:49:00 -0400 Sara Nash Last summer, I journeyed through South America on an amazing trip that fell over the anniversary of my first RA symptoms.  It was my little way of telling my RA to shove it. This year, I am embarking on another bold trip that might even top last year’s: I am off to Egypt and Jordan to see the Pyramids, sleep under the stars in Wadi Rum and behold Petra! After I was first diagnosed, one of my biggest fears was that my days of bounding... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/84637/bon http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/81188/city Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:41:00 -0400 Sara Nash See the accompanying comic!   When I turned 30, I had a feeling my life was entering a new phase and that I was going to find myself in a very different place by the end of the year. Turns out, I was right: in just a few weeks, I will be packing my bags and moving to Baltimore to start a new job and a new life!   For nearly seven years, New York City has been my home and has witnessed some pretty formative moments in my life:... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/81188/city http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/79976/ra Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:35:00 -0400 Sara Nash See the accompanying comic!     I'm usually a pretty brave girl when it comes to dealing with the trials and travails of living with rheumatoid arthritis, but there is one subject that makes me feel, well, a little spooked: (dare my fingers even type the word?) Remission.   Somehow, though my condition has steadily improved over the last year and a half, this topic has remained a cold, murky, concept. Although it's the... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/79976/ra http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/77333/weig Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:28:00 -0400 Sara Nash See the accompanying comic strip!   About two years ago, I got sick. About three months ago, I got sick again…of all the extra weight I’d been carrying around since my diagnosis. After several not-so-successful attempts to take off the extra weight with elimination diets and cleanses, I decided it was finally time to do something serious about it. I joined Weight Watchers and wrote about my decision here at MyRACentral.com to... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/77333/weig http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/75625/bach Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:41:00 -0400 Sara Nash One of my recent guilty pleasures has been watching the latest edition of the popular TV dating show, The Bachelorette. It’s cheesy, fanciful and completely contrived, but it’s also fun, and after seeing the first episode of this season, I became hooked. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the show, it features one young, fit, beautiful woman and a group of hunky, healthy young men who are all vying to win her heart and... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/75625/bach http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/74018/vict Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:37:00 -0400 Sara Nash See the accompanying comic strip!     I'm a little vain. I admit it freely.  If you believe in astrology, this flaw is not really my fault. As a Libra; I am naturally drawn to the decadent, pretty little things in life.  I like to eat good food, drink good wine, and look nice while doing it. If there is a party, you can bet I'll be there, and I'll be decked out in my finest.   At times, my vanity trumps my... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/74018/vict http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/70474/drink Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:40:00 -0400 Sara Nash See accompanying comic!     Dating is not always all it’s cracked up to be. If any of you have watched a certain popular television show about dating in New York City, you might have the impression that it is both easily done and glamorous.  Well, it’s not. First off, meeting people is a challenge. Meeting people you like is even harder.  And hardest of all is dating with an unpredictable, pesky little disease... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/24582/70474/drink