Allow me to share some good news. Just got some blood test results, and for the first time, my neutrophils are on the low end of normal (they're the inflammatory white blood cells...). It's good for RA, yet I wouldn't want them to go any lower (because they also protect against bacterial infection)! and this is 7 days... Read more
Has anyone had their thumb (the 2 'end bones' - the "PIP joint") fused? Now since I've put off the wrist fusion, my thumb is causing immense pain at times (like whenever I grasp something, unless I flex my thumb first). I searched and found that the last ('distal') joint can be fused. (I seem to be into fusion research this year -... Read more
This is an ongoing question: Each year for the past several years, I have lost energy in a major way as summer turns into fall and winter. I live in the "North Country" region of New York State (north of the NYS Thruway, which runs from Albany through Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo. I probably have 'seasonal affective... Read more
This is the best, short explanations of the effects of RA on the body, and the disease mechanism that I have run across. It appears to be meant for doctors (maybe to show their patients?) but it is an excellent presentation for anyone who wants to know more about the nuts & bolts of why these things are happening to our bodies (and minds... Read more
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I am constantly finding myself in the situation of trying to re-connect or re-create some event (be it journaling, a retreat, an activity, a relationship) from the past that simply doesn't work anymore for me. And that can get frustrating and discouraging, until I call myself back into the present and admit that I am here & now,... Read more
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