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pmedrano

I have had RA since i was 4. Have flare ups every 7 years or so.

posted 10/15/2009, comments (4)

Feeling a LOT better

Hi All, I get the impression that most people flock to these RA sites when their condition is deteriorating and they feel depressed. I know that is the case for me. However, I am here today to give you an update on my RA that made it very hard to walk; I had swelling from my ankles through my knees and stiffness and fatigue. Four months... Read more Chevron

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Lisa Emrich

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posted 10/14/2009, comments (7)

Can I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia?

In my previous post, Can I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus?, I introduced the topic of comorbidity. Diseases are called comorbid when they exist at the same time and independently within the same patient. With the increasing interest in the field of comorbidity and rheumatic diseases, it becomes even more important for us as... Read more Chevron

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Sara Nash

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posted 10/14/2009, comments (18)

The Dead Sea and Me

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... Read more Chevron

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Ellen

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posted 10/14/2009, comments (3)

Not the R-word but some good news....and a question/ about the emotional side of RA

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 Chevron

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Kelly Young

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posted 10/13/2009, comments (3)

It's World Arthritis Day / Week

I wrote this post to promote World Arthritis Day & World Arthritis Week. A bit of history of arthritis autoimmune diseases. I found the Columbus story inspiring for our struggle to achieve awareness of RA. Columbus Day and World Arthritis Day: Is This a Coincidence? Happy Columbus Day Five hundred seventeen years ago today, a... Read more Chevron

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