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Kace

posted 04/06/2007, comment (1)

Recovery from stress damage to joint.

Hi There, Being a caregiver, I am interested to know if you (the people suffering with RA) can give me some advice as to whether a knee joint that has soft tissue injury eg too much force on the joint caused by over doing the lawn mowing! Is the injury a slow recovery or is it a permanent thing? My friend has been walking stiff-legged for two... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 03/30/2007, comment (1)

The Case for Writing Things Down

So my tip for the day, though nothing profound, is to keep a list of your medications including the following:Names (trademark and generic),Dosages,Dates taken and dates of any dosage changes,List of any side effects for each drug, dates, and whether it resolved,Effects, both positive and neutral, on disease... Read more Chevron

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ALISON SPRATLING

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posted 03/30/2007, comments (0)

SURGERY ??

I HAVE RA AND HAVE PAIN IN MY RIGHT FOOT ALL THE TIME I CAN HAVE NO MORE MEDICATION NEXT STEP IS SURGERY BUT I HAVE CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM DOCTORS IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA , DO YOU NO IF THIS HELPS LOTS OF SUFFERS

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ALISON SPRATLING

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posted 03/29/2007, comments (0)

accept r.a

i have ra and would like to talk to others , about the choice to have surgery on my foot ;

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 03/26/2007, comments (0)

Ask the Expert: Rheumatoid Personality?

Dear Dr. Borigini,Years ago, when I was diagnosed at 16 years of age with JRA (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis), two physicians told me that there was such a thing as the “rheumatoid personality.” They hinted that there was a certain personality type that was more prone to develop RA. I understood them to mean that this was exclusive just to... Read more Chevron

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