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FVA528

posted 10/10/2008, comments (6)

Trying to Be a Mommy, Wife, Part time worker and full time student with RA....

I was finally diagnosed a little over a month and a half ago but it's been months that I first started having some symptoms. Actually going back a little further, I had gone to my GP last December because I was feeling so awful- tired, run down etc- He ran some blood tests and much to my suprise, he informed me that I had a relapse of Mono ( um I... Read more Chevron

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Joy Buchanan

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posted 07/21/2008, comments (0)

A Dose of Conversation

I'm thrilled to share the good news -- today's Washington Post ran a feature story about HealthCentral and featured one of our very own community members -- Sue! The story was about our unique approach to helping people with their health needs online. Called "Seeking a Cure, Patients Find a Dose of Conversation Online," the story features... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 07/21/2008, comments (2)

Why Vitamin D is so important for people with RA: Part 2

Read Why vitamin D is so important for people with RA: Part 1 Now that I know what vitamin D is and why it's important, how much should I consume? The federal government sponsored Institute of Medicine (IOM) currently recommends an Adequate Intake (AI) of 200 International Units (IUs) for adults under age 50, 400 IU for those... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 07/11/2008, comments (4)

Why vitamin D is so important for people with RA: Part 1

ave you seen the recent news about how Vitamin D may be underestimated for its health benefits and how Americans may be terribily deficient in the vitamin? We can let the scientists battle that out, but Vitmain D may be important for those of us with Rheumatoid Arthritis. What is vitamin D? Vitamin D is a compound that acts like... Read more Chevron

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AmyAria

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posted 07/10/2008, comments (3)

I took a "Big Girl Pill"!

"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt!" is kind of funny until you find yourself swimming in it. I'm learning even though Denial is one of the stages of grief, you don't just deal with it once and tuck it away. Seems like I just keep visiting and revisiting it, in all kinds of creative ways! Tell me if this sounds familiar. Since "the... Read more Chevron

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