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Rena

posted 10/03/2008, comments (4)

Sometimes we've just got to pay the piper!

I've just returned from a really nice time camping! I love to camp. I really enjoy a "more promative type camping" as apposed to a "go to a camp ground type camping". I went up and parked at a creek in the mountains in my little 11" 1960 vintage camp trailer. I say "mostly primative... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/24/2008, comments (4)

An Interview with Mea McNeil: Seeing Clearly

"I had to stop cold in order to wake up." M.E.A. McNeil, author of The First Year - Rheumatoid Arthritis: an Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed speaks of the RA flare that trapped her in bed, "unable to turn over ... watch television or read" with gratitude. Mea, as she's known, was diagnosed in 1993 after several years of... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/11/2008, comments (6)

Living RA Style

I have had RA since my late 20's. I received prednisone but had to many side effects so they took me off the drug. My RA sort of went into remission for awhile and I was lucky with that. Then back about 10 years ago, it decided to rear it's ugly head again and with a vengence. Now, I had no medical insurance and I was stuck. Some people from our... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/02/2008, comments (0)

Ms. Damien

Has anyone ever had a flare up after dental work (putting in fillings) i am 33 and have not had to have any dental work since I was seven. I recently replaced my fillings since they were cracking and ever since then have felt really inflammed (low grade fever, fatigue, hand and foot pain). I added celebrex to my Enbrel and... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/22/2008, comments (5)

Afraid to take on Enbrel, what should I do?

I was diagnosed with RA in 1994. To stop the fast progress of the arthritis, my doctor gave me Prednisone 5 mg and stopped it in 3 days. No wonder it is called a miracle drug. I went through denial, depression, and desperation and tried all kinds of alternative methods. I went through a lot of suffering. Then I came... Read more Chevron

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