Rheumatoid Arthritis - All People Who Are Taking "Enbrel"

Kelly Young

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posted 11/21/2009, comments (12)

The Game of One Up-ping & RA: Can We Just Get Along?

NYT Well blog was a blessing: Yesterday I was glad to see the NYT Well blog did a feature on RA, which included our own Health Central blogger, Sara. The videos are well balanced between mild and severe RA cases and very postive. Hey, I'm the first one to notice if a media report on RA is slanted against reality. Commonly RA is treated... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/18/2009, comments (0)

Darkening of the gums...RX side effects?

I have recently experienced dark places on my lower gums. I am on methotrexate, plaquenil, enbrel and ultram. I have excellent oral hygiene and have never experienced any problems with my teeth. I went to the dentist yesterday to confirm it was not gum disease or cancer he assured me it was not and went back today a for my... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/11/2009, comments (6)

The Dance of Rheumatoid Arthritis

See the accompanying comic! Several months back, I wrote a hypothetical post imagining what would happen if the popular reality TV show The Bachelorette featured a young single gal who happened to have RA. I myself have no desire to go on The Bachelorette, but there is one reality TV series that I secretly fantasize about being on:... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/09/2009, comments (6)

Biological meds and headaches

I'm on my second biological med since April (Enbrel first, now Cimzia). When I first started Enbrel I would get headaches periodically. Since starting Cimzia (once a month injection), I get debilitating migraines. Last month it went on for about 2 weeks after injection. This month, the first week has not been fun. The good news is that my RA... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (3)

Swine Flu Vacation

Friday afternoon my nose started running. On Saturday the fever hit. My fourteen-year-old went though this a week ago, so I knew what was in store. I called in a week of sick days, not only for myself, but for my eleven-year old whose symptoms mirrored my own. So we've spent the last week on the... Read more Chevron

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