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Barb

Barb is a mother of three, happily married, 40 something, nurse of 25 + years, Diagnosed with RA, PA & OA

Praise report: but still learning

As my journey continues to learning to live with my Arthritis' (RA, OA, PA) I have found myself learning to dance again. Let me explain. A remider of my pre-arthritis days came back to me in the form of an old friend, Dancing. My mother found an old tape of my last days in a long history of ballet and tap dance, including some footage of a couple... Read more Chevron

posted 06/30/2011, comments (11)|

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Rena

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Battle of the Med.'s, the Mind and My RA.

I am going to have to revisit my medications and evaluate what is working and what is not working...Again! I guess that is just going to be how it is for those of us with RA. We start a medication and some work well and some have to be stopped due to side effects or etc. Then...the ones that do... Read more Chevron

posted 04/13/2011, comments (16)|

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FEVER BLISTERS ON MY "EYEBALL"

I've had fever blisters on my "eyeball" numerous times since 1979 (they're called cornea ulcers), I always get them on the same eye (my right one). However, a few weeks ago I got them for the first time since being diagnosed with RA (diagnosed in 2008). I had 22 blisters in my right eye. Here I am today, 7 weeks later,... Read more Chevron

posted 03/28/2011, comments (0)|

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Karen

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Diagnosed in Oct. '08 with Sero-negative RA

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How long do I give Enbrel a chance?

I'm ready to chuck it all. I started enbrel self-inject on 11-2-10, had to take a two week break in December because of a bad cough, but went back on. My next rheum appt is March 1. I feel horrible. Just as bad as before he put me on the Enbrel. I'm ready to give up and try something else. How long do they... Read more Chevron

posted 02/22/2011, comments (2)|

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Teach the doctors

For four years after being diagnosed with RA I kept hearing "your sed rate is not elevated." I have a blood disorder and it's in my chart. Well I researched online and guess what? A sed rate cannot be done on a patient with spherocytosis because it will give a false reading. Of course it will but why didn't anyone else know... Read more Chevron

posted 01/18/2011, comments (4)|

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