Rheumatoid Arthritis - All People Who Are Interested In "Joint replacement"

Galen Gilchrist

I have been living with RA for 45 years.

posted 10/02/2008, comment (1)

My life with Rheumatoid Arthritis

I have been living with Rheumatoid Arthritis for 46 years, being diagnosed at the age of 19. The disease burned its way through my body like a forest fire. Before I had it for two years I was on crutches. I married and had two daughters, having to become creative in how I cared for them, wheeling them around in a stroller in the house... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/02/2008, comments (5)

Nanci K..."livng" with RA

I feel your pain...REALLY!! I was diagnosed when I was 26 years old and had a 3 month old and a 4 year old. I lived in a great od two story house and I worked as a veterinary technician part time, a job I loved. It took a long time to come up with a diagnosis and (my family doc) when I was diagnosed (in 1978) I was told to take aspirin every 4... Read more Chevron

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 10/08/2008, comments (2)

Beyond Injections: Tablets for Rheumatoid Arthritis May Make a Comeback

IS THE LOWLY TABLET IN FOR A COMEBACK FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS? It was interesting to read that in August, Pipex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. acquired an oral, once-daily medication which company officials hope will be an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Actually, this is more than interesting - it is downright exciting. Exciting... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 09/20/2008, comments (3)

FDA Delays Approval of Actemra

The FDA has delayed approval for Actemra pending submission of extra product manufacturing and product label information by the drug manufacturer, Roche Holding AG. This comes a week after requiring ordering label changes for Rituxan, which is manufactured by Genentech and... Read more Chevron

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CyndiLou

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posted 05/07/2008, comments (2)

Life after surgery

Well I had surgery on March 25th to fuse my knee, there were a few complications but all went pretty well. I got home on the 29th and things were going slow but steady. I can't walk for three months and I'm still in pain but I'm hanging in there. On April 22nd I was back in the hospital to have surgery to clean out the wound, it got infected and I... Read more Chevron

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