The other day while showing my mother pictures from my recent trip to Egypt and Jordan, she said to me, "You know, you never took all these crazy kind of trips before you had RA."
She has a point. Although I did plenty of traveling before my rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis in 2007, most of it was to cities where the only thing I had to tame were public transportation systems and a few museums. Since my diagnosis, the trips I have planned for myself have taken a...
"Are you in pain right now?""Yes. I am always in pain." I was talking to someone about RA and when she asked me this question, I felt a... Read more »
Do patients with RA have an increased risk of developing heart disease? Yes. In a previous post, Is there a link between Rheumatoid... Read more »
Like many of us at mid-life, I had amassed more than a few unwanted kilograms and had the makings of a good ‘spare tyre' around my... Read more »
"Cathy, you look so good." This is a comment I receive from one of my friends every time I am in my worst flare. It makes me cringe. ... Read more »
I am often asked what treatment or combination of treatments should be used in rheumatoid arthritis. The honest answer is that there is,... Read more »
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Read the full text of The Yoga of Rheumatoid Arthritis and leave a comment! See all of Sara's comics! Visit The Single Gal's Guide to Rheumatoid... Read more »
Q: How do most patients get referred to a rheumatologist in the first place?Kremer: Usually, it’s the pain that’s perceived to be arthritis pain.... Read more »
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