RA Guy on June 25th, 2009

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is that quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” -Mary Anne Radmacher

Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy has recently been thinking a lot about the concept of remission. Many of us are familiar with the most common definition of remission. According to the Oxford English [...]

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RA Guy on June 19th, 2009

“The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” -Aristotle

The approach that Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy uses to treat his rheumatoid arthritis is very well-defined. I believe in a holistic approach that brings together knowledge from many different perspectives and fields of expertise. (Go Team RA!)
One of the nice things about this method is that [...]

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RA Guy on June 10th, 2009

A couple of weeks ago someone asked me how I cope with the financial concerns that often result from living with rheumatoid arthritis. From reading my blog, she had (correctly) determined that I currently do not have a full time job. This is my answer.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy has always had the habit of looking back [...]

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RA Guy on June 8th, 2009

Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy has an appointment this afternoon with his rheumatologist. Having gone through multiple rheumatologists in the past few years, it can sometimes feel like I am playing The Dating Game. My relationship with my current doctor is going well, but as you will soon find out, things haven’t always been so good.
Early on, [...]

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RA Guy on June 5th, 2009

For the past couple of days, Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy has been on pins and needles. No, I am not nervous that something bad might happen.  The reality is, I am actually the most calm that I have been in a long time. (In my RA terms, a long time means a month…)
The pins and needles [...]

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