A Figment Of Fitness: Adjusting To Knowing I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis
Okay… so… yesterday was appointment number 2 with the Rheumatologist. I like her. Yesterday she was a bit busier and more harried… but she was running behind and she was very apologetic over it all… first doctor who ever did that, too.
So… blood work and x-rays came back. I don’t have Lupus. I have not [...]
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy’s sister, who arrives later this morning, is one of the persons who has provided him continuous support throughout his journey with rheumatoid arthritis. Even though we live thousands of miles apart, we are always only a phone call away…and I can’t even count the number of times she has picked up the [...]
RA|QA Rheumatoid Arthritis Questions & Answers
Nanciann asks:
OK-What if I “think” I might have this…how and where do I go to get the correct diagnosis fast?
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“Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.” -Unknown
Yesterday, Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy removed all of the books from the shelves in his home office. (Operation Repaint Office slowly continues to move forward!) During this process, I came across a journal that I had forgotten about. I had not read [...]
Services For People With Rheumatoid Arthritis
To accompany the Services for people with rheumatoid arthritis report, the NAO has produced a DVD with patient stories covering the themes in the report. The videos from this DVD are available below.
Introduction (2:09)
Symptoms (3:31)
Presentation to GP and Referral (6:05)
Diagnosis (4:47)
Impact on Life (5:42)
Awareness and Reaction of Family and Friends (2:40)
Self Management (3:41)
Working with Rheumatoid [...]
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A little over a month ago Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy wrote about his diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, and the subsequent cycles of acceptance and denial.
The one thing that tied together all of these episodes was Out of Joint: A Private and Public Story of Arthritis, a personal story of living with rheumatoid arthritis by Mary Felstiner.
I [...]
While surfing online last night, Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy came across a leaked document that included all of the secret details about the upcoming season of the hit CBS reality show Survivor.
The link has since been taken down, but I’ll go ahead and share with you what I remember.
This season’s big twist (spoiler alert!): In order [...]
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Out of Joint: A Private and Public Story of Arthritis
Mary Felstiner
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“A startling, poignant depiction of the progression of arthritis and of the person who is afflicted. Written from the heart with great lucidity and power, this book will alter forever the way you think about chronic illness.”
–Irvin Yalom, MD, author of The [...]
