First of all, thanks for all of the comments and messages of support that I received in response to the post that I wrote yesterday.
Even though membership in this club isn’t always by choice (they weren’t kidding when they said “lifetime membership”, were they?!), it’s definitely nice to be able to speak with others who [...]
Yesterday was a great day, as Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy’s family got to meet two important individuals of his support team. In the morning, as I stayed home to tutor a new student, my family spent some time visiting with my psychologist. In the afternoon, they joined me for my monthly visit to my rheumatologist. It [...]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy has had a really good past two weeks, in regards to his rheumatoid arthritis. My last flare finally subsided, a few days into my recent break from blogging. I think that the three anti-inflammatory injections that I had during the preceding week and a half finally took effect.
One of my personal victories [...]
Warm Socks: I <3 My Rheumy!
There is a plan.
I get to know what that plan is.
I am comfortable talking to her.
She listens to me.
She looks at the paperwork I fill out for her.
She advocated not paying a bill.
She doesn’t spring surprises on me.
She gives me information (I don’t have to pry it out of her).
Once she considers me stable, I [...]
∞ itis: Making Decisions
From a comment left on one of KevinMD’s posts:
… I generally categorize patients in one of four classes: (1) patients who …completely trust their doctor and want the doctor to decide the treatment, (2) patients who want to understand the possible diagnoses and treatments but who want the physician to choose the best, (3) patients [...]
“If you don’t set a baseline standard for what you’ll accept in life, you’ll find it’s easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that’s far below what you deserve.” -Anthony Robbins
Soon after Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis years ago, he was introduced to a concept that was [...]
A few days ago, Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy canceled one of his regularly scheduled physical therapy sessions. (I had an appointment with my rheumatologist for the same date and time slot.)
When my feet flared big time the night before, I figured it would be best to call my physical therapist early the following morning and see [...]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy has been spending a lot of time thinking about why he cares so much about what other people think. It’s easy to say that I don’t lead my life based on what other people think. But the truth of the matter is, that consideration of other people’s opinions is always exerting some [...]
