Laying Off Opioids, Part 2: Adjusting to Change...Note:If you haven’t read my earlier posts, “The War On Opioids Comes Home” and “Laying Off Opioids: Part 1,” you might want to now.... By Wren5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Pharmacy Benefits Managers: A Patient's Perspective...This placed her in an interesting dilemma of whether or not to write a prescription she knew I would either not fill, or throw... By Michael Booth5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Medical Insurance - How to Deal with and Stick It Out...to fight you on everything.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Comorbidity Overload With RA...So, the obvious next question is: How do we process this information? What can we do to counter this, if anything?... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Well, Duh! Why “Obvious” Studies Are Important...Sometimes you read something and you just want to say, “Well, duh!”... By Carla Kienast2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Prednisone Mood Swings and Rheumatoid Arthritis...Not to mention on and off over the years between medications and to combat stubborn flare-ups.... By Leanne Donaldson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
How Many Fights Can We Manage?...There is no incentive until it is too painful for them to bear. So now, I have kicked it up a notch.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments24 comments
Addressing RA Fatigue...So, while it’s nice to think answers exist elsewhere, I’ve yet to see it. What we really need is a directed push to treat fatigue.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Statins Help with Cardiovascular Complications in RA Patients...for me, I know it cannot undo the damage from inflammation that has been circulating for four decades.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Fight Club...From other perspectives, they are about not spending money to do the right thing or about not wanting to make the effort By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Blaming the Body...I have a tendency to blame my body for having rheumatoid arthritis, even though I know it did not choose to have this disease, nor... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Seeking a New RA-Friendly House...It helped that I had an easy job to do this - as a healthcare professional, job security is not something you need By Kathryn Elton, OTR2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments
Biomarkers and Treatment Plans...Your body can build up a resistance to medications just like it can to disease and mine seems to do an excellent job of... By Carla Kienast2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Not Always a Placebo! Types of Clinical Trials...These trials look for ways to prevent disease in healthy people or look for ways to prevent a disease from coming back.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When Do You Throw in the Treatment Towel?...At the start of my RA journey, I was unaware of how many different types of treatments were available to treat the pain, inflammation, and... By Janeil Whitworth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments23 comments
Insurance Surprises...All of this made me angry. I had no time to do anything about it.... By Lisa Emrich4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Car Shopping Tips...This video offers some items for consideration when shopping for a car.... By Nan Hart1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Problem Of Exercise and RA...But like many things RA, like it or not, if you want to do well, you need to do it. ... By Kathryn Elton, OTR5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
The Unavoidable Challenges of Being Immunocompromised..., to receive them less frequently, or to come off of them.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
To-Do vs. To-Feel..."Replace all of your lists of things to do with lists of how you want to feel."... By Angela Lundberg3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments