Preparing For Surgery - A Guide...moisturizer, socks (they may or may not provide), a gift card for the nursing staff (it helps to grease the wheels in your favor), glasses are better if you By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How Do You Feel Good When You Rarely Feel Good?...All of the things I told myself were true, at least to some extent.... By Kathryn Elton, OTR4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Clearing Up RA Infusion Confusion...But, she actually asked me how my infusions were going and so I told her. She was wonderful and said she was very glad that I told her.... By Nan Hart4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Trapped Inside A Cage Of RA - Literally...Yes, literally, and I don’t mean the Gen-Z/Millennial, "O-M-G, I’m literally burning alive, I’m so hot," nouveau definition of the word.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
RA Relationships and the Big Contradiction...Friendships take time, marriages take work, dating takes effort, being a teammate takes practice, and family, well, let’s just say it’s not an “F” word... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Leveling Up With RA...In fact, I wear my toughness as a badge of honor, and the fact that I know exactly what I am made of is a point of pride.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments25 comments
The Jerk Inside - Being an Annoying Patient...For the second month in a row, the refills for the shots I need every day - available only from 1 pharmacy in the entire country - were not... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Eyes on the Prize?...I first had my eyes checked about a decade ago, when I realized that subtitles and far off signs were becoming fuzzy.... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Working When Chronically Ill: Workplace Accommodations and Navigating Disability Issues...If an individual feels as though their needs were not met in a timely fashion (or at all), or their employer retaliates against working with them to find... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Treating RA-Related Ankle Tendonitis...And I wear orthotics (without which I cannot safely stand and balance) in my shoes to better support my feet.... By Kelly Mack4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments24 comments
Eating the Elephant...Probably not, but it’s too late now to ruminate over it, and besides, you were doing the best you could at the time.... By Wren4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
The Great Coffee Debate...I've tried to cut down on coffee, but when you're on your feet teaching a class of noisy, wild, and often obnoxious kids all day, it's difficult to not... By Angela Lundberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments24 comments
Pregnancy & Parenting With Arthritis – An Interview with Laurie Proulx...Laurie: I wanted to get the word out about the pregnancy and parenting resource so I submitted an abstract.... By Mariah Z. Leach4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dealing with Loss, Failure, and RA...You’d be better off telling them you just found out you were pregnant yesterday and plan to have 7 more kids.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
The Chronic Illness "Blahs" - Depression, Anxiety, and Doubt...I know, I hate to use that term because it sounds like I’m 100 years old, but it’s the perfect word for it. What does it mean?... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments52 comments
RA, PTSD & Me...During college I suffered through a too-late and unsuccessful synovectomy surgery and was forced to live with nearly unbearable pain, while also forced to wear... By Angela Lundberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Run Around...Anyway, the person I spoke with at my pharmacy assured me that they were going to send the prior-authorization form to my clinic right away, which they... By Angela Lundberg5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Just When I Thought I Was Out......I mean, yes, at the end I will be able to wear shoes like other humans, and no one leg won’t be longer than the other anymore, and yes... By Daniel Malito5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The "My Meds May Not Be Working Anymore" Panic...Life before was awful – I could barely get out of bed some days and even the good days were nothing compared to a good day on meds that... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
First, Second, 20th Opinions...He told me about the doctor at Duke and said that he wouldn't feel comfortable doing a third surgery on my ankle until I saw the Duke specialist.... By Angela Lundberg6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments