Did I Have Enough Surgery?...Sometimes I ponder whether I should do surgeries now. My motion is very limited. Would surgeries help?... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
Ankle Swelling & Inflammation...RA can also lead to deformities of the ankle and foot. The ankle forms the angle where the foot meets the leg.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Surgeries and Rheumatoid Arthritis...Many of you have had surgeries. Some of you have had surgeries since the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.... By Mary Sophia Hawks3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Do Assistive Devices Help or Hurt with RA?...For instance, I used a scooter with a resting place for my knee and my foot extended out over the back when I had my two feet surgeries.... By Nan Hart2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Fixing My Botched Ankle... As Flames Shoot Out the Side of My Face...Let’s head back to 2010 or so when my right ankle was first replaced. It was a heady time.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments39 comments
What Was I Thinking??...The current events that prompted this are three surgeries in six weeks. Yes, you read that correctly!... By Mary Sophia Hawks3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Assistive Devices...These have come in handy not only for my subsequent knee surgeries but on those days when I’m in a flare and need all the help I can get.... By Carla Kienast3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Leaving the Door Open to Possibility...I remember the naysayers of surgeries past, the nonbelievers.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Before the Scars...I’m not sure I even noticed the IV scars from the surgeries right away.... By Kelly Mack2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Importance of Rehab...Rehabilitation or physical therapy sessions have been very helpful in the past when I was recovering from surgeries.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Numbness...While I was recovering from the series of joint replacement surgeries (and then scar tissue removal in my knees, totaling six surgeries in the span of... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
Fight Club...You think it was easy to make myself take my medications, sit still for injections, undergo surgeries, spend countless hours in painful physical therapy... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
A Different Sort of Family...Not long after I had a serious health crisis, requiring several surgeries and a long recovery. Richard took on more caregiving.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
The Journey of Trusting Yourself...After my most recent surgeries, I started to do much less and limit myself a lot more.... By Kathryn Elton, OTR3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Hurdles...challenges come at you at an accelerating rate – significant drugs (and associated medical expenses), frequent lab visits, physical therapy, and perhaps surgeries... By Carla Kienast2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Stress and RA Don’t Play Well Together...Undergoing and recovering from 2 total knee replacement surgeries was stressful.... By Lisa Emrich4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
What Was That?..."This is going to screw up my cataract surgeries or I will have to wait. I hate using a walker; it hurts my hands.... By Mary Sophia Hawks3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments22 comments
Things Change ...It is a good reminder because, for the past few years, my body has been through more surgeries for JRA than at any other time in my life.... By Kathryn Elton, OTR3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Joint Replacement: A Chat with my Surgeon...Not only did he perform both my hip and knee surgeries, he’s done multiple soft-tissue surgeries and more joint injections than I care to remember.... By Carla Kienast6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Work, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Adaptations...Before my diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, I already dealt with knee and back pain from injuries and surgeries.... By Mary Sophia Hawks2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments