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<title>Living in My World with People Who Don’t have Rheumatoid Arthritis</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:39:40 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I’m not in contact day to day with another person who has a chronic condition like I have (at least not to my knowledge), so I don’t know what it’s like dealing with a person with an autoimmune disease like Rheumatoid Arthritis. My only point of view is from the side of the sufferer (the...]]></description>
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<title>A Quick Glance at the Tests Used for Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:20:44 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2005, I had one blood test performed and some x-rays ordered, and at the time that was my extent of knowledge to the range of possibilities in diagnosing the disease. Learning more about RA caused me to look into the tests that are beneficial in proper diagnosis,...]]></description>
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<title>Major Rheumatoid Arthritis Myths</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:16:13 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I’ve come across some funny comments that people make when they learn I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, some comments are just simple while others I find more frustrating. So here are some myths to illuminate the facts.
Myth #1- Rheumatoid Arthritis can be cured.
Oh, how I wish this was true. Right now there is no known cure...]]></description>
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<title>9 Things I Asked my Rheumatologist</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:20:14 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[You’ve been referred to a Rheumatoid Arthritis specialist (Rheumatologist) and you’re anticipating your first visit. I’m sure you’re feeling anxious, nervous, intimidated and perhaps scared out of your wits, gathering your thoughts together and writing down questions to ask can make the most of your first visit.
For me, I had no idea what to expect,...]]></description>
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<title>Getting a Grip on Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Even When My Hands Are Sore</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:34:17 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The deep aches and sharp stings of Rheumatoid Arthritis pain are things I’ve learned to live with over the past few years. The first few months after diagnosis were terrible, I was incapacitated with pain. My feet and knees were so terrible I needed a cane to walk and my hands were useless to open...]]></description>
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<title>Meeting the Rheumatologists and Getting a Little More Familiar with Rheumatoid Arthritis</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:24:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In my last post I left off venting about my ‘ugly man shoes’ and the anticipation of meeting my Rheumatologist during the first few weeks of being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It was early September of 2005 when I made the 45 minute drive from Gaylord to Petosky to meet Dr. Huebner at the...]]></description>
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<title>What’s Going On? The First Signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:17:19 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ I thought I would take the next several posts to talk about what the first year of living with Rheumatoid Arthritis is like. I’ll talk about what I went through; noticing a few symptoms, realizing the need to see a doctor, handling the diagnosis, experiencing treatments, all the ins and outs of the introduction of...]]></description>
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<title>The Glamorous Side of Rheumatoid Arthritis</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis can make a person feel very lonely, and definitely not very glamorous. A recent little search online into celebrities suffering with RA made me feel a little less isolated and maybe not so awkward feeling. Stiff fingers and sore, aching knees don’t seem quite so painful when you can watch others...]]></description>
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<title>Heart of the Matter : Heart Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:42:33 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I have 2 strikes going against me when it comes to the health of my heart.
Strike one- Marfans Syndrome, a condition that causes my connective tissue to be defective and not act the way it should. It affects my skin, bones, eyes and my heart. At present, I only have a heart murmur, but more...]]></description>
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<title>Being a Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:06:36 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Obviously, I&#8217;m a woman (gosh, I hope that&#8217;s obvious!), I&#8217;m also a&#160;&#160; woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Is there a slight connection of my developing this condition to my gender? Do women respond to the disease and treatment differently from men? These have been two questions that I thought would be interesting to get some answers...]]></description>
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