“Obesity is a physiological disorder affecting numerous body systems,” APOP report authors wrote. “Pet obesity often causes secondary, preventable diseases, including diabetes, osteoarthritis, and many forms of cancer. Professionals and the pet care industry need…
Have you stayed with a rheumatologist who disrespected you, because you were afraid to make a change? Has a rheumatologist refused to listen to your complaints of pain? Or has said doctor treated you like…
Someone recently told me that, in living with RA, she mourned the loss of her former self – before she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). I thought about that for a bit and finally…
When I was first diagnosed at age 34 with rheumatoid arthritis, I didn’t have internet access. But I did hunt for whatever information I could find. I recall that one of the first things a…
Those of us who live with rheumatoid arthritis hear it all! There are the friends who compare our disease with old-age, osteo-arthritis and think an aspirin or two will cure our ills. And we all…
My personal history of rheumatoid nodules began several years ago when my “then” primary care doctor wanted me to have a stress test. I reminded her of my claustrophobia and refusal to climb into that…
More than 80% of RA patients say fatigue is a huge problem. Part of the reason for that fatigue is the inability to obtain quality sleep. Sleep problems in people with chronic illness like RA…
The love between a man and a dog is unique and sometimes defies description or explanation. Murphy and my husband, Jym, share such a relationship. We had recently lost our small English Bulldog to lung…
Those of us who find regular sleep habits hard to come by shake our heads in wonder at our partners and others who snooze away for a solid 8 hours or more. Once upon a…
When I was first diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 1977, I coasted through a few months before they settled on a diagnosis. First, doctors believed I had psoriatic arthritis. Months later, they decided on…