Nutfree Deliciousness: I Discover Overnight Oats and My Body Gets Happy
Updated March 27, 2021 I’d started fantasizing about oats. Now, this is worthy of mention because in terms of culinary delights, I have never in my life been rendered to drooling stupefaction by the thought of anything involving oats. I mean, I like the wee flakes, but obsession? I’m a big fan of listening to…
ArthritisHack: Innovate, Empower & Inspire
© The Arthritis Society We talk a lot about empowering people who live with chronic illness, such as arthritis, to get to a place where they can live better lives and get better care. This weekend, I was thrilled to participate as a mentor in ArthritisHack at the MaRS Discovery District here in Toronto. The…
Preventing and Treating Sinus Infections When Taking Biologics
Biologics are notorious for increasing your risk of infections, especially those of the upper respiratory tract. In other words, sinus infections. Cue headaches, a feeling like your head is filled with cement, post-nasal drip, nausea, debilitating fatigue, thick brain fog, plus that awful smell that no one else can smell. There is nothing like it…
Medical PTSD and Long-Term Effects of Ventilator and Tracheostomy
Updated April, 2020 Rheumatologist: “how are you feeling? ICU PTSD can happen after such an experience.” Me: “I’m fine.” This conversation occurred two weeks after I’d been discharged from the hospital after my medical adventure. And the very next day, my GP brandished a pneumonia vaccine and I burst into tears, terrified that it would…
Exercising My Lungs
After that medical adventure earlier this year, my lungs are quite miraculously unscathed. When I saw my doctor a couple of days after being discharged from the hospital, she listened to my chest and exclaimed in wonder that my lungs sounded completely clear. About a month later, I had a chest x-ray and in the…
Does Menopause Affect RA?
“I’ve been meaning to call you,” my doctor said as she opened my file. What? Call me? She never calls me, unless I call her first. What possible reason could she have to call me?? Why did I come in today?? I DON’T WANNA KNOW!!! A-hem. I can’t be the only one who reacts like…
The Best Way to Achieve Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission and Barriers to Its Use
Updated May 3, 2020 It is now possible for many people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to go into remission. This in and of itself is mind-boggling to me. I grew up during a time when there were no treatments, and when the inevitable of progression lead to severe disability, wheelchair use, and often early…
Miracle & Catastrophe: Finding a Natural Remedy for GERD and Acid Reflux
Dear Trophic, It’s damn near a miracle. And also a tragedy. But let me start at the beginning. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has always done a number of my stomach, and so has RA meds. It is a particular “blessing” to be hit with a disease that requires strong medications, and a sensitive stomach (the latter…
11 Tips for Keeping Your Teeth Healthy with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Updated May 3, 2020 Taking care of your teeth is important at any time, but especially with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA inflammation can wreak havoc on many parts of the body, including your teeth and gums. This makes it even more important to take good care of your teeth, but pain and problems with mobility…
Full Body Kegels: Staying Active with Rheumatoid Arthritis
#RAblog Week is a seven day event from September 21-27, 2015. The brainchild of Rick Phillips, the goal of this week is to raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis and build community. Hop on over to the RADiabetes site to learn more about #RABlog Week and find links to other participants.For Day 5 of #RABlog Week,…
Is the Term Patient Counterproductive in Advocacy?
Updated May 17, 2021 “We need to support the journey from passive patient to patient leader. “ – Annette McKinnon How do you include the voice of people who live with illness — chronic or otherwise (patients) —in the decisions that affect how healthcare is provided? And how do you do that without these voices being used…
The Consequence of Germs
Earlier this week, one of The Boy’s colleagues was diagnosed with strep throat. And then said colleague came to work the day after and the day after that, contagious throat infection and all. And that means my beloved and I will not see each other for the next week while we wait out the incubation…
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