By: shannon
I do not get the care i need with state insurance no rheummys within 100 miles of me who take the insurance. it just sucks i have to see a gp who knows near to nothing about RA to treat me and my son.....
View ArticleBy: April Rains
The needs list on this post is so accurate I want to keep working but the end is getting closer and closer. I like so many others would really like to find a treatment that provided results that wasn’t...
View ArticleBy: Tom
I have no insurance at all. Not officially diagnosed yet, second rheumy appt next week.
View ArticleBy: mj
same experience Jackie, and I’m in the same profession. Pushing through the spring at the moment, thankfully I have a couple good employess that were able to cover the heavy stuff the last few days. It...
View ArticleBy: Martha Lord
Wonderful article. Can’t type too much because of my fingers. Thanks for trying to get the word out. it helps to not feel so alone sometimes with this disease.
View ArticleBy: Shanon M
This is a great post Kelly, I am in Vancouver, BC, Canada – I am considered early diagnosis and I guess I am fortunate in that my rheumy is being aggressive and from day one, which has only been three...
View ArticleBy: Rosy
This Comment is in response and agreement to Megan Elaine response, “I think a big change that needs to be made in regards to aggressive treatment is the treatment of those of us who have seronegative...
View ArticleBy: Kelly Young
I’m so sorry to hear that, Rosy. I hear that a lot & it’s very sad. Don’t give up. Can anyone help you to afford to travel to a better dr? I know some who come down to the states a couple times per...
View ArticleBy: Keith
I just turned 50 and was diagnosed with RA a few months ago. Looking back, I can see I had signs and bouts with the disease years ago. I was in the lawn maintenance and landscaping field also, and I...
View ArticleBy: Kelly Young
Thanks for commenting, Keith. If you do need Humira or one of the similar treatments, the companies do have programs to help pay for the drugs. They have websites for patients to help you qualify....
View ArticleBy: Ed
Wow, after reading some of these posts, I feel very fortunate. It was less than a year from the first onset of my disease to full diagnoses and aggressive treatment. Although it seemed to be the...
View ArticleBy: Rebecca Richard
I’m with you Ed, even though I do not havevinsurance, I still feel somewhat lucky. I have an awesome, kind Doc who referred me to a great Rheumy, as soon as she suspected RA. The “tests” that I’ve been...
View ArticleBy: e-Patient Dave
Where did you get that photo of “please tip me / and carry your own danged luggage, while you’re at it”??
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By: Kelly Young
I took that photo in a cab. As a blogger, I’m always shooting something so I can make a connection w/ it one day!
View ArticleBy: Jen Ross
RA is a pretty tough disease, I have been dealing with it under no medical supervision for over 1 1/2 years. When I lost my health insurance my Rhuemy refused to see me as a patient. I qualified for my...
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By: e-Patient Dave
Kelly, in what delightful city did you find that taxi sign? My dad (always a good tipper) used to say that if you have to BEG for a tip, you probably don’t “get it” in the first place (tips being all...
View ArticleBy: Rosy
This Comment is in response and agreement to Megan Elaine response, “I think a big change that needs to be made in regards to aggressive treatment is the treatment of those of us who have seronegative...
View ArticleBy: Kelly Young
I’m so sorry to hear that, Rosy. I hear that a lot & it’s very sad. Don’t give up. Can anyone help you to afford to travel to a better dr? I know some who come down to the states a couple times per...
View ArticleBy: Keith
I just turned 50 and was diagnosed with RA a few months ago. Looking back, I can see I had signs and bouts with the disease years ago. I was in the lawn maintenance and landscaping field also, and I...
View ArticleBy: Kelly Young
Thanks for commenting, Keith. If you do need Humira or one of the similar treatments, the companies do have programs to help pay for the drugs. They have websites for patients to help you qualify....
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