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AutoimmuneGal: October 2013
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One rheumatologically challenged girl's journey through life and the maze of the medical system. Thursday, October 24, 2013. Tales from a Weekend Getaway. But after a rocky start, the weekend turned out quite well indeed. My husband drove and I slept in between stops so I would have energy for the activities ahead. We began with apple picking at a beautiful orchard. What looks like markings are actually clay to protect the apples from insects since they are organic and no pesticides were used. Our next s...
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AutoimmuneGal: June 2013
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One rheumatologically challenged girl's journey through life and the maze of the medical system. Sunday, June 30, 2013. Study Raises Questions about Sjogren's and Plaquenil. For many patients with Sjogren's, Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) has long been the go to drug that their doctors prescribe. It is often the first line of attack before other more aggressive therapies are added such as methotrexate or rituximab that have bigger impacts on the immune system. So I was very interested when I saw on Twitt...
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AutoimmuneGal: January 2014
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One rheumatologically challenged girl's journey through life and the maze of the medical system. Thursday, January 30, 2014. Trigeminal Neuralgia and Turtle Fur. From reading the tittle, you might be thinking what do the trigeminal nerves have to do with turtle fur and do turtles even have fur? But I promise this post is actually about something that I find extremely helpful during these frigid windy months called Turtle Fur. This faux fur looked particularly protective. Living with Autoimmune Disease.
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AutoimmuneGal: It's A Girl!
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One rheumatologically challenged girl's journey through life and the maze of the medical system. Tuesday, November 18, 2014. I have some big news that I’ve been meaning to share; my husband and I have a little girl! She came last month and earlier than expected, but thankfully she’s perfectly healthy and doing wonderfully well. We couldn’t be happier and more excited. Life has a whole new rhythm. Like many first time moms, I’ve got lots to learn and everything is new to me. November 19, 2014 at 10:09 AM.
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AutoimmuneGal: December 2013
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One rheumatologically challenged girl's journey through life and the maze of the medical system. Sunday, December 15, 2013. The View From My Window. There is nothing like the first snowfall. Pristine, white, and untouched snow. I appreciate and marvel in the beauty. Then the novelty wears off pretty quickly. Because once I venture outside into the wind and the cold, I am instantly reminded of my painful joints and nerves. It's hard for me to navigate beyond my neighborhood in this winter weather. The neg...
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AutoimmuneGal: July 2014
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One rheumatologically challenged girl's journey through life and the maze of the medical system. Friday, July 25, 2014. Happy World Sjogren's Day! Happy World Sjogren's Day! Well, technically I'm a couple days late on this one. But spreading awareness about Sjogren's should be more than something assigned to a particular day or month of the year. Like many of you, I want to do my small part to try and make Sjogren's a KNOWN autoimmune disease. Read an excellent article by Dr. Sarah Schafer a physicia...
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AutoimmuneGal: January 2015
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One rheumatologically challenged girl's journey through life and the maze of the medical system. Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Being an Autoimmune Mama: The First Months. At four months, we've now crossed the early infant stage and we're getting to the more interactive stage of the daily smiles, coos, and hand sucking that are all so much fun. At the same time, I was also worried about the day-to-day practical challenge of lifting her and taking her around. Would I be able to carry her if I was tired?
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AutoimmuneGal: April 2014
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One rheumatologically challenged girl's journey through life and the maze of the medical system. Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Sjögren's Awareness: The Sjö Test in Action. Back in November, some of you may remember that I wrote about a new diagnostic test for Sjögren's. Called Sjö. Read more here. What's unique about the test is that it uses newly discovered diagnostic markers which can detect Sjögren's. Some were having what were considered "vague symptoms" of dryness, joint pain, fatigue, and the doctor t...
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AutoimmuneGal: September 2013
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One rheumatologically challenged girl's journey through life and the maze of the medical system. Sunday, September 29, 2013. High Profile Sjogren's Patients Working Together. Sheffield Wednesday: How tennis ace helped McPhail. Stephen McPhail’s career is back on track after his signing for the Owls - and Dave Jones is not the only one to whom he is grateful. Tennis star Venus Williams helped him to ditch thoughts of retiring and cope with an incurable disease. His Sjogrens problem became public last year...
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AutoimmuneGal: Being an Autoimmune Mama: The First Months
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One rheumatologically challenged girl's journey through life and the maze of the medical system. Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Being an Autoimmune Mama: The First Months. At four months, we've now crossed the early infant stage and we're getting to the more interactive stage of the daily smiles, coos, and hand sucking that are all so much fun. At the same time, I was also worried about the day-to-day practical challenge of lifting her and taking her around. Would I be able to carry her if I was tired?
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