Addressing “Painstipation”
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by Wren
3y ago
This is a sponsored post. Salix Pharmaceuticals provided me with a stipend and paid for my travel and accommodations related to the event described below. All opinions are my own. “Painstipation,” or constipation caused by opioid pain medication in chronic pain patients, is an uncomfortable subject to consider, but it’s ..read more
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My RA Toolbox
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by Wren
3y ago
My hands were giving me some guff recently (as they do). I was wearing my favorite compression gloves already, I’d applied over-the-counter lidocaine cream, and I’d swallowed a dose of acetaminophen (Tylenol). This was on top of the fistful of ..read more
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Lawmakers take aim at PBM practices
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by Wren
3y ago
Originally posted on Carla's Corner: One of the things that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) do is prohibit pharmacists from telling patients when they could save money by paying cash rather than using their insurance plan. In fact, according to ..read more
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Dear Prescription Opioid Debaters:
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by Wren
3y ago
Originally posted on BeingCharis: Dear debaters, I am a 30 year old who inherited a lifelong inflammatory disease called ankylosing spondylitis (AS). AS can cause the spine to fuse together from bone spurs and can affect organs and other joints ..read more
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Umbrellas for RA’s Soul-Rain
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by Wren
3y ago
I’m a winter-person. I’ve always loved chilly weather and wild, rainy storms. Even after my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis 30 years ago, when I lived in cold, dark, wet Northern Germany, I loved the winter weather. My joints didn’t care ..read more
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I Disagree with Prime Therapeutics’ Reports That May Limit Access to Biologics and Here’s Why
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by Wren
3y ago
Originally posted on Carla's Corner: I’ve been seething since I read Prime Therapeutics’ October 17 news release asserting that patients are being prescribed biologics outside of American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines. The referenced Prime Therapeutic reports assert that ..read more
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Helping those in medical need due to Hurricane Harvey
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by Wren
3y ago
Originally posted on Carla's Corner: The Global Healthy Living Foundation (http://www.ghlf.org) has sent a list of links below that can provide assistance to those needing medical assistance in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. In addition, this link (Take Action ..read more
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Weasel Words
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by Wren
3y ago
I believe the two most disheartening words you can hear from a doctor are “chronic pain.” As in “You have chronic pain.” Or worse, “You just have chronic pain.” This was what a rheumatologist, one of the rotating team of doctors I see these ..read more
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OK, more art.
RheumaBlog
by Wren
3y ago
Hi, gang! I hope you don’t mind, but I’ve been creating more artwork over the last several weeks and like all artists, I want to show it off to someone other than my mother and my cats. Thanks for being ..read more
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When RD treatment gets scary
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by Wren
3y ago
[Editor’s Note: This post was first published recently on the excellent RheumatoidArthritis.net website. You can read it, and many other posts by myself and an incredibly informed tribe of RD bloggers/writers by clicking right here. Thanks!] Discovering that you have ..read more
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