Re: Re: RESEARCH - Outcome after 40 years with RA: aprospective study of function, disease activity, and mortality

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I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

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s Hopkins Medicine

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Re: [ ] Re: RESEARCH - Outcome after 40 years with RA:

aprospective study of function, disease activity, and mortality

> Jennie,

> Research does show that treating RA increases life span. It is

depressing

> to read these articles, but I don't think some people realize how

severe RA

> CAN be and how dangerous it is to treat yourself. These articles are

a

> reminder to me to take my meds in spite of fearing the side effects.

If

> you've noticed, many of the recent research articles are stressing

longer

> life with treatment. People are going into remission and leading

better

> quality of lives. In the mean time, we have to do the best we can for

> ourselves by eating right and exercising the best that we can.

> a

>

> > All this talk about RA related deaths is starting to get me

> > depressed. As most of you who read my posts know, I do not get

> > depressed easily. I am only 34 and regardless of all this bad news,

> > I am going to plan to live just as long as everyone else. I

> > personally believe that early, aggressive treatment of RA with the

> > latest medications, will eventually be proven to return the life

span

> > of an RA patient to the normal range. Of course, that isn't going

to

> > help me afford life insurance any time soon...

> >

> > Jennie

[Guest guest]

I second that, a!

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

Re: [ ] Re: RESEARCH - Outcome after 40 years with RA:

aprospective study of function, disease activity, and mortality

> Jennie,

> Research does show that treating RA increases life span. It is

depressing

> to read these articles, but I don't think some people realize how

severe RA

> CAN be and how dangerous it is to treat yourself. These articles are

a

> reminder to me to take my meds in spite of fearing the side effects.

If

> you've noticed, many of the recent research articles are stressing

longer

> life with treatment. People are going into remission and leading

better

> quality of lives. In the mean time, we have to do the best we can for

> ourselves by eating right and exercising the best that we can.

> a

>

> > All this talk about RA related deaths is starting to get me

> > depressed. As most of you who read my posts know, I do not get

> > depressed easily. I am only 34 and regardless of all this bad news,

> > I am going to plan to live just as long as everyone else. I

> > personally believe that early, aggressive treatment of RA with the

> > latest medications, will eventually be proven to return the life

span

> > of an RA patient to the normal range. Of course, that isn't going

to

> > help me afford life insurance any time soon...

> >

> > Jennie