Patient Perspectives of RA Blood Work - EULAR 2023 - Dr. Ben Nowell

For more information on the topic, you can listen to a special episode of the podcast series Relatable Rheumatology: From Stories to Studies in which Dr. Ben Nowell explores blood work in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and how lab results are viewed and used by someone living with RA and by an expert rheumatologist: omny.fm/shows/...

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As a black woman who has had RA for 20 years why aren’t we represented in the study? I have been on just about every Dmard(biologic), taken methotrexate orally and injection. I feel it’s important to see the differences on how medications and bloodwork effect us all. For example I used Enbrel(injection) and methotrexate (injection) and it did not alleviate any of my symptoms the same with Rinvoq, Xeljanz. An infusion works wonders but there’s a downfall for me. Scarring of my veins, my veins collapse during infusions. It would be great to hear all of the differences.