10/08/01 The Doctor-Patient Relationship with Dr. Barry Waters
We had a very cozy group for Dr. Water's chat tonight. Good advice from the doc and observations from community members.
09/24/01
Sex, Intimacy & Arthritis with Dr Susan Hoch
Fun and informative! But definitely not for those under 18 or those that
are easily offended!
8/20/01
Arthritis and the Law
Karen Choate, a legal aid lawyer with RA, will discuss disability insurance,
family law and answer our questions.
8/6/01
RA-Breakthroughs and Treatments
Thomas Lee, PhD author of the new book: Conquering
Rheumatoid Arthritis : The Latest Breakthroughs and Treatments joins us. Dr. Lee, who has rheumatoid arthritis, will talk about the
latest treatments and what the future holds.
6/25/01
Arthritis Prevention and Pain Relief with author Martin Zucker
Marty has written a dozen books, including the just-released
Preventing Arthritis: A Holistic Approach to Life Without Pain. The
book, co-authored with pain specialist Ronald Lawrence, M.D., was published
by Putnam.
5/21/01
Arthritis & Strength Training Exercises with Dr. Barry Waters
A little pain doesn't hurt! So says Dr Waters.
4/16/01
More Tests and Labs with Dr Susan Hoch
Tests, labs and a little bit of everything else!
3/5/01
Arthritis Q & A with Dr. Barry Waters
A little bit of everything and then some.
2/18/01
Orthopedic Surgery with Dr. Ken Merriman
We covered a lot of ground in this one.
1/22/01
Pain Management with Dr. Susan Hoch
A hour plus, dedicated to pain medications and pain management.
1/8/01
NSAIDs with Dr. Barry Waters
Everything you wanted to know about NSAIDs and more!
11/27/00
Journaling with Walt Hanks C.H.E.S.
Walt takes some time to discuss journaling and why it is important.
11/06/00
The ACR Meeting with Dr. Susan
An incredible chat with Dr. Susan giving us the scoop on all of the news
from the ACR Meeting.
10/23/00
Parenting with Arthritis Open Forum
An hour long discussion on the problems and concerns we face as parents
with arthritis.
10/09/00
Arthritis & Relationships with guest Walt Hanks, CHES
More than an hour of "group therapy", an open discussion
on the impact arthritis can have on our relationships.
September
18, 2000 New to Arthritis with Dr. Barry Waters
Dr Waters answered some questions from those new to arthritis and
those that are not so new.
September
11, 2000 Arthritis & Depression with Walt Hanks C.H.E.S.
A great turn out for a very informative chat.
September
4, 2000 Arthritis & Travel-Open Discussion
A bunch of handy travel tips from those who know best!
August
28, 2000 Juvenile Arthritis with Dr. Thomas Lehman
A great hour spent with Dr. Lehman. He answered a wide variety of JA
related questions.
August
21, 2000 DMARDs with Dr. Barry Waters
Quite a list of questions related to Disease Modifying
Anti-Rheumatic Drugs was asked and Dr. Waters answered all of them!
August
14, 2000 Tips & Products to make life easier with Amy Wright, P.T.
Amy gives us some great ideas and answers all of our questions.
August
7, 2000 Women's Health with Dr Susan Hoch, M.D.
A mixed bag of women's health. From hormones to periods to orgasms. We
covered it all.
Please note that the transcripts does contain conversations regarding
intimacy.
July
31, 2000 Men's Health with Walt Hanks, CHES
A small, informal chat session about Men's Health and other issues.
Please note that the transcripts does contain conversations regarding
intimacy.
July
17, 2000 Tests & Diagnostic Procedures with Dr. Barry Waters M.D.
As usual we got off topic-so it is Tests & Diagnostic Procedures
and a little bit of everything else!
July
10, 2000 Arthritis & Exercise with Amy Wright, P.T.
An hours worth of exercise questions and answers!
June
26, 2000 Lupus Q and A with Dr. Susan Hoch
90 minutes (give or take a few for technical difficulties) of
questions and answers, mainly regarding lupus.
June
19, 2000 Pain Management: Beyond Pain Pills with Walt Hanks, CHES
60 minutes of chat about pain management and what we can do to
better manage our pain. Very interesting!
June
12, 2000 Orthopedic Surgery Q & A with Dr. Ken Merriman
60 minutes of questions and answers about orthopedic surgery.
Another great chat!
June
5, 2000 Social Security Disability Insurance with Chuc Ryan, Attorney at
Law
A TON of information about SSDI, if you are planning on filing, or just
thinking about it, this is a must read.
May
22, 2000 Fibromyalgia Q and A with Dr. Barry Waters
Over an hour's worth of questions and answers, mostly about
fibromyalgia. Dr. Waters' compassion and sense of humor shine once
again.
May
1, 2000 Everything You Wanted to Know about Arthritis but were Afraid to Ask
with Dr. Susan Hoch
A thousand and one (well almost!) questions about arthritis answered
patiently by Dr. Susan.
April
24, 2000 Arthritis Q and A with Dr. Barry Waters
Another educational chat! Lasting about 75 minutes, we discussed OA, RA,
some of the newer medications, alternative treatments and a mind boggling
treatment for fibromyalgia.
April
3, 2000 Arthritis Q and A with Dr. Susan Hoch
A 90 minute chat with Dr. Susan Hoch. Covering osteoporosis, rheumatoid
arthritis, and a little bit of everything else. A VERY informative chat!
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