Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission — Off Medication, and Up Kilimanjaro
About this episode
Dr. Diana Girnita and her patient Jon discuss his journey from rheumatoid arthritis pain and medication to climbing Kilimanjaro in remission.
Climbing Kilimanjaro with rheumatoid arthritis — off medication. Jon did it. And in this episode, his rheumatologist explains how. Most people hear "rheumatoid arthritis" and brace for a life sentence. Dr. Diana Girnita, a board-certified rheumatologist, sits down with Jon, a patient she guided from daily pain and methotrexate to drug-free remission — and, a few years later, to the summit of Kilimanjaro. Together, they walk through what that journey actually looked like, including...
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Diana Girnita
Guest: Jon
Topics covered
- rheumatoid arthritis
- remission
- climbing
- health journey
- patient experience
Keywords
- rheumatoid arthritis
- remission
- Kilimanjaro
- health
- patient journey
- methotrexate
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kilimanjaro, methotrexate, rheumatoid arthritis
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