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plewmom
Posted Sunday, January 11, 2009 8:12 PM


 

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I really needed this tonight... Thanks!

You know you have RA when your nickname at work is "Flipper" because every time you try and pick something up you drop it and end up flipping it through the air when you make a futile attempt to catch it.

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Cheryl_G
Posted Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:22 PM


 

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I love this thread and read it often to bring me up.......

You might have RA if your teenage daughter actually volunteers to shovel the snow without complaint to save you from doing it.

Cheryl

"What you are is God's gift to you.  What you make of yourself is your gift to God".
 
(RA since December 2008 and Type 2 Diabetes since February 2008.)
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Colleenie
Posted Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:45 PM


 

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This thread is great! I am new here and glad this was the first thread I read. I have a nickname given to me by one of my younger brothers.

So you might have RA if your nickname is....SERTA as in SERTA-THE PERFECT SLEEPER! lol

He is just so clever...lol
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Tammy Barnes
Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:10 PM


 

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I just joined this site a few nights ago but it has been really great reading what everyone has to say. It was really a pick me up and I have never laughted so much over having RA.

You might have RA if you have to have your husband hold the bowl so you can put the cake batter in the pan because your hands hurt to bad, or in my case I had surgery on my left hand for the RA and do not have the strength in it to hold the bowl.

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WarmSocks
Posted Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:43 PM


 

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You might have RA if…

 

you get so frustrated trying to unwrap bouillon cubes that you finally throw them in, wrapper-and-all.  The bouillon should still dissolve, and you can pull the wrappers out later!

 



  

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Robin .
Posted Tuesday, January 20, 2009 10:50 PM


 

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I absolutely love this! thank you!
I never had to teach my husband to put on my bra b/c i don't have one (I'm 20) but I did have to have several roommates and my mother help me at times. The bathtub thing is so so true. And the cancer comment. I love you all for your honesty. It helps us all so much to be honest with each other.
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Ashley D.
Posted Friday, January 23, 2009 12:19 PM


 

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...if it makes your day when you get a new Rx, but it makes your week when you get 2!!!
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Smiles 00
Posted Friday, January 23, 2009 1:18 PM


 

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You might have RA if....you use Aspercreme as a body lotion.
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Megan Keltner
Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:14 PM


 

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Ok, I got a good one...

You might have RA if.... you tell your spouse/partner that RA is great cause you've lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks and haven't been that sucessful on any diet.

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sallie garcia
Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2009 6:47 PM


 

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omg!! all these made me laugh so hard  but all made me feel so much better!!  I have a great husband that tries his hardest to understand and still hasnt left me after all my emotion frustrationhs that come with this condition and even makes an ocassional joke about it all...but i  have been feeling so down thinking no one else held there elbow when they brushed their teeth...or couldnt brush or stlye thier hair... I even  was even thinking maybe it is all in my head especialy when i explain what i have and the person just says ''well you dont look sick'' or ''your so young that cant be right'' (18 when first got it now22)... well im sure everyone here has heard and knows what im talking about... point to all is this thankyou for making me feel better!!!
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crabbyhermit
Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2009 7:26 PM


 

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You might have RA if....you've ever skipped a shower because there was no way in heck you were gettin' that stupid bra off!

I was thinking about designing a bra-taker-off-er thingy and calling it "The Gentleman". (Removes your bra without having the usual expectations. )
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CallMeSteph
Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:01 PM


 

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You may have RA if... you use a broom to dust off your car because you can't get enough leverage/don't have enough strength in one hand to use the small brush/scraper combo.


22, diagnosed 12/07, Plaquenil, Methotrexate, Folic Acid, Leucovorin Calcium, Orencia, Prednisone, Lexapro
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The Picture Says It All
Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2009 6:13 PM


 

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you might have RA if you would go out and buy the "bra-taker-off-er thingy".  If you invent one, let me know!

Linda 

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Jen B
Posted Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:19 AM


 

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I'm new, but have been reading this thread for a couple of years.  It is a great "pick me up."

You might have RA if...

...when you are in labor, you are not screaming because you are giving birth, but because your hips hurt from being in the stirrups.

...you pass up the cutest baby clothes because they have buttons (those awful things!!!).

...you yell at your husband for getting child-proof caps, even though you have a small child.

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yeshuaskid
Posted Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:36 PM


 

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U might have RA if u can point around a corner without bending a finger.

U might have RA if ur kid refers to you as the "bionic" mom from having joint replacement surgery.

U might have RA if you have a pair of tennis shoes that are 2 sizes too big that you wear only to bed to keep ur toes from hurting from the weight of the covers.

U might have RA if, after 21 years you can tell what medicine is in each bottle just from someone shaking it.
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stephanie weber
Posted Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:59 PM


 

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This is great!!! I seriousley thought i was the only one going to hell for actually wanting a potentially deadley (but also curable) disease..

And taking 20 min to get out of the tub thats me too!!!! lol my arms are pretty buff since i use them to lift myself out of the tub...(my knees and ankle are the troublemakers for me)

when i call for my son (11) in the morning he automatically brings me my 4 ibuprofin and a glass of ice water lol...

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Lana K
Posted Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:41 PM


 

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That bra-taker-offer-thingy called "The Gentleman" is SOOOOOOOOOO FUNNY!! I love it!!!

Thanks for the good laugh!! Thanks to all of you for so many good laughs! 

Lana

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Bekah M
Posted Sunday, February 15, 2009 11:53 AM


 

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I'm a newbie......This is amazingly funny stuff and all so true for my life of the past seven months.

You may have RA if: You bounce up and down three times in your recliner to get momentum to stand up.

On a rainy bad and boring day you count your nodules just for fun!

You give your best friend a key to your front door so she can just let herself in, cause if you do it she'll be outside for a while.


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Primary Lupus and SecondaryRA, Fibromyalgia/CFS, Raynauds, Sjogrens...
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Jeannie Nikouyeh
Posted Thursday, March 05, 2009 8:54 AM


 

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Just what I needed a good gut chuckle!!!!
Jeannie
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Sharon Liddell
Posted Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:44 PM


 

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You know you have RA when...
your students bring your crutches when the fire alarm rings.
everybody in the building cheers when you get a new brace.



You can't help but laugh!
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