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J5
Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:38 AM


 

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Rev. Nancy
Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:12 PM


 

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Ok here's one for you. You may have RA if you're walking to the store with your friend who's in a wheelchair because she has Cerebral Palsy, and you are envying her chair!
I even told her if we went too much further, she'd have to give me a ride on her lap, and that wouldn't look good, lol. We both had a good laugh; she's a trooper and a doll. Please keep Dora in your prayers; she's a very positive person and is really a delight to be friends with. Thanks!

Love and hugs,
Rev. Nancy
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~ashiemae~15~
Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:37 PM


 

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lol cute

DONT FORGET TO SMILE BECUAS SMILEING WILL GET YOU THREW IT EVEN IF YOU PUT FAKE SMILE ON YOU WILL EVENTLY BELIVE IT

LOVE

ASHLEY AGE 15 DIGNOSED AT AGE 4 WITH POLYARTICULAR JA and recentlie fibermyalgia

 

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BUBBAZMOM
Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:00 PM


 

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Ok, I love this thread. I feel better just reading it.

You might have RA if:

You buy  5 pairs of elastic jeans at Walmart and wear them everyday just so you can go to the bathroom before you pee in your pants. (Ever try to unbutton or unzip when you REALLY GOTTA GO!?)

And you don't care what Vogue says about what's in - you're going to wear the Velcro sneakers.

Your friends all take the stairs and you take the "Ramp of Shame".

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Ronald2
Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:17 PM


 

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If, a good day is one without a doctors visit or a specialists visit or a lab visit or a visit to the x-ray dept. or running to get a refill, or calling in for a refill,or picking up ct scan cd to take to doctor next week, or, have I left anything out?, LOL
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DianeLouise
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 10:58 AM


 

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It takes longer to get the foil lid off of my yogurt than to eat it

Diane


"Go hug a stranger today" - B.B.

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shamelle0
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 5:32 PM


 

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OMG! This is hilarious. I was having a bad day til I read this.

so you might have RA if you wait til you drop a bunch of things on the floor before bending over to pick them up because your afraid of getting stuck.

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BeverleyAnn
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 11:53 PM


 

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Okay here is a fuuny one. I totally forgot about it until i was reading the other posts in this thread.

So I'm a nurse in a nursing home and one night while I was doing my bed time med pass i was having a a really bad time with my hands. I have this one very kind 92 year old man who likes to have cough syrup every night with his other pills. SO i'm standing there in the hall trying with all my might and praying to myself that I'd be able to get the child lock bottle open, after about what seemed like 5 minutes. My kind patient who I remind you is 92 said to me "honey, do you want me to open that for you?" I started laughing so hard i almost wet myself. I'm a young 26 yr old women and i couldn't get his cough syrup bottle open. LOL I guess some men never stop being gentleman.
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Lorried
Posted Tuesday, September 02, 2008 9:54 AM


 

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I am a new member. I love this thread.

You may have Ra when you choose to have ham and cheese sandwich sans the cheese cause you couldn't open the ziplock package.

You jury rig an old leash together to fit around your waist to walk the dog because you don't have the strength to hold the leash.

Your new diet is MTX.

You no longer wear shirts or pants with fasteners.

Thanks for making my day.

Lorrie

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tinkersmom
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2008 2:36 AM


 

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When the oldest guy at work calls you Grandma (I'm 31)

When your're 31 and answer to Grandma

When you 78 yr old Grandmother could whip u in any sporting event

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ThinkonKS
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:09 PM


 

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OMG! Thanks for the laugh, I needed that.

You might have RA, if sitting at a football game on the hard bleachers too long, and you go to stand up and chear, and finally make it after everyone else is already sitting back down. LOL true.

Thanks for the lift in the day, I need that.

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lulu
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:50 PM


 

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You might have RA if............

You drop your predisone dose for the day on the floor in the kitchen, its time to go to work, you get another from the bottle and take it on your way out the door.  You hope and pray all the way into work that the furbaby does not discover it on the ceramic tile floor that is the same color as the pred and find her really hyper when you get in from work!

Always,

Lulu

 

I may have RA but RA does not have ME!!!

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Gramma
Posted Saturday, September 13, 2008 12:41 PM


 

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You might have RA if:

Your new Harley is an electric tricycle.

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Gramma
Posted Saturday, September 13, 2008 4:57 PM


 

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You might also have RA if:

You have plenty of wrist splints and elbow braces and cold packs and moist heat wraps and ace bandages and ibuprofin and ultram and tylenol -- so that you have enough to share with your super-athletic 70ish husband when he crashes his racing bike.

Now it takes two of us to open a jar, and turn the ignition key in the car.

Gramma

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Wendy
Posted Friday, September 19, 2008 7:32 PM


 

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Dear Gramma, those were too funny!

wendy

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Ms BlueMoon
Posted Friday, September 19, 2008 7:45 PM


 

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OMG that was too funny!! But so, true.  We must have laughter to survive this disease.
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CallMeSteph
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 1:29 PM


 

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... you buy boxes of hand warmers, meant for hunters and campers and you have never hunted a day in your life and the last time you camped you were 14 years old, just so you can go outside in the fall.

... you share arthritis stories with your grandma (I'm 21)

... the heating pad is a permanent addition to you bed.

...when you wear two pair of socks to add padding and warmth to your feet in the FALL, 3 pair in the winter.


22, diagnosed 12/07, Plaquenil, Methotrexate, Folic Acid, Leucovorin Calcium, Orencia, Prednisone, Lexapro
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Dina Shutt
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:18 PM


 

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This was the first time I have really looked at this God it was all about me !
You know you have RA when :
when its take two people to put your leg and foot in or out of he car...its a sight!.
or when you feel like Herman Munster cause your feet are so big and your walking like him...
or when your nodules are so big on the bottoms of your feet that is feels like huge marbles as you roll from room to room............. lol or you'll cry ...you are not alone
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CallMeSteph
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:06 AM


 

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ok... so here are a few more

... it hurts to snap your fingers and clap your hands.

... you buy the $60 back pack if there is even the slightest chance the padding in the shoulder straps will ease the pain when you carry around all the crap for classes.

... you count to 10 to convince yourself to get up off the floor.

... you want to be treated by DR. HOUSE because you know he'd have a cure for you in less than a week.


22, diagnosed 12/07, Plaquenil, Methotrexate, Folic Acid, Leucovorin Calcium, Orencia, Prednisone, Lexapro
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Bob_S
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:49 AM


 

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This may be mostly for guys but I guess gals as well.  You meet someone new who wants to shake your hand and you pray to God he's not going to try to impress you with his "firm grip" and if he does, you pray you don't cry out uncontrolably in pain.  And if you're lucky enough to surpress the scream in agony that the spontaneous tears he generated in the corners of your eyes by his macho grip aren't too obvious. 

 

 

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