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t"RA"cy
Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:17 PM


 

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If... you sit on your couch and watch out your window and see your 80 yr old neighbor doing things, yard work, driving his car, walking his dog, gardening, cleaning his garage , and your extremely jealous !!!

If ..you are reading these comments and laughing your head off !

If ... your new BFF is the TV and your sofa !

Love you all ! Your all great !

Tracy

 

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Jamie Dobson
Posted Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:12 PM


 

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You all are awesome and hysterical!  Thank you so much for that laugh.  It was so needed today!!

~Jamie

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carol11
Posted Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:41 PM


 

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I volunteer for a food pantry in the small town in which I live.  I am the youngest, and I am 64.  There are days that I have to call this 83 old to go help me get food together and carry it out to my vehicle to deliver it.   She said she was going to take a picture and send it to the newspaper with an article that the pantry is volunteered by old people and a cripple!  It might not sound funny, but we got laughing so bad that I felt better! 
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Oscar Not Specified
Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 7:52 PM


 

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Hi

This is my first post and learning as I go, so please bear with me.  I am 42 and was officialy diagnosed with RA a little over 1 year ago.  I am doing well on the current meds so I can't complint.  Just wanted to say that reading this thread (i think that is what it's called ) made me laugh and almost cry; and I love it.  It made me want to read other topics and I find myself in a better state of mind because of it.  More importanly it made me realize that I am blessed and have nothing to complain about.  I hope that it stays that way, but I am a realistic man and know that it is a matter of time before Arthur gets angry at me . So for now, I will continue to read and learn from all of you.  God bless you all

 

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Ashley D.
Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:05 PM


 

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if...you are late taking your meds and you have to do trigonometry with some calculous thrown in for good measure to figure out when your next dose is.
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Gramma Ellie
Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:37 PM


 

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You might have RA if:

Your Christmas wish list includes

A neck traction device,

Battery powered slippers,

A new heating pad,

A cane with a folding seat,

And a tube of Aspercreme.

(can you sing this to the tune of Twelve Days of Christmas?)

Gramma

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Stephanie DeNicola-Turner
Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:17 PM


 

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You might have RA (or any other invisible chronic illness) if ...

You are on a first name basis with your local pharmacy

You have a last name like DeNicola (mine) and you never have to spell it anymore

You have your insurance member number memorized

When you get a new cell phone, the first numbers you put in are your doctors', pharmacy, insurance and any other healthcare facility you use

You get married and are afraid to change your name because it could cause problems with your health insurance

You take a job and/or stay at a job based on the its health insurance options

Despite wanting to, you can't stay home with your kids because your husband's job has crappy health insurance

You actually read the "Notice of Changes to Your Health Insurance" booklet your HMO sends you

You have fired or been fired by a medical professional

You think that you should have majored in pharmacology because you know more about drugs than anyone

You are the first in line for a flu shot -- and when there was a shortage of flu shots a few years ago you had a doctor's note and was the youngest person in the room

People are constantly asking your opinions about doctors, dentists & other medical professionals
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Susan Blatchford
Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:49 PM


 

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my first post.  I also have wished for a short, but not fatal cancer so no one would think I just take off work because I want to sleep in. 

And, you might have RA if...taking the dogs for a walk means around your living room!

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kellyanne
Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 12:24 AM


 

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t"RA"cy (11/12/2008)
If... you sit on your couch and watch out your window and see your 80 yr old neighbor doing things, yard work, driving his car, walking his dog, gardening, cleaning his garage , and your extremely jealous !!!

If ..you are reading these comments and laughing your head off !

If ...your new BFF is the TVand your sofa !

Love you all ! Your all great !

Tracy



OMG so true!!! Although my BFF are my 3" memory foam mattress topper and my new heated blanket!

Mom since 1999
RA since 2002
High-dose omega-3 EFA, hydroxychloroquine, metoprolol, Coca-cola
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kellyanne
Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 12:29 AM


 

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I remember a few years back when the girl lost her feet at an amusement park due to a malfunction of one of the rides - I think a cable snapped and cut off her feet. At the time, my feet were absolutely horrible - I could barely stand to put them on the floor, much less actually walk. The first thing that popped into my head when I read about the tragic accident this poor girl suffered was that I wished it was me and not her, because then I wouldn't have to feel my painful feet anymore. Of course, a nanosecond later I felt like the world's biggest @ss and I was sure I had just purchased my first-class one-way ticket to Hell...

I wonder how the girl is doing now. It still sends shudders down my spine when I think about that accident.

Mom since 1999
RA since 2002
High-dose omega-3 EFA, hydroxychloroquine, metoprolol, Coca-cola
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Gramma Ellie
Posted Friday, November 28, 2008 10:54 AM


 

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You might have RA if:

At the end of a long day of cleaning and cooking and then cleaning up the Thanksgiving mess, your husband collapses on the couch and says: "I'm all out of spoons!!"

I love that man..

Gramma

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David Not Specified
Posted Friday, November 28, 2008 10:15 PM


 

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Heres one...

U Might have RA if...your 5 year old nephew can tie his shoes better and faster than you can

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Shu-Shu
Posted Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:16 PM


 

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You might have RA if you are the family expert on football injuries.  We were watching football games all weekend.  (What else are you supposed to watch at Thanksgiving?)  Several of the games were held in rainy and muddy conditions, so there were a lot of minor injuries.

Every time one of the players had difficulty getting up, I would say something like, "Oh, he hurt his left knee" or "It's his right ankle.  I know it."  Sure enough, when the reports came in later in the game, they confirmed my diagnosis.

Shu-Shu

 

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Heather Oja
Posted Monday, December 01, 2008 2:24 PM


 

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...Your 2 yr old is better at fetch than your dog.
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Shu-Shu
Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 4:35 PM


 

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...if your number of doctors outnumbers your blood relatives.

I haven't counted them up yet, but I think it's going to be close!

Shu-Shu

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Ashley D.
Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 5:32 PM


 

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...if you recognize the pharmacist by voice over the phone.

Sad but true.
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Re Black
Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 6:58 PM


 

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I'm new here. What a funny topic!!!

Here goes..

U might have RA if all of your shoes are slip on....

U might have RA if you drop your keys several times while trying to unlock the door....
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Re Black
Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 7:18 PM


 

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Stephanie Hodges (10/28/2008)

...You go out and buy a hair dryer with a retractable cord so you don't have to wrap the cord around the hairdryer. Only to find out that the button is hard to push. So you push it against the wall with both hands.

Stephanie


OMG! That's hilarious. I did the same thing. Loved your comment about Dr. House.
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jamie Female
Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:40 AM


 

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U might have RA if your new vehicle is a pick up truck or SUV just for the ease of getting in or out of a higher vehicle.
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Janet Barrett
Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:44 PM


 

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U might have RA if all 3 cats crowd around your knees and ankles during a flare because it is warmest place in house........
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