
Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction.

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I am in pain so much of the time and none of the meds help at all anymore. I am grumpy all the time and get downright mean at the worst. I also have mood disorder but those meds don't even seem to help. I try to keep my lip buttoned but sometimes I feel like I will explode if I cannot vent. I do vent here, but some days it takes every ounce of reserve I have to type a message or two. I go from zero to 180mph in 5 seconds and I feel so out of control. I never know whether to laugh or cry at myself. I yearn for the days when a single vicodin would make me feel good, no pain...kind of high but completely in control of myself (except I couldn't drive)now it is norco every 5 or 6 hours and nothing. I have carpral tunnel on top of cmc arthritis in both hands. My 1st surgery for carpral is next week and I wish it had been yesterday. I can't help the pain like I wish I could but I know I could stop being so mean but I don't know how. I feel bad after I blow up but I get so damned mad about everything. I don't get much, if any, support from the family. They all know I have pain but no one will even try to help me out a bit, to make it easier. All I do is work work work until my hands and arms feel like they're going to fall off. Yeah I know, poor poor me, but if no one gets the picture reallly really soon where are they gonna be in a week? Hell I don't even know how I will be able to help myself for the first few days, guess I will go fill the freezer with more of the same junky frozen dinners so at least I can eat. Awwwwww I feel somewhat better already just b'ing about it here. But I know if anyone understands it is you guys. I get so tired, and feel so mean and there are times I know if my hands weren't so painful I would start knocking the snot out of someone just so they would listen. This is exhausting, I am going to go try and pour some juice without spilling it all over myself and go enjoy the rest of the afternoon, it has been very temperate and nice so I am going to go sit next to my parrot until it is time to bring him in before his poor little feathered body gets cold when the sun starts to set.
thanks for the vent....take care
thanks for the vent....take care
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