Rheumatoid 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. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
Still awaiting a call back on my results, i decided to occupy myself.. and in a way prepare if the tests come back positive which will lead me to see a Rheumatologist.
I don't know if any of you have found this site before, but I'm reading through the posts kinda just laughing because I can relate, and then getting kind of whimsical at other things.
But mostly it is very humorous and very positive (to me)
I hope you all enjoy!
http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2011/06/you-know-you-have-rheumatoid-arthritis-when/
I don't know if any of you have found this site before, but I'm reading through the posts kinda just laughing because I can relate, and then getting kind of whimsical at other things.
But mostly it is very humorous and very positive (to me)
I hope you all enjoy!
http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2011/06/you-know-you-have-rheumatoid-arthritis-when/
Happy friday!
Dawn: you go to a new doc, start w/ the paperwork, get to surgeries and medicines and write see attached across those parts!
you have such a complex medical history that your Medical Alert bracelet is a USB thumb drivepink of course!
Paula: You have to sit down to get dressed, 90 year olds look at you with pity and hold the door open for you, you cant put your socks on
Deb: You use your kitties for heating pads, dust mops and to pick up the crumbs.
Vanessa: when getting dressed involves taking off your pjs and putting on a clean pair
Amy: - When your go to answer for r u limping is horrible skydiving accident
Sid: when all the clicking in your joints make it sound like your body is beatboxing
I always ask my daughter when were parking...'Do you see any handicrap parking'
When people ask how I'm feeling, I tell them, everything hurts except my head. =)
My daughter always tells me, I'll race you mom!
If don't laugh, you will just cry all the time. So laugh laugh laugh! Thanks Frusciante, I hope you get good news. If you do test positive, I know there is hope in our future, medicine is getting better for us.
Kellie