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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...

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Caspiana 03/07/2009

Hi. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I was surfing the net and came across a arthritis website based in the UK called Arthritis care. They had some downloadable booklets and one of them is about arthritis and intimacy. I remember sometime back someone put a post up here about that and I thought the booklet was very helpful. They also have booklets about coping with emotions, independant living with arthritis, drugs and complementary therapies, excercise, healthy eating, surgery & coping with pain. I am sure everyone is up to speed with all these things but I thought for someone like me who is still new to this it might help. Here's the link:

http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/PublicationsandResources/Listedbytype/Booklets

Take care.

lycesq 03/07/2009

thanks, Caspiana - we can never have too much info!

Lynne

PJamela 03/07/2009

Hi! I read this booklet. Great info! I went to the American Disability Act site and read through that. I've been thinking about getting a disability visor from the bureau of motor vehicles for when I am traveling to do college fairs and it gets tough to have to park out in the out stretched areas and tug my luggage on wheels (thankfully), on top of that I place my large heavy tri fold case, and then I have another bag plus my purse. UGGH. The General Motors company makes me park way out in the outside parking lot because I drive a KIA, not an American made auto. And so in years past it was difficult, but this year I have to be there in a few weeks and I just don't think I can make that long walk dragging and carrying all my wares!
Also, I haven't told my company that I have RA...mostly because I didn't feel it necessary to tell them my business. But after reading the American Disability Act, I am thinking I might need to protect myself. I work for a good company though and don't feel foul play would ever happen, but what they don't know isn't fair either. I need my desk to be ergonomic. I am having a lot of inflammation in my neck and shoulders and the position of my desk and computer is not helping.
Long story short...thanks for the post, Caspiana...guess it got me thinking. ((-:

Christine26 03/08/2009

Hi Caspiana, this is a good site. Lots of info. Thanks for the link.

deleted_user 03/09/2009

ThanksCaspiana. I will check it out

JillyT 03/09/2009

Thanks I look forward to checking it out, hugs jilly

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