Posted on July 23, 2009 by raandme
Its amazing how you can be on top of the world one week, and the next week, R.A. can bring you so far down.
The initial relief I felt from my meds have slowly stopped working and Im in the midst of a hard core flare. The last few of my joints that haven’t been affected [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2009 by raandme
I just got this link from Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy’s Blog
http://newkneesforlisa.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-07-06T21%3A15%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=4
This is from Lisa’s Blog:
After 12 years of living with rheumatoid arthritis, I need total knee replacements I can’t afford. So I decided to throw myself at the mercy of the internet. Can the kindness of friends, friends of friends, and total strangers raise $7,600 and [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2009 by raandme
I had a bit of a setback these past couple of weeks. Both physically and emotionally. I’ve been trying to stay upbeat, but am still a bit down.
The hip pain that I’ve mentioned seems to only get worse and worse. The option of another replacement has even been tentatively put on the table. It’s something [...]
Filed under: Complaints, R.A., pain, physical therapy, rheumatoid, rheumatoid arthritis, weight | Tagged: anger, arthritis, chronic illness, depression, dieting, disability, disappointment, embarrassment, exercise, knee replacements, knees, medication, pain, physical therapy, prednisone, R.A., rheumatoid, rheumatoid arthritis, surgery, weight gain, wheelchair | 4 Comments »
