Re: Question for anyone ......everyone.....

[Guest guest]

Dear Kitten, Well they always turn you down at least the first time

and sometimes more than that so keep trying. I gave up and didn't

try it as by the time they called me it was in the hotest part of the

year and I could move about fairly good at that time and the

barometric pressure was up and I really don't hurt all that bad until

the pressure drops below 30.0 which it has been regularly lately due

to all the rain we have been getting here. I just take old common

aspirin when I get to where I can't stand it anymore and try to eat

something when I take it to hopefully keep the ulcers down. I had

ulcers three times from taking prescription meds from the doctor and

decided I didn't want them anymore as got tired of milk and maalox

for sevral years. If I ever get so bad that I can't get around

anymore I will go back to try again but for now am just getting by

and like you said the more you exercize with RA the more you hurt. I

don't do any extra exercize as I have a lot of flowers and a small

vegetable garden and a small greenhouse in the back yard that gives

me all the exercize I think I need. I do ride a bicycle occasionally

when the weather permits but hasn't been lately. Well I wish you

well and don't give up.

Milford

>

> Not sure how to put this..... I'm trying to find the fine line

between

> using the joints without overusing them. My hips are aching

lately.

> What I want to know is that if I push myself to walk through the

pain I

> initially do feel less pain but once I sit and rest again I regret

it

> because the pain is twice as bad. With normal joint injuries

resting

> is usually recomended but with RA what have you found to work best

for

> you? Am I causing more stress to my effected joints by trying to

do my

> daily activities? I was recently turned down for SS because they

(I'm

> assuming by my doctors reports) believe that I am fully capable of

> working full time to support myself. If I could work I would be

out

> there working...... grrrrrrr....... If I suck it up (NTM take a

few

> more pain pills) and go back to my usual line of work I can

guarantee

> that I will drop dead before the year ends. But I have to DO

something

> to help myself financially. I will appeal the SS decision but that

will

> take a long time and I am at the edge of ruin. My husband feels

that

> if SS says I can work then I should be able to work. I feel like I

> have blown past the denial stage and stuck in the anger stage. LOL

>

[Guest guest]

Many times I have gotten stuck in the stages myself and at some times I have gone back through a few of the stages.......... just know that all these feelings and emotions are part of the dealing with ra. Also know that your husband is having to deal with the ra also. Not that I am sticking up for his behavior or attitude about the whole thing, but do realize that he is human also and has his feelings and emotional ups and downs and this is something that affects his life also, you are his beloved wife! I was angery with my husband for a very long time as I only viewed this ra dx as a my problem thing and how it afected me, after much uproar and many not nice words flung back and forth a few times I just went inside myself and stopped sharing my problems and decisions, thats not good either for a marriage. Believe it or not ra is very hard on a marriage! Anyways just trying to let you know this entire process you are encountering is something I have struggled with

also. I have now been on disability since 2002. I dont know what the answer is in dealing with the ss folks and such but I do know that the husband part is difficult as you are going through all this and at the same time he is going through his life being turned upsidedown also, only difference is he isnt in the pain/fatigue and thr throws of ra attacking his body. If you find you need someone to talk with email me anytime I am here and I have been there sincerely, Memimylajkitten <MylaJKitten@...> wrote: Not sure how to put this..... I'm trying to find the fine line between using the joints without overusing them. My hips are aching lately. What I want to know is that if I push myself to walk through the pain I initially do feel less pain but once I sit and rest again I regret it because the pain is twice as bad. With normal joint injuries resting is usually recomended but with RA what have you found to work best for you? Am I causing more stress to my effected joints by trying to do my daily activities? I was recently turned down for SS because they (I'm assuming by my doctors reports) believe that I am fully capable of working full time to support myself. If I could work I would be out there working...... grrrrrrr....... If I suck it up (NTM take a few more pain pills) and go back to my usual line of work I can guarantee that I will drop dead before the year ends. But I have to DO something

to help myself financially. I will appeal the SS decision but that will take a long time and I am at the edge of ruin. My husband feels that if SS says I can work then I should be able to work. I feel like I have blown past the denial stage and stuck in the anger stage. LOL Dear God, I thank you that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Lord, I pray that

you will make me spiritually beautiful. I thank you that I am a new creation in Christ. Help me to walk in that truth today and wear that heavenly glow that only comes by spending time with You. In Jesus' Name, Amen. It's so much more friendly with two. Piglet, Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A.A. Milne

[Guest guest]

I was denied twice due to my age which was 31 at the time. I was too young. You need to get a disability lawyer and have him take our medical records to the law judge in your state. Then a quick approval should be forthcoming. The rejections you receive now are actually a good thing. They mean that any benefits you apply for and denied will be " retroactive " and paid to you in a lump sum. As long as you can medically prove through tests from your Rheumatologists that prove your disability then get a lawyer. He will get a percentage but you will get your benefits much faster. You have to basically sue for benefits these days. I applied through Social Security for two years and got no where and then went to a patient advocate who was a specialist SSDI lawyer having RA herself. My friend at 55 got approved getting 3k a month from her jobs workmans comp and 1600 a month from a special litigator as well. You can do more damage to your joints over using them. Check out arthritisfoundation.org for tips and tricks and joint protection. You can find your middle group there. Overuse means when you feel pain. Its your bodies way of an alarm system. You could have OA settling in too so perhaps Glucosamine and Chondroitin will help. Good Luck. Deborah

On 7/2/07, mylajkitten <MylaJKitten@...> wrote:

Not sure how to put this..... I'm trying to find the fine line between using the joints without overusing them. My hips are aching lately. What I want to know is that if I push myself to walk through the pain I initially do feel less pain but once I sit and rest again I regret it because the pain is twice as bad. With normal joint injuries resting is usually recomended but with RA what have you found to work best for you? Am I causing more stress to my effected joints by trying to do my daily activities? I was recently turned down for SS because they (I'm assuming by my doctors reports) believe that I am fully capable of working full time to support myself. If I could work I would be out there working...... grrrrrrr....... If I suck it up (NTM take a few more pain pills) and go back to my usual line of work I can guarantee

that I will drop dead before the year ends. But I have to DO something to help myself financially. I will appeal the SS decision but that will take a long time and I am at the edge of ruin. My husband feels that

if SS says I can work then I should be able to work. I feel like I have blown past the denial stage and stuck in the anger stage. LOL