Re: Hi - I'm new here

[Guest guest]

Welcome Theresa!!

RA is scary sometimes! So feel free to vent...cry...or rejoice when

needed! As far as working is concerned everyone is different and it

depends a lot on which joints are affected and how severely as well as

if your meds help or not. Personally I had to go on medical disability

and now am on social security disability but I HOPE one day to be able

to function again!!!!!!!! Don't put yourself in a wheelchair just

yet...see what the rheumatologist says and modify your workplace to what

you need. I worked as long as I could!! Take care of yourself!!

Peace!

Carla

-----Original Message-----

From: momyorkies [mailto:tflockha@...]

Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 7:52 PM

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: Hi - I'm new here

Hi everyone - I'm new here so I thought I would just say hi. I was

diagnosed by my gp last week with RA - now awaiting some blood test

results.

I've been reading up on this through the internet and it is pretty

scary stuff.

Although I'm hurting, I do work in an office, a lot on the computer.

Do you think this is hurting me more? or will I be able to continue

in this line of work?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the group! I was diagnosed with RA at the age of 13, after suffering for many years. I have had my ups & downs. I am married, have 2 teenage sons, work full time & volunteer teach 5th grade religion classes. This is not an easy disease to live with, but I think a lot has to do with your frame of mind. You have a disease, the disease does not have you! As I said I work full time, in an office at the computer. There are times that I do have to get up and walk around, stretch my legs & arms, and although my fingers do hurt I think it helps to keep them moving! You can write me anytime.

Good Luck & God Bless, Barbara

momyorkies <tflockha@...> wrote: Hi everyone - I'm new here so I thought I would just say hi. I was diagnosed by my gp last week with RA - now awaiting some blood test results.I've been reading up on this through the internet and it is pretty scary stuff.Although I'm hurting, I do work in an office, a lot on the computer. Do you think this is hurting me more? or will I be able to continue in this line of work?

[Guest guest]

Hi --welcome to the group. I am relatively new to the group also.

I was diagnosed in November of 200 with RA, as I was rehabbing from a

total knee replacement. The doc's thought I had OA, but once the path

report came back-RA. I, too, am in a good amount of pain and stiffness,

and am on steroids until I see the Rheumatologist next week. He is to

start me on Plaquenil then. I am a Nurse, and am FINALLY going back to

work next week-lite duty-after being off for 5months. Best of luck to

you...sherri

PS-I, too, am a Yorkie lover!!!!!

[Guest guest]

:

Here's a very warm Hi right back to you. So glad you have joined our group

and I welcome your E-Mails at any time. I'm very new myself and have little

to offer in the way of really great advice yet, but I can certainly

sympathize and offer my support and share with you my limited experience

with this disease. I rarely jump right in and reply, but I do read what

everyone has to say and get a lot of help for myself that way. Some of

these men and women have been through so much and that encourages me to hang

on. You are in the right place, my new friend.

Beatrice

>From: " momyorkies " <tflockha@...>

>Reply-Rheumatoid Arthritis

>Rheumatoid Arthritis

>Subject: Hi - I'm new here

>Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 00:52:06 -0000

>

>Hi everyone - I'm new here so I thought I would just say hi. I was

>diagnosed by my gp last week with RA - now awaiting some blood test

>results.

>

>I've been reading up on this through the internet and it is pretty

>scary stuff.

>

>Although I'm hurting, I do work in an office, a lot on the computer.

>Do you think this is hurting me more? or will I be able to continue

>in this line of work?

>

>

>

>

_________________________________________________________________

Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

[Guest guest]

Hi & welcome to our group!

Your son is at a great younger age to get good correction from his

band/helmet. What type of band or helmet was he casted for (STAR,

DOC, locally made)?

Banding correction has a pretty high success rate, esp in younger

babies like is. The key to success w/any type of

band/helmet is finding an experienced/trained orthotist. Do you know

if your ortho has experience with plagio banding?

Where abouts do you live? Maybe we have another member in your area

that has experience w/your product/clinic?

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

--- In Plagiocephaly , " klisette1 " <klisette1@y...>

wrote:

> Hi....My son (5 months) was diagnosed with

> plagio....moderate to severe. He went to the casting today and

will

> get his helmet next week. Have there been any instances where

> banding did not work?

[Guest guest]

The name of the place we are going is Precision Prosthetics and

Orthotics, 100 N. Euclid St. Louis, MO 63108. (314) 361-7800,

Barbara Zeigler is who measured and actually makes the

helmet.

I will keep you posted on his progress. Thanks for all the

information!!!!!!!!

> > > > Hi....My son (5 months) was diagnosed with

> > > > plagio....moderate to severe. He went to the casting today

and

> > > will

> > > > get his helmet next week. Have there been any instances

where

> > > > banding did not work?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Welcome to the group! I see your question has already been answered,

I just wanted to say hi and welcome.

--- In Plagiocephaly , " klisette1 " <klisette1@y...>

wrote:

> Hi....My son (5 months) was diagnosed with

> plagio....moderate to severe. He went to the casting today and

will

> get his helmet next week. Have there been any instances where

> banding did not work?