Re: RA caused by stress hummm?

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Jacy

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-----Original Message-----From: more_nana [mailto:more_nana@...]Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 00:20Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: RA caused by stress hummm?I am new to this group, and I have been reading some of the messages posted here, so I can get educated about the symtoms of RA. I don't believe that its caused by stress, I believe that its something in our bodies. Could you imagine the number of people with RA, if it was caused by stress, the whole world could be RA positive. I have RA/Osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis in my lower back. I am in alot of pain 24/7, and I do have lots of stress in my life, but i can honestly say that the RA was there before the stress. I will keep you all in my prayers and thoughts, and hope that we all find that special medication that will work on our pain.Your friend~~

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Hello , How are you? Guess you're not so good if you're here with us! Sorry to hear of your difficulties, but hang in there, and write when you can and we'll try to walk you through whatever you're going through. ~Spencer <pachelbel1949@...> wrote:

Hi ,

While I agree that stress is not necessarily a fundamental cause of RA, I do believe it exacerbates the symptoms. My personal feeling is that each of us has our own particular triggers, and that there is not any one cause. With women, our hormones are also our enemy. I've had cyclic arthritis symptoms for years. Doctors just sort of shrugged it off. Gotta laugh!!! I've been at the mercy of my hormones for 42 years, and now the change is making life extremely interesting. Envy women who just seem to breeze through all those stages of womanhood. Menopause and major surgery all coming at once was my trigger, I believe.

Hope your pain will soon be under control, as well as the stress. A vicious circle for sure!!!

Hugs, (in Western NY)

more_nana <more_nana@...> wrote:

I am new to this group, and I have been reading some of the messages posted here, so I can get educated about the symtoms of RA. I don't believe that its caused by stress, I believe that its something in our bodies. Could you imagine the number of people with RA, if it was caused by stress, the whole world could be RA positive. I have RA/Osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis in my lower back. I am in alot of pain 24/7, and I do have lots of stress in my life, but i can honestly say that the RA was there before the stress. I will keep you all in my prayers and thoughts, and hope that we all find that special medication that will work on our pain.Your friend~~

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Welcome to and Florence,

This is a great support group...

Hope you feel at home sharing,

Kay

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

From: " more_nana " <more_nana@...>

<Rheumatoid Arthritis >

Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 1:20 AM

Subject: RA caused by stress hummm?

> I am new to this group, and I have been reading some of the messages

> posted here, so I can get educated about the symtoms of RA. I don't

> believe that its caused by stress, I believe that its something in

> our bodies. Could you imagine the number of people with RA, if it

> was caused by stress, the whole world could be RA positive. I have

> RA/Osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis in my lower back. I am

> in alot of pain 24/7, and I do have lots of stress in my life, but i

> can honestly say that the RA was there before the stress.

> I will keep you all in my prayers and thoughts, and hope that we all

> find that special medication that will work on our pain.

>

> Your friend

> ~~

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>

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>

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I don't know if it was stress that activated my RA, but I do know

for a fact that stress will bring on the worst flares I've ever had.

When I first became symptomatic I was under some of the worst stress

in my life, and I'm a Viet Nam vet!!

Best of luck,

Jay

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> Hi and welcome!

> Sorry you need a support group like this one, but I am glad that

you found

> this one!

> Hugs,

> Jacy

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> unless you can prove it in your own research.

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: more_nana [mailto:more_nana@y...]

> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 00:20

> Rheumatoid Arthritis

> Subject: RA caused by stress hummm?

>

>

> I am new to this group, and I have been reading some of the

messages

> posted here, so I can get educated about the symtoms of RA. I

don't

> believe that its caused by stress, I believe that its something

in

> our bodies. Could you imagine the number of people with RA, if

it

> was caused by stress, the whole world could be RA positive. I

have

> RA/Osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis in my lower back. I

am

> in alot of pain 24/7, and I do have lots of stress in my life,

but i

> can honestly say that the RA was there before the stress.

> I will keep you all in my prayers and thoughts, and hope that we

all

> find that special medication that will work on our pain.

>

> Your friend

> ~~

>

>

>

>

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I wonder if we are overlooking the fact that there are different types of stress:

physical, mental, emotion and spiritual.

Some stress we can handle a lot better than others.

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-----Original Message-----From: Jay Bishop [mailto:jbirdak@...]Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 00:55Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: RA caused by stress hummm?,I don't know if it was stress that activated my RA, but I do know for a fact that stress will bring on the worst flares I've ever had.When I first became symptomatic I was under some of the worst stress in my life, and I'm a Viet Nam vet!!Best of luck,Jay> Hi and welcome!> Sorry you need a support group like this one, but I am glad that you found> this one!> Hugs,> Jacy> > Listen to everyone, read everything, believe nothing> unless you can prove it in your own research.> > > jacymail@c...> IM: jacygal - ICQ: 96949087> www.geocities.com/mtn_rose> > > > > > > > Signature powered by Plaxo Want a signature like this?> > > -----Original Message-----> From: more_nana [mailto:more_nana@y...]> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 00:20> Rheumatoid Arthritis > Subject: RA caused by stress hummm?> > > I am new to this group, and I have been reading some of the messages> posted here, so I can get educated about the symtoms of RA. I don't> believe that its caused by stress, I believe that its something in> our bodies. Could you imagine the number of people with RA, if it> was caused by stress, the whole world could be RA positive. I have> RA/Osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis in my lower back. I am> in alot of pain 24/7, and I do have lots of stress in my life, but i> can honestly say that the RA was there before the stress.> I will keep you all in my prayers and thoughts, and hope that we all> find that special medication that will work on our pain.> > Your friend> ~~> > > >

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In the survey I referred to earlier there were people with each type of stress

that they identified as " causing " (triggering) their RA. I don't remember how

evenly it was divided but there were a lot of each with no one being

outstanding. Many people had stress that could be classed in several

categories.

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> From: " Jacy " <jacymail@...>

> Date: 2004/06/10 Thu PM 03:23:59 GMT

> <Rheumatoid Arthritis >

> Subject: RE: Re: RA caused by stress hummm?

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> I wonder if we are overlooking the fact that there are different types of

stress:

> physical, mental, emotion and spiritual.

> Some stress we can handle a lot better than others.

>