Re: Thank you for the welcome You worded this well

[Guest guest]

I hate when I say RA and people dismiss me with oh I have arthritis. RA is a

whole body illness. ACK.

I also did get my ssda on my first attempt, altho the man at the ssda docs who

was doing my XRays and bloodwork etc for the ssda doc mumbled under his breathe

at me, you are too young to have arthritis. Hmmmm......the XRays and bloodwork

backed up my claim.

- In , " Dennis W " <betnden@a...> wrote:

> A woman friend from our motorcycle group decided that her RA is keeping her

> from working, so she applied for SSD. I told her I could help since I had

> just completed my own successful attempt. She went through all the paperwork

> and it was all routine until she was sent to a doctor for pertinent tests.

> It turned out that she never had RA! That's the same I hear from lots of

> people because there is a large misunderstanding of RA. Many have told me

> they have RA but haven't seen the doctor yet and have no blood tests

> performed. The company I worked for had a policy that " everyone has

> arthritis " , so after 20 years I was laid off since I couldn't do my job. If

> anyone asks them, I was never disabled.

> My opinion that I have vocalized is: Rheumatoid Arthritis is NOT arthritis,

> but it causes Arthritis. Therefore, it should be properly named " Rheumatoid

> Disease " . It would certainly be more understood then.

> Dennis

>

> Re: [ ] Re: Thank you for the welcome

>

>

> > If your problem is from an injury that has healed and you no longer have

> any

> > problems, how did your doctor diagnose you with RA? Did he do blood tests

> > and do you have copies of them? Do any other joints hurt?

> > a

> >

> >

> > > Wow I had no idea this disease caused such suffering. I have not

> experienced

> > > any bad pain or anything like that. Its more annoying than anything

> else.

> > > its amazing as I read this post that people are really this sick. Wow

> this

> > > group is full of some really sick people!!! I feel really sorry for all

> of

> > > you suffering from this.

> > >

> > > I have not had any problems with doing anything I want. It was a fall

> and

> > > wrist injury that sent me to the doctor cause it seem to never heal,

> staying

> > > red, swollen, stiff and tender. My doc gave me some pills like aleve

> but

> > > strong that was suppose to help and it didn't. finally after a few

> weeks it

> > > went away on its own. Its been feeling great now. That is why I don't

> > > understand the doctors reaction to put me on this butt load of drugs!

> > >

> > > I am not one that is good about taking drugs daily. I can't even get

> through

> > > a thw hole bottle of antibiotics when I had a lung infection. My doc

> > > whines..I tell him I hate taking drugs. I have been healthy for the

> most part

> > > all my life so no real need.

> > >

> > > I feel so sorry for you with small children. I can't even imagine what

> you

> > > are going through.

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I hate when I say RA and people dismiss me with oh I have arthritis. RA is a

whole body illness. ACK.

I also did get my ssda on my first attempt, altho the man at the ssda docs who

was doing my XRays and bloodwork etc for the ssda doc mumbled under his breathe

at me, you are too young to have arthritis. Hmmmm......the XRays and bloodwork

backed up my claim.

- In , " Dennis W " <betnden@a...> wrote:

> A woman friend from our motorcycle group decided that her RA is keeping her

> from working, so she applied for SSD. I told her I could help since I had

> just completed my own successful attempt. She went through all the paperwork

> and it was all routine until she was sent to a doctor for pertinent tests.

> It turned out that she never had RA! That's the same I hear from lots of

> people because there is a large misunderstanding of RA. Many have told me

> they have RA but haven't seen the doctor yet and have no blood tests

> performed. The company I worked for had a policy that " everyone has

> arthritis " , so after 20 years I was laid off since I couldn't do my job. If

> anyone asks them, I was never disabled.

> My opinion that I have vocalized is: Rheumatoid Arthritis is NOT arthritis,

> but it causes Arthritis. Therefore, it should be properly named " Rheumatoid

> Disease " . It would certainly be more understood then.

> Dennis

>

> Re: [ ] Re: Thank you for the welcome

>

>

> > If your problem is from an injury that has healed and you no longer have

> any

> > problems, how did your doctor diagnose you with RA? Did he do blood tests

> > and do you have copies of them? Do any other joints hurt?

> > a

> >

> >

> > > Wow I had no idea this disease caused such suffering. I have not

> experienced

> > > any bad pain or anything like that. Its more annoying than anything

> else.

> > > its amazing as I read this post that people are really this sick. Wow

> this

> > > group is full of some really sick people!!! I feel really sorry for all

> of

> > > you suffering from this.

> > >

> > > I have not had any problems with doing anything I want. It was a fall

> and

> > > wrist injury that sent me to the doctor cause it seem to never heal,

> staying

> > > red, swollen, stiff and tender. My doc gave me some pills like aleve

> but

> > > strong that was suppose to help and it didn't. finally after a few

> weeks it

> > > went away on its own. Its been feeling great now. That is why I don't

> > > understand the doctors reaction to put me on this butt load of drugs!

> > >

> > > I am not one that is good about taking drugs daily. I can't even get

> through

> > > a thw hole bottle of antibiotics when I had a lung infection. My doc

> > > whines..I tell him I hate taking drugs. I have been healthy for the

> most part

> > > all my life so no real need.

> > >

> > > I feel so sorry for you with small children. I can't even imagine what

> you

> > > are going through.

> > >

> > >