Re: HI !! I'm a new arrival

[Guest guest]

Jenna welcome. you have found a great place of info and support. i'll write

more soon RA flaring bad lately HUGS

[Guest guest]

>

> hi there. I have been reading some of your posts for a few days

and

> then started to answer one here and there so I guess I had better

> introduce myself. I had a job related back injury in the spring of

> 2004 and even though the comp carrier rejected it...I still

couldn't

> work. I couldn't get out of bed. It took me until Late September

of

> o4 to get on Achess (the medicade of Arizona) by then I had other

> symptoms. and the sciatica was much worse and affecting my feet

> terribly. In the matter of about 3 weeks I had diagnosis of 3

totally

> blown out and unfixable lumbar discs, degenerative disc disease

(why

> they cant fix the above 3...they're all falling apart)and

peripheral

> neuropthy. oh boy can things get worse? I'm thinking right about

> now.......well yes they can. I was also diagnosed with severe

> osterporosis (the worse case my MD has ever seen) also Found out I

> had OA, Ra and fibromyalgia..........what a bomb to have dropped

on

> you!! so .....I fit right in here, I am on a ton of meds, can't

> work,stomach is shot from meds, and I can finally say that I am

> officially on SSD after a long fight. I am a 54 year old female. I

> have been divorced since 1997. I have 3 grown children living in

> other states. When I get my back pay from SSD I am planning on

moving

> to North Carolina because my son and his famiy..my only grandkids

(2)

> live there...how I am going to accomplish the actual logiastics of

> this I do not know.....mabe I should pray for an intervention by

> several very strong angels able to carry heavy furniture!! Hey..ya

> gotta have a sense of humor in this game...if you don't " they've "

> won!!! " they've " being all of out various and sundry aliments!!

And

> I'm not about to let that happen to me!! Jenna

>

Welcome Jenna, this is a great group of people and alot of info on

here as well.. I am sure you will love it. I too have Fribo RA. and

Just told yesterday I have OA.. with other thing anyway welcome.

Janet IN IL

[Guest guest]

> >

> > hi there. I have been reading some of your posts for a few days

> and

> > then started to answer one here and there so I guess I had better

> > introduce myself. I had a job related back injury in the spring

of

> > 2004 and even though the comp carrier rejected it...I still

> couldn't

> > work. I couldn't get out of bed. It took me until Late September

> of

> > o4 to get on Achess (the medicade of Arizona) by then I had other

> > symptoms. and the sciatica was much worse and affecting my feet

> > terribly. In the matter of about 3 weeks I had diagnosis of 3

> totally

> > blown out and unfixable lumbar discs, degenerative disc disease

> (why

> > they cant fix the above 3...they're all falling apart)and

> peripheral

> > neuropthy. oh boy can things get worse? I'm thinking right about

> > now.......well yes they can. I was also diagnosed with severe

> > osterporosis (the worse case my MD has ever seen) also Found out

I

> > had OA, Ra and fibromyalgia..........what a bomb to have dropped

> on

> > you!! so .....I fit right in here, I am on a ton of meds, can't

> > work,stomach is shot from meds, and I can finally say that I am

> > officially on SSD after a long fight. I am a 54 year old female.

I

> > have been divorced since 1997. I have 3 grown children living in

> > other states. When I get my back pay from SSD I am planning on

> moving

> > to North Carolina because my son and his famiy..my only grandkids

> (2)

> > live there...how I am going to accomplish the actual logiastics

of

> > this I do not know.....mabe I should pray for an intervention by

> > several very strong angels able to carry heavy furniture!!

Hey..ya

> > gotta have a sense of humor in this game...if you don't " they've "

> > won!!! " they've " being all of out various and sundry aliments!!

> And

> > I'm not about to let that happen to me!! Jenna

> >

>

> Welcome Jenna, this is a great group of people and alot of info on

> here as well.. I am sure you will love it. I too have Fribo RA. and

> Just told yesterday I have OA.. with other thing anyway welcome.

> Janet IN IL

>

hi jenna, my name is brenda and welcome to our group. you will

find alot of caring people here that understand what you are going

through. i have ra and have gotten so much information here. i know

you will too. brenda from ks

[Guest guest]

> > >

> > > hi there. I have been reading some of your posts for a few days

> > and

> > > then started to answer one here and there so I guess I had

better

> > > introduce myself. I had a job related back injury in the spring

> of

> > > 2004 and even though the comp carrier rejected it...I still

> > couldn't

> > > work. I couldn't get out of bed. It took me until Late

September

> > of

> > > o4 to get on Achess (the medicade of Arizona) by then I had

other

> > > symptoms. and the sciatica was much worse and affecting my feet

> > > terribly. In the matter of about 3 weeks I had diagnosis of 3

> > totally

> > > blown out and unfixable lumbar discs, degenerative disc disease

> > (why

> > > they cant fix the above 3...they're all falling apart)and

> > peripheral

> > > neuropthy. oh boy can things get worse? I'm thinking right

about

> > > now.......well yes they can. I was also diagnosed with severe

> > > osterporosis (the worse case my MD has ever seen) also Found

out

> I

> > > had OA, Ra and fibromyalgia..........what a bomb to have

dropped

> > on

> > > you!! so .....I fit right in here, I am on a ton of meds, can't

> > > work,stomach is shot from meds, and I can finally say that I am

> > > officially on SSD after a long fight. I am a 54 year old

female.

> I

> > > have been divorced since 1997. I have 3 grown children living

in

> > > other states. When I get my back pay from SSD I am planning on

> > moving

> > > to North Carolina because my son and his famiy..my only

grandkids

> > (2)

> > > live there...how I am going to accomplish the actual logiastics

> of

> > > this I do not know.....mabe I should pray for an intervention

by

> > > several very strong angels able to carry heavy furniture!!

> Hey..ya

> > > gotta have a sense of humor in this game...if you

don't " they've "

> > > won!!! " they've " being all of out various and sundry aliments!!

> > And

> > > I'm not about to let that happen to me!! Jenna

> > >

> >

> > Welcome Jenna, this is a great group of people and alot of info

on

> > here as well.. I am sure you will love it. I too have Fribo RA.

and

> > Just told yesterday I have OA.. with other thing anyway welcome.

> > Janet IN IL

> >

> hi jenna, my name is brenda and welcome to our group. you will

> find alot of caring people here that understand what you are going

> through. i have ra and have gotten so much information here. i know

> you will too. brenda from ks

>

Thank you all for making me feel so welcome. I have been dealing with

this by myself basically...and it sure is nice to find that I'm not

an ugly duckling...that there is a group that I belong with!!!

Thanks,Jenna