Re: RA Myths-UGH! JKG

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Well, now I have heard everything! It's a crack up to

me when people come up with these stupid stories, but

it can also be a real pain when you are not in the

mood for stories, i.e. when you are in a bad flare and

just want to get back to bed and your rice socks. I'd

say just laugh at them, or just say thank you and

you'll be discussing that with your rheumy (uh huh) on

your next visit. It's pretty depressing when you hear

these stories about RA, and know that it is a disease

that is still so misunderstood by so many people.

When asked, I usually just say I have an autoimmune

disease that affects my joints. Say arthritis, and

you get the stories about their arthritis, or their

aunts, or something. They just don't get it, and I

really don't have the time to sit down and discuss it

with every idiot that comes along. Hang in there -

Kathe in CA

--- jkgvharden <jkgvharden@...> wrote:

> Okay, this may old news to you all, but we are new

> to this disease. My

> husband was diagnosed with RA Jan 20th 2006. (On his

> 49th birthday.

> Since then I have been hearing so much cr*p I can't

> believe it.

> 1- " my mailman's cousin's daughter's teacher's mother

> (or something like

> that) was CURED by massive bee stings in her hands.

> 2-RA is caused by wearing clothes from the laundry

> that are not fully

> dry.

> 3-RA is caused by putting your warm hands in cold

> river water.

> what's next? RA can be cured bu bunjy jumping from

> an alien space ship

> while orbiting a melting polar ice cap? Jeez! How

> can I respond to

> these idiots with out violence?

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Kathe

" To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. "

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