Re: Questions from the clueless/To Alice-OT

[Guest guest]

Hi, Alice. That's neat. I used to live in a little town called Alice-

it was named after a coal mine owner's daughter. Since you were here first,

maybe I should sign as Jane. I spent a little time in AK, also, glad Im not

there now. Distances were exactly as you describe them all over the place. Even

in Anchorage, everything was amazingly spread out to be such a small city. It

was really cool, tho and Im glad I got a chance to see it.

Alice Sells <masells@...> wrote: Hi, guess there must be more than one

on board. I don't mind

simplifying things a bit by signing myself out as Alice or

from Alaska. Speaking of which, there is NO Rheumatologist within a

couple hundred miles of where we live.

Mebbe, now that The Judge with SSI Disability has granted my petition

(for Depression Disorders) I can afford to go to a big Clinic.

Thanks for the info

from Alaska

http://maryals.blogspot.com/

On Jan 15, 2006, at 5:13 AM, wrote:

> ,

>

> Rheumatoid arthritis is largely a clinical diagnosis. At this time,

> no one

> lab test can rule RA in or out. Recent research seems to indicate

> that the

> anti-CCP test may be more specific to RA than the rheumatoid factor

> (RF)

> test. Did you have that one?

>

> The ANA test can be positive in people with various connective tissue

> diseases and even in seemingly healthy people. If it is negative,

> it is very

> unlikely that a patient has lupus.

>

>

> a has a very useful page on the laboratory tests at her site:

>

> http://arthritissupport.info/Lab%20Tests.html

>

>

>

>

> Not an MD

>

> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

>

> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

>

>

> [ ] Questions from the clueless

>

>

> > My doc said last week he thought I had RA. This week I got the

> results

> > of the tests, and they are all negative. He sent me for a test

> called

> > ANA. I think I missed something. I thought they could DX RA

> visually,

> > then confirm with bloodwork. So if all the blood work is WNL,

> what is

> > the other test for, really, and how is he supposed to identify the

> > problem with nothing else to go on but physical symptoms? Im so

> > Confused! Help!

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jane

I actually like the cold here in Alaska. At least, I should

say, where I live it is a dry cold. On those days, you all know what

I am talking about, when my whole body, every joint is hot and

inflamed, it actually feels good to stand out side my front door, for

just a few minutes, in sub-zero weather, with no coat, no sweater, no

hat, and on my feet only slippers!

Don't worry, I don't stand out doors like that long enough to catch a

cold. Just long enough for the cold to bring down the swelling and

inflamation some.

Alice

http://maryalaska.blogspot.com/

On Jan 15, 2006, at 4:25 PM, Bargeman wrote:

> Hi, Alice. That's neat. I used to live in a little town called

> Alice- it was named after a coal mine owner's daughter. Since

> you were here first, maybe I should sign as Jane. I spent a

> little time in AK, also, glad Im not there now. Distances were

> exactly as you describe them all over the place. Even in Anchorage,

> everything was amazingly spread out to be such a small city. It was

> really cool, tho and Im glad I got a chance to see it.

>

> Alice Sells <masells@...> wrote: Hi, guess there must be

> more than one on board. I don't mind

> simplifying things a bit by signing myself out as Alice or

> from Alaska. Speaking of which, there is NO Rheumatologist within a

> couple hundred miles of where we live.

> Mebbe, now that The Judge with SSI Disability has granted my petition

> (for Depression Disorders) I can afford to go to a big Clinic.

> Thanks for the info

> from Alaska

> http://maryals.blogspot.com/

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I do that, too, but in bare feet. Sometimes it does feel good.

Alice Sells <masells@...> wrote: Hi Jane

I actually like the cold here in Alaska. At least, I should

say, where I live it is a dry cold. On those days, you all know what

I am talking about, when my whole body, every joint is hot and

inflamed, it actually feels good to stand out side my front door, for

just a few minutes, in sub-zero weather, with no coat, no sweater, no

hat, and on my feet only slippers!

Don't worry, I don't stand out doors like that long enough to catch a

cold. Just long enough for the cold to bring down the swelling and

inflamation some.

Alice

http://maryalaska.blogspot.com/

On Jan 15, 2006, at 4:25 PM, Bargeman wrote:

> Hi, Alice. That's neat. I used to live in a little town called

> Alice- it was named after a coal mine owner's daughter. Since

> you were here first, maybe I should sign as Jane. I spent a

> little time in AK, also, glad Im not there now. Distances were

> exactly as you describe them all over the place. Even in Anchorage,

> everything was amazingly spread out to be such a small city. It was

> really cool, tho and Im glad I got a chance to see it.

>

> Alice Sells <masells@...> wrote: Hi, guess there must be

> more than one on board. I don't mind

> simplifying things a bit by signing myself out as Alice or

> from Alaska. Speaking of which, there is NO Rheumatologist within a

> couple hundred miles of where we live.

> Mebbe, now that The Judge with SSI Disability has granted my petition

> (for Depression Disorders) I can afford to go to a big Clinic.

> Thanks for the info

> from Alaska

> http://maryals.blogspot.com/

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I guess it's like icing down your whole body, huh? Sue

On Monday, January 16, 2006, at 03:45 AM, Alice Sells wrote:

>

> I actually like the cold here in Alaska. At least, I should

> say, where I live it is a dry cold. On those days, you all know what

> I am talking about, when my whole body, every joint is hot and

> inflamed, it actually feels good to stand out side my front door, for

> just a few minutes, in sub-zero weather, with no coat, no sweater, no

> hat, and on my feet only slippers!

> Don't worry, I don't stand out doors like that long enough to catch a

> cold. Just long enough for the cold to bring down the swelling and

> inflamation some.