Partly OT...What not to say!!

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Hello,Paris, Clora, Shirley and group,

First let me say so glad you are starting your new treatments, and join in with

everyone hoping they will be the ones to move you towards recovery and gain

relief and ease.

Your rueful comment , Paris, about the nurse's thoughtless words, reminded me of

a recent hospital visit of my friend to her rheumy clinic.It was a bad time for

her and she was feeling particularly poorly.Only with a huge struggle and

determination, (and a bit of persuasion) had she got there at all! I dropped her

off at the entrance and went to park the car, no easy matter.

When I next saw her, she was looking even lower in mood. She explained that as

she entered the patient hall, a nurse passing through from gastro clinic she

used to attend regularly,probably 5 years earlier, years pre RA, blurted out in

all seriousness as they both recognised each other...

' Oh , hello, Sue! ( have altered my friend's name) I thought you were dead!!'

Incidentally Paris, yes, even when not on steroids, the fine skin blood vessels

can be fragile in RA.The skin collagen and blood vessel support is affected I

think.

Best wishes

Chris

retired doc,UK

friend with RA , no computer