Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Perhaps you can explain to people, especially those who say they have " aches " sometimes, that RA is a totally different disease. In RA the life span is frequently shortened, it can be disabling, and the disordered immune system leaves one open to serious conditions. Whereas, OA is usually defined as " wear and tear " . Worlds apart. www.bestdogcookies.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Hi , People who don't have R/A don't know what we are talking about. I know I didn't till I got it along with S/D and MCTD. Now I know. However, I have learned more from what people don't say than what they say. I know when they say to go put a little Ben Gay on it, what they really are saying, (from ignorance, not malice) is, " Stop griping, I've got pains too. Everybody who gets old gets it,~~~~I'm tired of your griping and moaning! Just stick something on it, here take an aspirin! " That's what they are really saying. They just don't and cannot understand. They don't lack empathy or sympathy! They just don't know! Somehow, it is up to us who know to let them know. ~~~~~Dolores O' Conchubair <RNMSW@...> wrote: Perhaps you can explain to people, especially those who say they have " aches " sometimes, that RA is a totally different disease. In RA the life span is frequently shortened, it can be disabling, and the disordered immune system leaves one open to serious conditions. Whereas, OA is usually defined as " wear and tear " . Worlds apart. www.bestdogcookies.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 But I have OA, or so I have been told, and yet, I have mycoplasma, and was inflamed in every joint and lymph node until I went on Doxycycline and then Minocin. It's important that people know osteo can involve an organism too (though of course RA is worse). I went for years from doctor to doctor, growing more and more disabled, until I found someone who would respond with the AP, which I had found on line. On Jan 19, 2008, at 11:26 PM, O' Conchubair wrote: > > Perhaps you can explain to people, especially those who say they > have " aches " sometimes, that RA is a totally different disease. In > RA the life span is frequently shortened, it can be disabling, and > the disordered immune system leaves one open to serious conditions. > Whereas, OA is usually defined as " wear and tear " . Worlds apart. > > www.bestdogcookies.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 See, Docs don't know and even people with R/A don't know the difference between O/A and R/A. Went to the doctor with my husband last week. He has been complaining about his knee and pains in his hands. I asked the doctor to do a blood test on him to see what his ANA would show and suggested he get on an antibiotic. She dismissed it and said, " no, his is Just Osteoarthritis, not what you have. " She said, " we just can't be giving our Minocin when we don't know. " I said " well, we won't ever know unless we do a blood test. " She added it onto his lab sheet. We will do the blood test next week. It will be interesting to see what comes back. I will let you know! I love this group. We learn so much! Beckman <beckman5@...> wrote: But I have OA, or so I have been told, and yet, I have mycoplasma, and was inflamed in every joint and lymph node until I went on Doxycycline and then Minocin. It's important that people know osteo can involve an organism too (though of course RA is worse). I went for years from doctor to doctor, growing more and more disabled, until I found someone who would respond with the AP, which I had found on line. On Jan 19, 2008, at 11:26 PM, O' Conchubair wrote: > > Perhaps you can explain to people, especially those who say they > have " aches " sometimes, that RA is a totally different disease. In > RA the life span is frequently shortened, it can be disabling, and > the disordered immune system leaves one open to serious conditions. > Whereas, OA is usually defined as " wear and tear " . Worlds apart. > > www.bestdogcookies.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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