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Rainy, , Jenna, Jeanette, , Terry, & a.

I hope you don't mind me addressing this to all of you at once. This way it

is less overwhelming in the beginning. You said it!! The email is coming in

like crazy. But I take comfort in it and have read a lot and already learned

a great deal.

Thanks for your comforting and kind words of support. It is both wonderful

and sad at the same time that we have this group. Wonderful that everyone is

supportive, understanding and listens. Sad that there is a real need for

this group.

I have several questions for everyone that I would be most interested in

hearing the reasons their Dr's give them.

If the joint is degenerating and there is no known cure, then why do Dr's

wait so long to do successful (keyword) prosthetic replacements for patients

with RA? Why do they make us suffer with this horrendous pain for years and

years? Why must we wait until the cartiledge is completely worn out and the

bones are rubbing together? Even if they find a cure, will it re-generate

the bones? Are the Dr's that prescribe these drugs along with the

pharmaceutical companies making tons of money... at our expense? If joints

were replaced at onset of RA, how much money would they be losing? Do you

think that Dr's diagnosis Fibromyalgia because it's too much trouble to look

any further and use this as a catch-all diagnoses? These questions have

haunted me for a long time and will probably continue to haunt me. You can

all tell that I'm not a Dr lover these days.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all those that are hurting.

Sylvia

PS to Rainy, What about " Sylvia's Mother said.. " I hear that one almost as

much as " how do you call your lover boy? "