Re: Dreading Handshakes GOOD question!to squarehead ken

[Guest guest]

I think gloves is a good idea. in the winter months in Missouri that would be

good and since were heading back to Calif. that would work also. I am taking a

mission trip to Ecuador in 4 weeks and of course cant take the immunizations yet

after much prayer I know Im suppose to go even though everyone else has said it

is unwise. I had thought well how do I deal with this??? germs and such so I

will go looking for some gloves and I will feel more at ease. Thank you so much.

Take care, Latisha

Dennis W <betnden@...> wrote:All you folks need to do is watch

the TV show " Monk " , a detective show

starring a paranoid detective with all kinds of phobias. He always has his

private nurse by his side with a lot of baby wipes.

Dennis

[ ] Re: Dreading Handshakes GOOD question!

>

>

>

>

> I have asked that same question a couple times here, and I have asked my

> doc, too. My doc says hold my hand out palm side down, since I am female,

> and then people won't grab it the same way. (so dainty?)

> I have tried wearing splints on days when I know a lot of people will want

> to shake my hand- like parent teacher conferences at the high school.

> Often

> they see the splint and take their hand away and conversation does not get

> disrupted.

> Last week, I was not thinking and a man grabbed my hand and shook so

> vigorously it took me to my poor decrepit knees, LOL, in the end it turned

> out funny cuz I did not like the man after all....and did not want what he

> was offering, LOL-

> If I wear the splints, even if they do shake my hand, sometimes the splint

> helps keep them from squeezing or pumping hard.

>

>

> - In , " ltlmisscrankypants "

> <ltlmisscrankypants@h...> wrote:

>>

>> Hi...

>>

>> Just a question about handshakes. When I meet new people and they

>> shake my hand, I find it quite painful. I don't know what to say to

> people

>> when they extend their hand. First impressions are lasting ones, and I

>> don't want to offend anyone. I don't know what to say.....and don't

> always

>> want people to know I have RA.

>>

>> Do I shake hands and just deal with the pain.....or do I say something

>> and

>> avoid it all?

>>

>> Anyone have a good one-liner???

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

I think gloves is a good idea. in the winter months in Missouri that would be

good and since were heading back to Calif. that would work also. I am taking a

mission trip to Ecuador in 4 weeks and of course cant take the immunizations yet

after much prayer I know Im suppose to go even though everyone else has said it

is unwise. I had thought well how do I deal with this??? germs and such so I

will go looking for some gloves and I will feel more at ease. Thank you so much.

Take care, Latisha

Dennis W <betnden@...> wrote:All you folks need to do is watch

the TV show " Monk " , a detective show

starring a paranoid detective with all kinds of phobias. He always has his

private nurse by his side with a lot of baby wipes.

Dennis

[ ] Re: Dreading Handshakes GOOD question!

>

>

>

>

> I have asked that same question a couple times here, and I have asked my

> doc, too. My doc says hold my hand out palm side down, since I am female,

> and then people won't grab it the same way. (so dainty?)

> I have tried wearing splints on days when I know a lot of people will want

> to shake my hand- like parent teacher conferences at the high school.

> Often

> they see the splint and take their hand away and conversation does not get

> disrupted.

> Last week, I was not thinking and a man grabbed my hand and shook so

> vigorously it took me to my poor decrepit knees, LOL, in the end it turned

> out funny cuz I did not like the man after all....and did not want what he

> was offering, LOL-

> If I wear the splints, even if they do shake my hand, sometimes the splint

> helps keep them from squeezing or pumping hard.

>

>

> - In , " ltlmisscrankypants "

> <ltlmisscrankypants@h...> wrote:

>>

>> Hi...

>>

>> Just a question about handshakes. When I meet new people and they

>> shake my hand, I find it quite painful. I don't know what to say to

> people

>> when they extend their hand. First impressions are lasting ones, and I

>> don't want to offend anyone. I don't know what to say.....and don't

> always

>> want people to know I have RA.

>>

>> Do I shake hands and just deal with the pain.....or do I say something

>> and

>> avoid it all?

>>

>> Anyone have a good one-liner???

>>

>>