Re: Happy Thanksgiving and an Update

[Guest guest]

Hi Noreen! It's so nice to hear from you. I'm very happy that you've

been doing so well. You shouldn't feel guilty about that.

We need to hear these great reports so that it gives us hope. I'm

just sorry you're flaring again and hope that it passes quickly.

The change in weather can be brutal. You're not a whiner at all!

Happy Thanksgiving to you.

a

On Nov 24, 2005, at 1:06 PM, Noreen Saukko wrote:

> Hi group.

> I haven't been around for awhile, but I want you to know I read the

> posts, and send prayers out to all of you when you need them.

>

> My name is Noreen, I'm 51, live in Minnesota, and have been

> diagnosed with RA for about 3 years now, I think.

> To all the people who don't know me, I feel I know all of you

> through your posts, and I know we are all family because of this

> disease. You can get some wonderful support from this group, as

> well as very helpful information.

>

> I've been on MTX for almost 2 years now, injections, and have been

> doing great. So good, one reason I haven't posted is out of guilt.

> I didn't want to come on brag about feeling better when others were

> suffering.

>

> I vowed I would tough this out and not let it affect my work

> For the last month or so, however, I've been putting up with a

> lovely flare that has actually made me ask to do different jobs at

> work (I'm a lab tech, and I don't know if you would want someone

> drawing your blood, whose hands won't bend.) My knees were so bad

> one day, I needed a cane at home. My shoulders have been waking

> me up at night. My carpal tunnel is at full blast. My elbows are

> sore to the touch. And I'm so stiff, I have a hard time turning my

> head, and in the bathroom....well never mind, you don't want to

> hear that part.

> I know a lot of this has to do with the sudden change from warm

> fall, to winter we had here, but it really is ticking me off.

> Stupid disease. Just when you think you have it under control, it

> sneaks up and bites you.

>

> Ok, enough whining.

> I know I'm still doing well. I can still work (most of the time),

> still sew (most of the time), and can still ignore the housework

> (all the time). Today, I can make a fist with each hand (yippee),

> and only had a slight problem with my shoulders last night, so

> caught some sleep.

>

> Sorry to those of you who are going through worse. I know I am a

> big whiner. Just needed to do that.

>

> Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, and today, I'm thankful for the

> people in this group, who are the most understanding of the

> problems of this affliction .

> .

> Noreen

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Noreen,

It is so nice to hear from you. It is so nice to hear when one of are

RA members are doing well. It gives everyone hope, that are life CAN

get better.

I am sorry your in a flare. I know what you mean about that bathroom

problem, isn't it frustrating:( I pray that you will get over that

flare soon, post more often enjoy hearing from you.

--- In , " Noreen Saukko " <nsaukko@r...>

wrote:

>

> Hi group.

> I haven't been around for awhile, but I want you to know I read the

posts, and send prayers out to all of you when you need them.

>

> My name is Noreen, I'm 51, live in Minnesota, and have been

diagnosed with RA for about 3 years now, I think.

> To all the people who don't know me, I feel I know all of you

through your posts, and I know we are all family because of this

disease. You can get some wonderful support from this group, as well

as very helpful information.

>

> I've been on MTX for almost 2 years now, injections, and have been

doing great. So good, one reason I haven't posted is out of guilt. I

didn't want to come on brag about feeling better when others were

suffering.

>

> I vowed I would tough this out and not let it affect my work

> For the last month or so, however, I've been putting up with a

lovely flare that has actually made me ask to do different jobs at

work (I'm a lab tech, and I don't know if you would want someone

drawing your blood, whose hands won't bend.) My knees were so bad one

day, I needed a cane at home. My shoulders have been waking me up

at night. My carpal tunnel is at full blast. My elbows are sore to

the touch. And I'm so stiff, I have a hard time turning my head, and

in the bathroom....well never mind, you don't want to hear that part.

> I know a lot of this has to do with the sudden change from warm

fall, to winter we had here, but it really is ticking me off.

> Stupid disease. Just when you think you have it under control, it

sneaks up and bites you.

>

> Ok, enough whining.

> I know I'm still doing well. I can still work (most of the time),

still sew (most of the time), and can still ignore the housework (all

the time). Today, I can make a fist with each hand (yippee), and only

had a slight problem with my shoulders last night, so caught some

sleep.

>

> Sorry to those of you who are going through worse. I know I am a

big whiner. Just needed to do that.

>

> Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, and today, I'm thankful for the

people in this group, who are the most understanding of the problems

of this affliction .

> .

> Noreen

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Noreen,

Nice to meet you. Please never feel like you're whining when you're simply

expressing your understandable feelings about a difficult situation. Also

please don't feel guilty when you feel better, and let us know. We all need to

hear that it can get better!!!

laura

Noreen Saukko <nsaukko@...> wrote: Hi group.

I haven't been around for awhile, but I want you to know I read the posts, and

send prayers out to all of you when you need them.

My name is Noreen, I'm 51, live in Minnesota, and have been diagnosed with RA

for about 3 years now, I think.

To all the people who don't know me, I feel I know all of you through your

posts, and I know we are all family because of this disease. You can get some

wonderful support from this group, as well as very helpful information.

I've been on MTX for almost 2 years now, injections, and have been doing

great. So good, one reason I haven't posted is out of guilt. I didn't want to

come on brag about feeling better when others were suffering.

I vowed I would tough this out and not let it affect my work

For the last month or so, however, I've been putting up with a lovely flare

that has actually made me ask to do different jobs at work (I'm a lab tech, and

I don't know if you would want someone drawing your blood, whose hands won't

bend.) My knees were so bad one day, I needed a cane at home. My shoulders

have been waking me up at night. My carpal tunnel is at full blast. My elbows

are sore to the touch. And I'm so stiff, I have a hard time turning my head,

and in the bathroom....well never mind, you don't want to hear that part.

I know a lot of this has to do with the sudden change from warm fall, to

winter we had here, but it really is ticking me off.

Stupid disease. Just when you think you have it under control, it sneaks up

and bites you.

Ok, enough whining.

I know I'm still doing well. I can still work (most of the time), still sew

(most of the time), and can still ignore the housework (all the time). Today, I

can make a fist with each hand (yippee), and only had a slight problem with my

shoulders last night, so caught some sleep.

Sorry to those of you who are going through worse. I know I am a big whiner.

Just needed to do that.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, and today, I'm thankful for the people in

this group, who are the most understanding of the problems of this affliction .

.

Noreen