Re: Hello everyone...new here.

[Guest guest]

Welcome, Robbie. You may find there are other names you recognize

from the RISG.ORG list. For those who suffer from one of the

spondyloarthropathy diseases (Reiters Syndrome, Reactive Arthritis,

Ankylosing Spondylities, Psoriatic Arthritis, Chrons with

arthritis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease with arthritis, juvenile

spondyloarthropathy, or undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy) you

may want to subscribe to the RISG support list also. Go to

www.risg.org for more information. RISG.ORG also has a sister

website www.imnotalone.org which operates a little differently from

the support list.

Ray Neal

Ray in Virginia

[Guest guest]

At 12:38 PM 9/23/01 -0400, you wrote:

>Hi all, my name is Robbie. I joined last week and have just been lurking.

Hi Robbie,

You already know me, but welcome aboard on this list! I don't know why I

never mentioned this group on our other list. Guess I just assumed you knew

.... and as my 8th grade geography teacher always said: " Never assume

because you make an ass/(out of)u/(and)me. "

See, I do remember something from school! ;-)

[Guest guest]

Thanks . You can¹t fool me....you were keeping us out of the Œcool

club¹.

Yeah, I¹ve been lurking and reading, and it seems like a great bunch here. :

)

[Guest guest]

Hi Robbie,

Welcome you will find great support here. As a new member myself, already I

am getting encouragement and support

Terry M

[Guest guest]

Thanks Terry! I have found that talking to other people who understand and

share similar stories helps more than any medical procedure, more than any

meds, and much more than any shrink could ever do.

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Robbie in Mass - RS, AS, 17 years+

feralelf@...

[Guest guest]

Greetings Kindred Spirit: This site is one that I turn the computer on for

each day. Don't be shy about asking pertinent questions or sharing your

experiences. The folk here are of a special ilk. Alice

[Guest guest]

<P> Welcome Robbie

<P>Gee, don't I know you from somewhere? & nbsp; Watch

out for that person, he scares new people

off! & nbsp; LOL! & nbsp; See ya.

<P>Peggy

<P> & nbsp; <B><I>Robbie Peddycoart

& lt;feralelf@... & gt;</I></B> wrote:

<BLOCKQUOTE style= " PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT:

5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid " ><TT>Hi all, my

name is Robbie. I joined last week and have just been

lurking. :<BR>)<BR><BR></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>

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[Guest guest]

Hey Peggy...didn't know you were over here too!

[Guest guest]

Hi Robbie, I think maybe this is better than going to see a shrink. At least

you know that you can put your feelings on paper and know that we can relate to

how you are feeling... One thing which is nice is your GP can even write you

scripts for medication which helps mentally....if you are feeling depressed with

your illness. )

From: Robbie Peddycoart

To: chronic_pain

Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 10:15 AM

Subject: Re: Hello everyone...new here.

Thanks Terry! I have found that talking to other people who understand and

share similar stories helps more than any medical procedure, more than any

meds, and much more than any shrink could ever do.

---

Robbie in Mass - RS, AS, 17 years+

feralelf@...