Re: Parking permit

[Guest guest]

Hi:

My Dr gave me no issues at all in filling out the form for me to get a handicap permit and likewise once I had that in hand I got one immediately on going to the licensing office. Like you I don't need it all the time but there are days that I do so now I have it when I need it. It should make absolutely no difference to your Dr if you get one or not - tell him to give his head a shake and get off the pot lol.

[Guest guest]

dont worry about other people. They can have my placard, but they also have to

take my disease. That is what I will tell anyone who has the audacity to

actually say something to me. It is not their place to judge you. I am glad

that you got it and can actually try to do some of the things you were able to

do pre-RA. Go for it. Don't ever be afraid to use it. They gave it to you to

use, if they did not think you needed it or it was valid they would not have

issued it.

Dawn

~Kerry~ <kerry-lane@...> wrote:

Morning everyone...

I got my parking placard in the mail today, so I guess this means I can have

my hubby take me places again.. Im nervous on using it, cause I know I

look " like I don't need it, and I don't want anyone getting huffy about it,

but I am tired of not being able to go to a store or something cause I cant

walk thru the parking lot and still be able to walk into the store..

But I got it.... So

Kerry

[Guest guest]

Kerry,

Don't worry so much what people think, they have NO idea what's wrong

with you. If they say anything, tell them to kiss your ?#*! I see

the looks when I get out, but I dare them to say anything. Have fun,

it makes life a little bit easier, Tawny

>

> Morning everyone...

>

> I got my parking placard in the mail today, so I guess this means I

can have

> my hubby take me places again.. Im nervous on using it, cause I

know I

> look " like I don't need it, and I don't want anyone getting huffy

about it,

> but I am tired of not being able to go to a store or something

cause I cant

> walk thru the parking lot and still be able to walk into the

store..

>

> But I got it.... So

>

>

> Kerry

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey, Kerry

What everybody else on the list said!!

I got that 'look' at Carl's Jr, a couple of weeks ago as I pulled into

the space. Well, you know how your body " gels " when you don't more

for a while. I must have looked like I could barely move, because the

guy turned around and opened the door for me. He gave me a embarassed

sheepish look, too.

And if you think you don't need to use that shiny new placard for a

space up front of the store. hear this. I was feeling mostly okay

last Thursday. I went to my Rheumy appointment by myself, okay I only

live 2 miles from his office, I figured I could go there alone. So I

thought I'll go and get a pair of sandals at the shopping center a

couple of blocks from his office. There were no handicap spaces near

the entrance by the shoe shop I wanted to go to, so I park in the

middle of the parking lot and walk in through one of the department

stores (by the way Nordstorms is having their half-yearly sale).

Honest the only other things I did was stop at a koisk to look at the

new cells phones and buy a Cinnabun. By time I finished at the shoe

store, my feet hurt, also don't use your index finger to slide on a

shoe, your finger will swell up like a overstuffed sausage, and don't

dont do not try on the shoes with the rounded soles and rock back and

forth in them. Fun, yes, good idea, no. So, I have a longer than

usual walk back to the car, I now have a large bag with several pairs

of shoes, and sore feet. Did I mention, that I had to walk past a

closer exit to get to my car?? I think I would have paid for valet

parking if I had been thinking.

The above story is to get you to USE that placard.... this is why.

Within an hour of going home, my ankles started to swell, my index

finger looked like a overstuffed sausage, my knees, hips, feet, toes,

fingers, wrists, shoulder, and back hurt to the point of tears. And I

won't cry for nutt'in. I could not sleep at all Thursday night

because of the pain. The vicodin was not helping at all. I could not

move yesterday. You want embarrassed, I could not get up from the

toilet, because my knees were not working. I called my doctor Friday

and asked if I could up my prednisone for a couple of days. Luckily

that has helped...some.

The kicker, I don't look like I need a placard. The previous doctor

would only give me a 6 month temp placard, It just expired - again.

This time I am going to ask for a permanent one. And yes, I'm not

going shopping without it.

Hope I entertained you, and use the placard, honey. We are the reason

that they exist.

[Guest guest]

--- In , " cynthiadew1 " <cynthiadew1@...>

wrote:

>

> Hey, Kerry

>

> What everybody else on the list said!!

>

> I got that 'look' at Carl's Jr, a couple of weeks ago as I pulled

into

> the space. Well, you know how your body " gels " when you don't more

> for a while. I must have looked like I could barely move, because

the

> guy turned around and opened the door for me. He gave me a

embarassed

> sheepish look, too.

>

> And if you think you don't need to use that shiny new placard for a

> space up front of the store. hear this. I was feeling mostly okay

> last Thursday. I went to my Rheumy appointment by myself, okay I

only

> live 2 miles from his office, I figured I could go there alone. So

I

> thought I'll go and get a pair of sandals at the shopping center a

> couple of blocks from his office. There were no handicap spaces

near

> the entrance by the shoe shop I wanted to go to, so I park in the

> middle of the parking lot and walk in through one of the department

> stores (by the way Nordstorms is having their half-yearly sale).

> Honest the only other things I did was stop at a koisk to look at

the

> new cells phones and buy a Cinnabun. By time I finished at the shoe

> store, my feet hurt, also don't use your index finger to slide on a

> shoe, your finger will swell up like a overstuffed sausage, and

don't

> dont do not try on the shoes with the rounded soles and rock back

and

> forth in them. Fun, yes, good idea, no. So, I have a longer than

> usual walk back to the car, I now have a large bag with several

pairs

> of shoes, and sore feet. Did I mention, that I had to walk past a

> closer exit to get to my car?? I think I would have paid for valet

> parking if I had been thinking.

>

> The above story is to get you to USE that placard.... this is why.

> Within an hour of going home, my ankles started to swell, my index

> finger looked like a overstuffed sausage, my knees, hips, feet,

toes,

> fingers, wrists, shoulder, and back hurt to the point of tears.

And I

> won't cry for nutt'in. I could not sleep at all Thursday night

> because of the pain. The vicodin was not helping at all. I could

not

> move yesterday. You want embarrassed, I could not get up from the

> toilet, because my knees were not working. I called my doctor

Friday

> and asked if I could up my prednisone for a couple of days. Luckily

> that has helped...some.

>

> The kicker, I don't look like I need a placard. The previous doctor

> would only give me a 6 month temp placard, It just expired - again.

> This time I am going to ask for a permanent one. And yes, I'm not

> going shopping without it.

>

> Hope I entertained you, and use the placard, honey. We are the

reason

> that they exist.

>

>

>

THANK YOU so very much for sharing this. I don't have a placard,

been hesitating on even asking for it, after all I've been doing real

well with the exception of those shopping trips... & I don't look like

I really need it. But, those shopping trips, even just a major

grocery trip, is so difficult.