Re: Wonderful Medical Advances WAS Re: Some Info

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Thanks

There are days that it's hard to think of ourselves

as lucky or fortunate, but when you compare it to how

it could be....like your dad and grandfather, it is

true. I rememeber after being diagnosed, I went to

one of my college classes, and another student was

doing a report on RA. She said RA patients are

" wheelchair bound " . Oh boy did that get my attention!

I ran (shuffled, whatever) into my rheummy, saying

" you didnt tell me that!! " He tried to calm me down

saying that being diagnosed a 25 in 1999, there is

very little chance of that being the case. He

admitted that it was the common outcome years ago, but

not these days (for most.)

I try to remember that when things get rough!

melani

--- hookedonpopcorn <hookedonpopcorn@...> wrote:

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> ***Good luck Mostafa. As devestating as it is to be

> diagnosed with

> such an illness at such a young age, please try to

> keep in mind that

> we are actually fortunate to be born at a time of

> such wonderful

> medical advances.***

>

> Amen ! I have a family history of RA. My

> grandfather was

> bedridden and always in severe pain. My father had

> RA and wasn't

> bedridden, but did have a lot of pain, joint

> damager, and limited

> use of of arm. He was able to hold down a full-time

> job. I'm so glad

> to be born in a day with good medicine for pain and

> meds that stop

> joint damage. I shouldn't (though you never know)

> ever be bedridden

> like my grandfather or have as bad joint damage as

> my father.

>

> With that said, there are still trials with being dx

> with RA today.

> And, I think it takes time to accept the illness and

> find the right

> meds to deal with the pain.

>

> Jean

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