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You might have RA if you use pliers to open soda bottles, water bottles, etc.
You might have RA if after driving in traffic for 20 minutes, you get out of the car walking like a hip old person.
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| You might have RA if you look at a can of crushed tomatoes and they cost over $3.00, but you are willing to pay that because they have a flip top lid. Easier than trying to use a hand held can opener.
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Best laugh I've had in ages! These all really hit home and it does feel good to laugh at the disease.  Keep adding- you're good at this!
Susan- 20+ yr veteran of RA and fibro, recent (6 month)survivor of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
and counting! Humor really is the best medicine.
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I love these, I laughed so hard I cried.
You might have RA if you have to explain that ow, Ow, OW!! is just you washing your hands.
You might have RA if you buy any product with the word "whipped" in it because it's easier to spread. Whipped butter, Whipped cream cheese.  
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I just joined this AF site today because I was feeling defeated and down about the pain problems I deal with daily. I was hoping to find ideas to help myself feel better physically. My own sense of humor got me to open this post first. Laughter, in my opinion, is the best medicine available.
You might have RA if your 16 month old granddaughter grunts and groans as she bends down while looking at you, then laughs because she thinks it is fun to act like gramma!
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| ...your constant self-talk and reassurances, "I think I can, I think I can," have caused those around you to call you "The Little Arthritic Who Could"! (True Story!)
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You might have RA if you use your hot flaring hands as a heating pad for your sore hip.
23, RA diagnosed 12/07, Fibromyalgia diagnosed 2/10, Plaquenil, Methotrexate, Folic Acid, Leucovorin Calcium, Remicade, Prednisone, Lexapro, Lyrica
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You might have RA if you put orthopedic insoles in your slippers!! I am a nanny and wear slippers in the house.
23, RA diagnosed 12/07, Fibromyalgia diagnosed 2/10, Plaquenil, Methotrexate, Folic Acid, Leucovorin Calcium, Remicade, Prednisone, Lexapro, Lyrica
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I'm new to the site and am so glad I found this thread. It's comforting to know that there are others who struggle with the exact same things and that it really isn't in my head.
You might have RA.....
....if when your foot falls asleep, you wonder if it's really worth it to move your foot to wake it up because you know the pain from moving it will be worse than the pain from it being asleep
....you don't want your toddlers to sit on your lap because it hurts too much to lift them to put them on your lap. And if you do get them there, they wiggle and move around soo much they end up hurting you, and then you feel bad for snapping at them for hurting you when you know they didnt mean to
....you feel like calling all your past doctors who told you it was all in your head and telling them they were wrong!!!
....you are happy when you finally have abnormal blood tests and finally get a diagnosis so you can get better medicine
RA dx October 2010, secondary Sjogren's Syndrome, Fibromyalgia
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| OMG you guys are too funny - thanks for cheering me up.
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| This is very cute and it actually put a smile on my face. Thanks! I do want to share though that I have sufferedfor many years ( like most) but recently my chiroracter gave me an all herbal product names Asteeza ( sic?) and it has really help me. Justthought I d spread the news.
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I'm new to the site - thanks for the laughs!!!
You might have RA if:
1. the woman who draws your blood knows you by your name & date of birth...
2. that woman is out of the office when you go in to have a blood draw & you turn around & leave cuz it's not worth the time or bruising to train in the "new person"...
3. you laugh so hard that tears are streaming down your face & you have to explain to your family & friends that the tears are from the pain in your face from laughing so hard...
4. you push things off the balcony, while yelling "heads up" cuz you can't carry them down the stairs...
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I was up all night last night unable to sleep from the pain. "we all know what that is like"! I was searching for some laughter because it always helps with the pain, if only for a little while.
I stumbled onto this sight and I felt like I found a new set of friends. I was diagnosed with RA 14 years ago. I am now 37 and I am so happy that I have found you all! Thank you. 
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When you go to get your flu shot at the local Kaiser clinic and the check-in nurse says, "Gee, you look familiar, were you a nurse at Interstate?" Nope, this was a nurse that gave me infusions for Remicade and Orencia! Glad I looked good enough to be assumed to be a healthy individual!
Mary H
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You might have RA if...
You inspect every bug bite to make sure it isn't a return of the Shingles.
All your bras hook in the front.
Your "dress shoes" are Sketchers with Velcro.
You have a couch and a throw in your office.
You would rather take a nap than anything else in the world, including eating chocolate ice cream or having sex.
You read that last one and can't remember the last time you had sex and/or you have a chocolate ice cream stain on your shirt right now!
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You might have RA if....you wake up i the middle of the night and then realize you have to go to the bathroom so you spend 20 minutes trying to fall back to sleep saying "it will pass, it will pass". Trying to hold your bladder like a 2 year old being potty trained.
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You might have RA...
....for your 30th birthday, the one gift that brings the most joy is a heating pad!
....you dream about having the ability to scrub your shower.
....you find that when your husband says he's "going to be sure to treat you like a senior citizen" you don't take offense, you think it's one of the sweetest things anyone can say.
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You Might have RA if...The thought of going to get a massage sounds more like torture than a relaxing getaway....
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| You might have RA if you think having a RUN FOR A CURE sponered by the Arthritis Foundation is the stupidest thing you have ever heard!
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| You might have RA if you discover the difficulties that a simple like tape can cause. It won't go on the wrapping paper, at least not where you want it, but it does get stuck on your fingers and in your hair.
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