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You might have RA if....
... you have ever looked longingly at a toilet seat height extension.
... you walk across bumpy surfaces so gingerly that you appear as though you're trying to cross a field of land mines.
... little old ladies ask YOU if you need help crossing the road.
... you have googled "how to politely avoid handshakes" more than once.
... your google search memory looks like an encyclopedia listing of arthritis symptoms.
... you know the entire pharmacy staff.
... you're shampoo selection is determined mostly by how difficult the bottle would be to squeeze and whether or not you could use you're teeth if need be.
... you have more snaps, crackles, and pops than a bowl of rice crispies.
... you have ever asked the grocery store courtesy clerk to open the jar of pickles before you take it home.
that's all I could think of for now...
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| LOL! My official emergency plan for a fire is send the hubby for the kids and pray the fire department gets there quickly.
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...you park in the garage at work and then walk in a the speed of a snail towards the elevator which is full of people. Someone is nice and hold the door for you but you continue to walk in the speed of a snail (normally a person would speed up) but smiling at the same time knowing how this will contribute to everyone's normal Monday morning mood.
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Oh I cringe when someone see's me coming and holds the door for me, that poor kind soul will be standing there for FAR too long!
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Wow! This is fun to read, and I'm not finished but had to say thanks! I feel better laughing. I had so many of the same scenario's when my first flare up came along and lasted for 7 weeks before my Rheumy appt. It is so true!! I'm a dental hygienist and couldn't even bend my elbows to floss my own teeth!!
As a dental hygienist...you know you have RA when you tell your patients to floss their own teeth after the polish....sorry, I can't even hold it!!!
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You might have RA if:
1.You find yourself wishing that you COULD do all those things that you once thought you hated HAVING to do.
2.YourChristmas wish list items have changed from pretty clothes to clothes you can put on w/o help, sexy high heels to crocs, fancy jewelry to heating pads, and glittery parties to conversation with1 or two old friends, etc.
3.One of the best gifts would be the ability to just walk your dog...sigh.
4. You're a great-grandma who finds herself wishing Mom was here to fix your hair, tie bows and all those" weird" things that fussy moms do...you know
5. You secretly ( maybe not so secretly) wish Santa would get you a "Dragon" software thing so thay it wouldn't take an hour to do one paragraph that is still full of errors when you finally give up.
6. BUT despite all this you're grateful for Dr.s, Nasty meds, wheelchairs (ugh), this forum and wonderful friends and family because you KNOW that you're truly blessed and you are merely inconvenienced as compared to so many others.
THANK YOU FRIENDS FOR LIGHTENING THE LOAD AND BEING THERE.
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| Wow! That’s a funny thread. I read it whole & broke in laughter.
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You might have RA if...
You *are* diagnosed with cancer and after you start chemo you feel *better* because it relieves your RA. (Score!)
Your cancer diagnosis doesn't scare you because you know they can *fix* that these days *and* they know how to take care of the side effects.
You fondly refer to your year with cancer as your year without RA. (Those were the days!)
You turn into a lush while on chemo because you don't have to worry about methotrexate trashing your liver.
You feel smug going to the rheumatologist after finishing surgery and chemo because you're asymptomatic and you have new, totally awesome boobs.
I wouldn't wish cancer on my worst enemy, but I gotta say this past year has been kinda nice...
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Had to smile today when I was doing dishes because I thought of this topic. You might have RA if you no longer use your dishwasher because you actually enjoy doing the dishes by hand. The nice warm dish water loosens up your achy joints. .
How about you might have RA when you volunteer to do the dishes at other peoples houses because the nice warm dishwater feels amazing on your achy joints. .
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| You might have RA if you eat cereal for a week because preparing a sandwich is too painful!
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| You dread the day your youngest child no longer needs their storller, because it means that you no longer have an excuse to use an age-appropriate walker. (I am 36 and enouraging my 3 year old son that he DOES still need his stoller!)
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| I end up washing my coffee mug at work a couple of times a day for the same reason. So far, though, I haven't found myself wandering the office stealing other peoples mugs just so I can wash them too. I get enough strange looks as it is.
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From today:
-You might have RA if it's 75 degrees outside, but instead of having your office window open, you've got your door shut and the space heater on because your hands hurt so bad.
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You know you are in a flare up when your emails to your boss are full of:
"Remember that thingy you asked me to look for. What was it?"
" I had a question for the work group but I forgot what it was"
" Ok I re-organized all the tasks can you double check it?"
When you are at a meeting he walks slower to keep up with you and fills in the words for you when you cannot find them fast enough.
Makes you coffee at 2PM in hopes of not finding you slumped over your desk asleep.
I am so thankful that God has blessed me with such a wonderful boss!
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I certainly hope some of you don't mind if I do a copy of these for my Facebook page. I have so many friends who suffer from RA and OA; and we all need a laugh some days! Thanks for giving me a light moment dealing with this.
Nancycat
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When your boyfriend no longer asks if you need help, he just automatically takes jars out of your hands and opens them, cuts up your meat for you, and carries all the grocery bags.
Its not uncommon to have someone tell you that you look like a boxer while wearing double wrists splints. This is normal to you.
You size up items not by what they are, but how much pain you may get from using them.
Its not uncommon for your doctor to reappear during your appointment with a large needle, one which causes you no fear, no matter which joint its going into because you are so used to it by now.
The thought of running out of pain meds is classified as a worst case disaster scenario to you.
The physical therapist, with 20 years experince, is shocked at your meager grip strength score of 13.
You are a grown adult, but your parents still see it fit to interrogate you about what was said at doctors appointments, what you are doing with your daily life, whether you should be doing certian activities.
You are 25 and move at the speed of an 80yr old upon awaking. You hobble along with a funny gate on flat hard ground.
Lastly, wow this is long, sorry everyone. ...but you reach a point where you realize you must own this disease before it owns you. enjoy what you can now, and do what you want with your life everyday while still the most able possible 
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a few more: u may have RA if
-you wish vegatables came pre-chopped
- you get excited over kitchen tools with built up handles
- you hate shoe-shopping because you cant find any, but still go with friends, and even though you know by looking at a shoe u like that It wont work with your arthritis, you still try it on, and really try to make it work, which it never does.
- therefore youve thought about starting your own shoe line dedicated to comfort and looking good at the same time- something which doesnt happpen too often nowadays.
-the part that makes you most nervous about job interviews is having to shake hands.
-you shop for homes location with distance to nearest pharmacy in mind
I laughed about the commments abouts cats being heating pads, because I do this with my cat often. Thanks for the smiles everyone!
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| when the hot water tap becomes your best friend
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.. When shopping for a car seat for your son, you make a short list of the ones you liked online but wont buy until you go to the actual store to try them out. Especially when you can barely use the one he's in now..
..When your nickname is Snap,crackle,pop because that's what happens when you move any joint. The noise can be heard across the room..
...When your 64 year old mother in law who had a broken hip can move better than you can on any given day.
...You see how low a public potty is and decide if its worth it or if you can hold it until you get home.
Sydney
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| ....when the "easy" water aerobics class taught by an overweight 70 year old woman is too hard for you and you find yourself too exhausted afterwards to do anything else.
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You might have RA if you fantasize about Making Out with the Manufacturers of Humira !!
You might have RA if you would be willing to commit a felony robbery to get your hands on your Humira Injectible Pens !!
Ha Ha ....... can you tell I've finally found relief ? Feels so good to feel good again !
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