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trippsmom
  • By trippsmom · New reply yesterday at 10:15 pm
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • I went to my Dr. yesterday He said that I should see a physiatrist. I have been doing some research and the only thing I have concluded is that a Physiatrist is an over paid Physical Therapist. What do ...

both knees replaced at the same time

slp176
  • By slp176 · New reply yesterday at 9:48 pm
  • Discussion in Living with osteoarthritis · 5 replies
  • I am going to the doctor on Friday to talk about having both knees replaced at the same time. Any thoughts or first hand knowledge on this would be greatly appreciated. I had a partial replacement done ...

Do you ever feel like the only female in a wheelchair?

tammy4varilite
  • By tammy4varilite · Posted yesterday at 6:24 pm
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • When I was first injured, it took 6 months for me to connect with another female in a wheelchair to ask her women related issues about spinal cord injury. This happens to a lot to newly injured women ...

TIRED OF FIGHTING FOR MY RIGHTS FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS!

tammy4varilite
  • By tammy4varilite · New reply yesterday at 3:54 pm
  • Journal · 19 replies
  • Does anyone ever get tired of fighting for your rights that we are entitled to, for wheelchair access to public places? I know this is just one of many things that the American with Disabilities Act covers ...

Alternative Therapies for RA

David_P
  • By David_P · New reply yesterday at 3:45 pm
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • I am searching for people who have auto immune deficiencies and have had success with alternative medications, A friend of mine told me of a joint and muscle problem he was having was solved by going ...

Swollen Feet

skeeter
  • By skeeter · Posted yesterday at 12:50 pm
  • Discussion in Living with rheumatoid arthritis · 0 replies
  • My feet are so swollen and I have nodules at the base of toes. I just feel like I'm falling apart, the pain is bad, and walking is nearing impossible. Just needed to rant a moment I guess. Thanks for ...

People are always staring at me- Is it my disability or my good looks?

tammy4varilite
  • By tammy4varilite · New reply yesterday at 11:37 am
  • Journal · 22 replies
  • Have you ever noticed that when you are in a wheelchair, people just stop and stare? I always notice people staring at me when I am taking apart my wheelchair and putting it in my car. I also notice it ...

Why are we here?

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply yesterday at 5:58 am
  • Journal · 106 replies
  • When we started this community, each of us faced important health issues in our lives. Some of us have family members with medical conditions. Many of us have medical conditions of our own. All of us ...

Acceptance

deebelle
  • By deebelle · Posted October 5, 2008
  • Discussion in Coping with arthritis · 0 replies
  • This is hard for me. Practicing acceptance is so difficult some days. Today I was just plain angry, and frustrated! They say the definition of acceptance is: "Self-acceptance is defined as affirmation ...

Tails and Toes- How many do I have to run over in my wheelchair?

tammy4varilite
  • By tammy4varilite · New reply October 3, 2008
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • For years I have always tried so hard to be very careful about not running over people’s feet in my wheelchair, especially their toes. Heck, if it happens, I will always feel bad. I feel like I need to ...

Update blog: TIRED OF FIGHTING FOR MY RIGHTS FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS!

tammy4varilite
  • By tammy4varilite · New reply October 3, 2008
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • On September 24th, I wrote a blog called "TIRED OF FIGHTING FOR MY RIGHTS FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS!” I wanted to update people on the situation. I just received a call from the property manager and they ...

confused about my diagnosis

hollyglight
  • By hollyglight · New reply October 3, 2008
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • i am 32 years old, and have arthritis. i have, unfortunately had it for a number of years....hereditary, dancer for 20 years.....all have contributed. over the summer, i was diagnosed with inflammatory ...

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY STRENGTH

mariec22
  • By mariec22 · New reply October 3, 2008
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • JUST GOT DONE PUTTING UP SOME HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS FOR THE GRANDS AND NOW I AM ONE BIG PAIN EVERYWHERE, JUST TOOK A MOTRIN 800 PLEASE HURRY AND WORK FAST ...

Please Stand for the National Anthem- BUT I CAN"T!

tammy4varilite
  • By tammy4varilite · New reply October 2, 2008
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • How many times in your life have you gone to a local football game at a high school, attended a professional baseball team game in your local town or in my case growing up, attending Monster Truck shows ...

OSTEOARTHRITIS IN FOOT

Londonmaster

The Positive of OA

Calaneet
  • By Calaneet · New reply October 2, 2008
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Ok, that title may be a stretch but here is an article that talks about some of the things you can do to help relieve the pain of Osteoarthritis. Enjoy! http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/pain ter/2008-09-28-your-health_N.htm ...

Remembering Christopher Reeve on his 56th Birthday, He is Superman!

tammy4varilite
  • By tammy4varilite · New reply October 1, 2008
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • It is hard to believe that Christopher Reeve is no longer with us, and of course the loss of his wife Dana as well! Today would have been his 56th birthday. He has done so much for the disability community ...

I thought I was short before I was in a wheelchair!

tammy4varilite
  • By tammy4varilite · Posted September 30, 2008
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Being in my wheelchair is so challenging at times because I am short and people don’t see me. I try to be very aware of my surroundings, but since I only sit about 4 feet high, I am always getting bumped ...

LIFE!

tamster62
  • By tamster62 · New reply September 30, 2008
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • I'm awake and going to start this new day! Ihad a chest x/ray yesterday am nd a Bone scan last week. I can't wait to hear the report ...

Pain

tamster62
  • By tamster62 · Posted September 30, 2008
  • Discussion in Medications and therapies · 0 replies
  • Night time and the mornings are the worst, whether it, be in the back, hips, knees! If this is the part of fighting the cancer, I"M ALL IN ...

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