Comments on: Major Rheumatoid Arthritis Myths http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/ My Life With Rheumatoid Arthritis Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:56:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: shima http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-243 shima Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:05:01 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-243 hi ,thx for all the information they are so intresting ! is there any chance to have refrences of where you have got these informations from ??please hi ,thx for all the information they are so intresting !
is there any chance to have refrences of where you have got these informations from ??please

]]> By: shima http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-242 shima Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:03:21 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-242 hi its great what youve done ,is there any way having the main refrences where youve got this informations from please ? hi
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]]> By: Nune http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-209 Nune Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:54:43 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-209 I've had RA for a year and a half and in a few days I'll be 28... When I was originally diagnosed I didn't have this pain that is in my body and all over my legs, knees, back and neck, I just had some pain in my hands. So I decided (w/help of my mother to not take any meds). This was a BAD mistake. What really frustrates me is when people tell me that I should try and treat my RA with alternative medicine! I don't know about any of you, but I have never felt pain so bad in my entire life, I mean it is sobering and raw. And I understand now what the difference is between REAL medicine and some woowoo made up holistic @#$% that some magician is trying to sell. So I don't know how to tell my friends/family that "they cannot be serious and arthritis is not RA and meditation is not going to cure me"... I was also blamed by my family for getting RA because I had decided to have a ~95% Vegan diet about 2.5 yrs ago... I still try and maintain it, but I've cut out fats more then meats now. I don't think the diet has anything to do with RA, but I do think that everyone's body works differently and an autoimmune disease like RA is so particular to each person that maybe some foods (like chocolates make people break out) does effect each person differently. I wish everyone well and I hope you wake up in the mornings with less and less pain :) -Nune- :) I’ve had RA for a year and a half and in a few days I’ll be 28… When I was originally diagnosed I didn’t have this pain that is in my body and all over my legs, knees, back and neck, I just had some pain in my hands. So I decided (w/help of my mother to not take any meds). This was a BAD mistake.

What really frustrates me is when people tell me that I should try and treat my RA with alternative medicine! I don’t know about any of you, but I have never felt pain so bad in my entire life, I mean it is sobering and raw. And I understand now what the difference is between REAL medicine and some woowoo made up holistic @#$% that some magician is trying to sell. So I don’t know how to tell my friends/family that “they cannot be serious and arthritis is not RA and meditation is not going to cure me”…

I was also blamed by my family for getting RA because I had decided to have a ~95% Vegan diet about 2.5 yrs ago… I still try and maintain it, but I’ve cut out fats more then meats now.

I don’t think the diet has anything to do with RA, but I do think that everyone’s body works differently and an autoimmune disease like RA is so particular to each person that maybe some foods (like chocolates make people break out) does effect each person differently.

I wish everyone well and I hope you wake up in the mornings with less and less pain :)
-Nune-
:)

]]> By: Aud http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-207 Aud Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:49:42 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-207 Having a chronic condition like this not only gives you a new perspective on RA but other diseases that people suffer with too! It has certainly enabled me with more empathy and compassion! Thanks again Stephen, ~Audrey Having a chronic condition like this not only gives you a new perspective on RA but other diseases that people suffer with too!

It has certainly enabled me with more empathy and compassion!

Thanks again Stephen,
~Audrey

]]> By: Aud http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-206 Aud Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:47:32 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-206 You Rock Cara!!! Sounds like you should be writing a blog, you're my new hero! Thanks a bunch! ~Audrey You Rock Cara!!!

Sounds like you should be writing a blog, you’re my new hero!

Thanks a bunch!
~Audrey

]]> By: cara perryman http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-194 cara perryman Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:42:56 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-194 hello! yes I too get annoyed when I am told I shouldn't or couldn't do something. Then I point out that I am one of the most able people I know, I am 32, single mum of 2 young children and a full time university student. I have had RA for a couple of years and have flare ups every now and then and am finally finding the balance of rest and exercise which is crucial in coping with this. Love your articles Audrey. hello! yes I too get annoyed when I am told I shouldn’t or couldn’t do something. Then I point out that I am one of the most able people I know, I am 32, single mum of 2 young children and a full time university student. I have had RA for a couple of years and have flare ups every now and then and am finally finding the balance of rest and exercise which is crucial in coping with this. Love your articles Audrey.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-174 Stephen Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:15:13 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-174 I was once in the same position where I did not understand anything about this disease even to the point of being accused of being insensitive. I now have this blo-dy thing and fully understand what one goes through to find some relief. Good article Aud. I was once in the same position where I did not understand anything about this disease even to the point of being accused of being insensitive.

I now have this blo-dy thing and fully understand what one goes through to find some relief.

Good article Aud.

]]> By: Aud http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-165 Aud Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:23:46 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-165 Kathryn, Well thank you very much for your input! It makes me laugh when people who don't have arthritis try to give me advice as well! I just smile and nod, thinking, "Do you think I'm an idiot? That I haven't tried or researched this yet?" I totally agree with the hormone research about menopause and pregnancy- there's definitely something there! Keep up with the water aerobics! I don't where I would be if I didn't get very good exercise daily, I do know my legs woudn't look this great though!! Feel free to share anytime, I love it! ~Audrey Kathryn,

Well thank you very much for your input! It makes me laugh when people who don’t have arthritis try to give me advice as well! I just smile and nod, thinking, “Do you think I’m an idiot? That I haven’t tried or researched this yet?”

I totally agree with the hormone research about menopause and pregnancy- there’s definitely something there!

Keep up with the water aerobics! I don’t where I would be if I didn’t get very good exercise daily, I do know my legs woudn’t look this great though!!

Feel free to share anytime, I love it!

~Audrey

]]> By: Aud http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-164 Aud Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:16:17 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-164 Hey Mark, Thanks a bunch for your comment! Glad to see I'm not the only one affected by the 'myths'! ~Audrey BY THE WAY- for everyone else... check out his guy's site...his art is amazing! http://www.markandrewwebber.com Hey Mark,

Thanks a bunch for your comment! Glad to see I’m not the only one affected by the ‘myths’!

~Audrey

BY THE WAY- for everyone else… check out his guy’s site…his art is amazing! http://www.markandrewwebber.com

]]> By: Kathryn http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-163 Kathryn Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:05:26 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-163 My favorite, which goes along with the diet myth, is when my friends start listing foods people with arthritis should never eat, they say it very slowly as if I am writing it down: nightshade foods, citrus, dairy, etc. Most people don't understand that the word arthritis is a broad umbrella, but that the auto immune disease isn't necessarily the same as, say, osteoarthritis, for which the food-avoidance list was created. That said, I have found that tomatoes and potatoes do trigger reactions within me, but not always. Citrus actually helps, I think because of the antioxidants. And, yes, the medications cause digestive problems, for which supplements do help. My well-meaning friends are always asking if I'm trying to treat the RA alternatively. I don't know about you, but in my experience there is very little that helps in the long-term except fish oil (although I've never been able to stomach 2 grams a days, much less the recommended 10!) and progesterone cream, which helps with fatique and pain. No one talks about hormones, but I think there's something to the fact that most women come down with RA after a hormonal event like pregnancy or menopause. The other thing that really, really helps is mild exercise. For me, it's water aerobics. I invested in a wooden hydrotherapy tub for that purpose and it has been a God send. The water acts as resistance for toning, yet protects the joints, and moves the pain through. Wow, guess I had a lot to say. My favorite, which goes along with the diet myth, is when my friends start listing foods people with arthritis should never eat, they say it very slowly as if I am writing it down: nightshade foods, citrus, dairy, etc. Most people don’t understand that the word arthritis is a broad umbrella, but that the auto immune disease isn’t necessarily the same as, say, osteoarthritis, for which the food-avoidance list was created. That said, I have found that tomatoes and potatoes do trigger reactions within me, but not always. Citrus actually helps, I think because of the antioxidants. And, yes, the medications cause digestive problems, for which supplements do help. My well-meaning friends are always asking if I’m trying to treat the RA alternatively. I don’t know about you, but in my experience there is very little that helps in the long-term except fish oil (although I’ve never been able to stomach 2 grams a days, much less the recommended 10!) and progesterone cream, which helps with fatique and pain. No one talks about hormones, but I think there’s something to the fact that most women come down with RA after a hormonal event like pregnancy or menopause. The other thing that really, really helps is mild exercise. For me, it’s water aerobics. I invested in a wooden hydrotherapy tub for that purpose and it has been a God send. The water acts as resistance for toning, yet protects the joints, and moves the pain through.
Wow, guess I had a lot to say.

]]> By: Funny Blog » Blog Archive » Major Rheumatoid Arthritis Myths http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-162 Funny Blog » Blog Archive » Major Rheumatoid Arthritis Myths Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:17:35 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-162 [...] Aud wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI’ve come across some bfunny comments/b that people make when they learn I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, some bcomments/b are just simple while others I find more frustrating. So here are some myths to illuminate the facts. b…/b [...] [...] Aud wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI’ve come across some bfunny comments/b that people make when they learn I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, some bcomments/b are just simple while others I find more frustrating. So here are some myths to illuminate the facts. b…/b [...]

]]> By: Mark Andrew Webber http://www.anaudlife.com/major-rheumatoid-arthritis-myths/#comment-161 Mark Andrew Webber Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:04:34 +0000 http://www.anaudlife.com/?p=212#comment-161 hey wow i like your blog entry, yea them myths are anoying! the one that gets anoying is the Arhthritis is for old people!. BAH! i've had it 12 years now! and im 24!!!!.... and i knew people that had had it since 18 months... does not stop you doing anything pretty much!.. I'm an artist, and drawing is painful at times, but i still do it!. and i carve a lot too which is also not a pain free thing.. its something you learn to live with, its like, i do not know what "normal" is.. i always would find it funny when Doctors would ask me how im doing since i last saw them, and well i would always be fine, as life becomes normal and you deal with it.. good days bad days.. etc.. but thats the same for everyone!. I try not to tell people i have it though, as i try and be "normal" i've been off meds since 18.. but been getting a few pains recently.. not sure if i should go back on the meds or not.....i really do not want to! i hate the idea of it getting as bad as it once was though!... anyway i blabble on!! grrr... hey wow i like your blog entry, yea them myths are anoying! the one that gets anoying is the Arhthritis is for old people!. BAH! i’ve had it 12 years now! and im 24!!!!….

and i knew people that had had it since 18 months…

does not stop you doing anything pretty much!.. I’m an artist, and drawing is painful at times, but i still do it!. and i carve a lot too which is also not a pain free thing.. its something you learn to live with, its like, i do not know what “normal” is.. i always would find it funny when Doctors would ask me how im doing since i last saw them, and well i would always be fine, as life becomes normal and you deal with it.. good days bad days.. etc.. but thats the same for everyone!.

I try not to tell people i have it though, as i try and be “normal” i’ve been off meds since 18.. but been getting a few pains recently.. not sure if i should go back on the meds or not…..i really do not want to! i hate the idea of it getting as bad as it once was though!… anyway i blabble on!! grrr…

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