I thought we could all use a laugh...

The following quotes are directly copied and pasted from members of RA connect at this website (you may not be able to access it unless you are a member)

http://community.arthritis.org/forums/Topic4092030-1831-1.aspx

For your enjoyment…

“U Might have RA if… You’ve ever spent more then 20 minutes trying to figure out how to get out of a tub w/o using your arms or legs.

U Might have RA if… you’ve had to teach your hubby how to put on a bra.

U Might have RA if… your children imitate the frankenstien shuffle.

and finally…

U might have RA if… your wardrobe is organized not by season or color but by good days and bad.

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you catch yourself daydreaming about what it would be like to instead have some dramatic and romantic disease, like maybe some highly curable form of cancer…how everyone would crowd around you and support you, tell you how brave you are, etc…instead of giving you those funny looks that say “are you sure this isn’t all in your head?”

Then you realize that you are fantasizing about having CANCER, for goodness sake, and you have to laugh at yourself and the absurdity of it all!

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This is my first post. I can’t believe someone else has day dreamed about having Cancer. That makes me feel better about myself.

U Might have RA when you can’t get to the bathroom at work because of the stairs and you have to quit drinking fluids. When you talk to the doctors at your works medical facility to try to work something out, they say “Well, what do you want me to do?! You have arthritis!” Maybe they think you forgot you were in constant pain.

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You sit on the toilet seat and can’t get up.

You know you are stiff and aren’t moving well, but you sit on the toilet seat anyway and then can’t get up. This is a reminder to take you pills before you go. That way maybe you can get up on your own in a reasonable amount of time. I can laugh about this now, but a couple of months ago when I was having a bad flare up, I was like that for weeks. Well, even then it was kinda funny.

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U Might have RA if: you have two pairs of shoes in your wardrobe; a black pair of Teva flip-flops and a hot pink pair for special occasions.

U Might have RA if: You have to hold your elbow up to brush your teeth

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How about when you’re driving and you’re trying hard not to have to put the brakes on because it hurts too much to move your leg or press the brakes with your foot. You end up driving slow so you don’t have to stop.”

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Anyone want to continue the lively discussion?

U might have RA if…