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Debra

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (3)

Swine Flu Vacation

Friday afternoon my nose started running. On Saturday the fever hit. My fourteen-year-old went though this a week ago, so I knew what was in store. I called in a week of sick days, not only for myself, but for my eleven-year old whose symptoms mirrored my own. So we've spent the last week on the... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (0)

Swine Flu Vacation

Friday afternoon my nose started running. On Saturday the fever hit. My fourteen-year-old went though this a week ago, so I knew what was in store. I called in a week of sick days, not only for myself, but for my eleven-year old whose symptoms mirrored my own. So we've spent the last week on the... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/27/2009, comments (10)

exhaustion

I was diagnosed with RA about 6 months ago and have tried to do alot of research. Recently, I am having a great deal of problems with exhaustion. It is incredibly bad. Some days I will feel pretty good and other days it is like someone put 100 pound weights on my ankles. I know exhaustion is part of it but is it really this... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/27/2009, comments (10)

Disability approved anyone??????

Hello all......I know we are all in the same neighborhood of RA and I was just wondering if it's possible to get approved for disability. What are the chances?? I cannot keep a job anymore and cannot get even close because of my attendance. I am absolutely at my wits end. I have applied for disability and don't... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/26/2009, comment (1)

Insecticides linked to PA

I found this very interesting. When I was first diagnosed with RA 20 years ago I had been working in a nursery for 7 years. I had been exposed to strong insecticides and other chemicals on a daily basis. This article sure has me wondering now about this now. Thoughts to ponder....

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