tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post8043990747221333021..comments2023-10-02T04:06:53.185-04:00Comments on Brass and Ivory: Life with MS and RA: The Perverse Benefit of a DiagnosisLisa Emrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-14003788121691754472010-02-24T14:44:05.065-05:002010-02-24T14:44:05.065-05:00Yes, diagnoses are a good thing.Yes, diagnoses are a good thing.Bibliotekarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896112760553996504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-35455896847765054342010-02-24T11:36:43.385-05:002010-02-24T11:36:43.385-05:00Isn't this so true!! The diagnosis has EVERYTH...Isn't this so true!! The diagnosis has EVERYTHING to do with it. Otherwise you are doomed to suffer. I hope to make more headway in those ways in the near future.<br /><br />Come visit me sometime at It's Time To Get Over How Fragile You Are!<br /><br />AnnieAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910318186594054287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-16037776689433950352010-02-22T20:42:12.725-05:002010-02-22T20:42:12.725-05:00Glad to hear your update Lisa. It is important for...Glad to hear your update Lisa. It is important for good historians like yourself to document and help show the way.Best wishes.Travelogue for the Universehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127086480471321349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-46546630892315266432010-02-22T19:06:25.743-05:002010-02-22T19:06:25.743-05:00Hey, it's only fair that you get some benefit ...Hey, it's only fair that you get some benefit from having RA *and* MS. I'm glad that it worked out for you to receive a drug that really helps you, and less out-of-pocket expense for it!Avivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411667763810131618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-88657649112927905592010-02-22T10:48:10.967-05:002010-02-22T10:48:10.967-05:00How odd is illness. How strange the drugs we are o...How odd is illness. How strange the drugs we are offered. No one knowing for sure what helps what. (or harms what) Illness was never a part of my life or my families life before MS. Before AIDS, I didn't even KNOW sick people. (Oh, right, my partner was always sick with some unknown thing back then--which of course translated to all that it was "in her head." Funny, not one, NOT ONE--"I'm sorry" did she ever get from doctors or family. I NEVER doubted that her symptoms were "real." But I digress.) Now with MS I know disability. A whole new sub-group of society. I find more in common with them than with those who have illness. Hmmm. My MS was at its best when I had cancer, no chemo. Riddle me THAT! My body likes stress. I know this. Drs. can't accept this as it goes against everything they have been taught, and experience in their own lives. When I am dealing with what others call stress, I am feelin fantastic. My body operates in turbo speed. My brain is sharp, my limbs move strong. And I am happy. It is some chemical make-up of MY body, and this will influence how any drug works on MY body. So who is looking out for my needs? NO ONE. Can't happen, too rare, I get it, I accept it. Matching he right drugs with our chemical make ups is tough. Trial and error. Isn't life funny? HEY! Another MSer is moving into "my" home, cool, huh? AND she happens to have my same neuro---what are the chances?Diane J Standifordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862850657925658079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-87246043584787610862010-02-22T00:59:02.209-05:002010-02-22T00:59:02.209-05:00Definitely one way to look at it. Anytime a negati...Definitely one way to look at it. Anytime a negative can be a positive it works for me!kmilyunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09759054972109846390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-30763156974047391542010-02-21T16:05:11.194-05:002010-02-21T16:05:11.194-05:00Hmmm, very interesting perspectives!Hmmm, very interesting perspectives!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788885161294683339noreply@blogger.com