tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post8942276917421331995..comments2023-10-02T04:06:53.185-04:00Comments on Brass and Ivory: Life with MS and RA: The Absurdity of MS and RALisa Emrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-22787810046191033882011-04-28T20:05:29.149-04:002011-04-28T20:05:29.149-04:00Wow, great blog & great comments. I am diagno...Wow, great blog & great comments. I am diagnosed RA, 15 years now and am afraid I'm developing MS too.<br /><br />I get "attacks" in different parts of my body (ankle, knee, foot, wrist) that feel like someone has shoved a hot ice pick into me. It lasts 18-24 hours and is gone. I've just started to realize that sometimes I stretch and it lessens the pain.<br /><br />It's not the joint swelling I get with an RA flare up - this pain is sometimes in places where there isn't a joint or at least not close to one. <br /><br />Thanks for any ideas, hints, etc. Sue :)I belong herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529926394706910003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-22822710732075103052011-04-05T21:38:44.478-04:002011-04-05T21:38:44.478-04:00Great contributions! thank you for sharing. :)Great contributions! thank you for sharing. :)Lisa Emrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-40851600700535419062011-04-05T10:16:07.434-04:002011-04-05T10:16:07.434-04:00I like all the above responses but for me it is ho...I like all the above responses but for me it is how much I have in common with my grandparents also. My Grandmother got around much better than I do when she was 85...<br />kimKim@stuffcould....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03566751822418137457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-23052665679259911942011-04-05T08:28:53.767-04:002011-04-05T08:28:53.767-04:00The MOST ludicrous thing about my MS is having los...The MOST ludicrous thing about my MS is having lost bladder control, then (finally, after trying all the meds) getting a SP catheter which actually makes me feel normal, then out of the blue I wet my pants. Could be summed up in a word: Depends(r).Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518858062969978457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-87076763789986651852011-04-04T19:11:17.103-04:002011-04-04T19:11:17.103-04:00For me it is the reactions of others that can be s...For me it is the reactions of others that can be so insensitive and/or condescending that it drives me nuts. Especially when I hear "well you don't look sick". That is the most ludicrous of all statements.Marcus DeFelicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087274775803285807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-1160236327740587972011-04-04T18:15:42.068-04:002011-04-04T18:15:42.068-04:00For me, it is the variety of devices: four canes, ...For me, it is the variety of devices: four canes, one rollator, one scooter, one plastic ankle-foot orthosis, one other strap device thing that goes around my ankle etc.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788885161294683339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-70472155761049050692011-04-04T17:10:33.134-04:002011-04-04T17:10:33.134-04:00I love all the above responses! What's ludicro...I love all the above responses! What's ludicrous to me? Three years ago, on spring days like today, I was driving a convertible with the top down. Today, I struggle getting into the passennger seat of the sedan! MS has hampered my lifestyle!<br />Peace,<br />MuffMuffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542678482763101104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-82104919344305007722011-04-04T16:23:22.482-04:002011-04-04T16:23:22.482-04:00The 25-plus pairs of shoes in my closet that I can...The 25-plus pairs of shoes in my closet that I cannot wear (those were even tough to balance on pre-MS...) but refuse to get rid of...YankeeQuilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324287185970922332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-61172566670352562732011-04-04T15:14:59.542-04:002011-04-04T15:14:59.542-04:00it is the normal feeling and then the - well Karen...it is the normal feeling and then the - well Karen said it better - sock drawer - i never knew LOL but yeah the never knowing.kmilyunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09759054972109846390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-34155380870091630082011-04-04T15:08:54.678-04:002011-04-04T15:08:54.678-04:00Hmmmmm...for me it's the fact that some days I...Hmmmmm...for me it's the fact that some days I can feel almost "normal" (physically) and literally the next day, hour or minute, I feel so ill, that I want to curl up in my sock drawer and die.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051732856820479687noreply@blogger.com