tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post118442933412706907..comments2023-11-02T09:34:05.941-04:00Comments on The Seated View: Preparing for Your First Appointment with a RheumatologistLene Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11223128667829847717noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-86276440167896679782010-08-12T20:53:52.000-04:002010-08-12T20:53:52.000-04:00As always, your words are wise and will be very he...As always, your words are wise and will be very helpful to those new to this world. My initial reac<span>tio</span>n to my arthritis was denial. I read the brochure I was handed after being told and then the doctor wisely left me alone to read it and think. It would have been helpful for me then to have suggestions like yours.fridawritesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-26710382932338660282010-08-12T13:56:09.000-04:002010-08-12T13:56:09.000-04:00A friend of mine knew she had it; her dad had it, ...A friend of mine knew she had it; her dad had it, and she was getting so sore. Still, she cried a lot when she got the diagnosis. Now she's facing up to the fact that she won't be able to work in physical jobs any more, and that she's going to have to have help, either filing for disability or getting retraining or both. I keep telling her that there is light at the end of the tunnel, and it's not a train, and that she <i>needs</i> to fight for this.<br />That fight, for the best life we can get. Every day.knoreply@blogger.com