Comments on: 70 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/12/seventy/ Adventures of a superhero on his journey through chronic pain and debilitating inflammation Sun, 30 Jun 2013 03:49:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Diane J Standiford http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/12/seventy/#comment-2060 Diane J Standiford Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:35:34 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=8983#comment-2060 PT: Hard to live with it, but can’t live without it. Kudos to you.

]]> By: Jackie http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/12/seventy/#comment-2059 Jackie Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:33:56 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=8983#comment-2059 It is amazing how fast we can go from not inflamed to INFLAMED. I’m glad to hear to physical therapy and yoga are helping. I started in January going to the gym three days a week. I did it faithfully for 6 months, then vacationed, then flared…and am having trouble getting back into that routine. It helps my mind, body, and spirit….but it’s hard to tell myself when it’s so cold outside! Anyway, hope you get some relief tomorrow.

]]> By: RA Guy http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/12/seventy/#comment-2056 RA Guy Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:50:35 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=8983#comment-2056 Yeah 70 sessions – without insurance! Luckily where I live, my out-of-pocket cost is probably still less than what my copay would be in the U.S.

As Wren mentioned, I think knowing that I have upcoming sessions always helps me – even though my PT is not the end-all, I have definitely noticed that is has helped a lot.

]]> By: Lana http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/12/seventy/#comment-2055 Lana Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:00:54 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=8983#comment-2055 70 sessions – you rock! Sounds like your hand is angry with you. Yes, I hate how fast symptoms change. It is like you have to be always on guard.

]]> By: Wren http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/12/seventy/#comment-2054 Wren Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:20:46 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=8983#comment-2054 It has always amazed me, the speed at which a flare can come on — and the speed at which it can disappear. It’s another aspect of the disease that makes it so hard for those who don’t have it to understand (and sometimes, to believe). I can’t count the number of times over the years when I’ve been just toddling along, minding my own business, when WHAM, a joint flares and I’m in trouble. Disconcerting to everyone, including me. And then, after a day or three, it’s just gone. Just as fast as it came on, it’s like nothing happened at all.

Good for you that you’ve been able to manage all those PT appointments, RA Guy. I’m sure they’ve made a huge amount of difference in how the disease is affecting you. And it helps, I think, to feel like we’re facing the battle head on, you know? Here’s hoping that flare in your hand and the ones in the other joints disappear quick.

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