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September 10, 2005, 6:15 am PDT
From LadiDi
Quote From: pates25414I am 55 and just (2 months ago) diagnosed with Scoriatic Arthritis. I get some of the same responses. My husband just can't believe that I am in pain almost constantly or that the medications make me sick/dizzy. The RA doctor seems to think I've had this for years and that it was just misdiagnosed. In the meantime, I'm dealing with severe depression. I'll send you my prayers and thanks for writing about constant pain.
Sandy Hi Sandy; Thank you for your prayers and as for thanks for writing about constant pain;...well, writing about it helps us get out our frustrations (at least it does for me). I am recommending a wonderful book to read (if you haven't already) and it is "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren. Wonderful book and it impacted my life in a BIG way. If you have read it I would appreciate your comments on it. As for family (namely husband) not understanding your pain, I would suggest you getting information from the internet about your disease, printing off the information and suggesting he read it to see how you and others live with this kind of pain. I think that educating people is the most profound way of getting their attention and minimizing the ignorance. Take care and God Bless you. LadiDi
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