Going to my 1st AC group

janie68
janie68 Member Posts: 1,186
edited 3. Jul 2010, 04:01 in Living with Arthritis archive
Tomorrow I am going for the 1st time to my local AC help group. It is a group held once a month where peeps meet up and enjoy each others company, there's normally a speaker on as well. So while I am apprehensive, I am looking forward to it as well.

I don't get out much and I will feel safe being there. I can hobble around as much as I want and not have people staring at me as when I go out with my hubby.

Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine!

Janie xx
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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Janie

    what area are you in?

    I do hope you have agreat time - I bet you will and you'll be full of it when you get back :)

    Love

    Toni xx
  • janie68
    janie68 Member Posts: 1,186
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Toni

    I'm going to Cannock hospital, Staffs. 10-12

    Janie x
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I hope you enjoy it, there's one in my neck of the woods (Suffolk) but I haven't made it there yet. Please let us know what it's like - we may have a rival for your affections! DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    WOT????!!!!!

    WOT????

    I live in cannock :shock:

    honest i do :shock:
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Toni meet Janie, Janie meet Toni. Haha! What a small world.

    Elizabeth x
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    tkachev wrote:
    Toni meet Janie, Janie meet Toni. Haha! What a small world.

    Elizabeth x

    Elizabeth Hi!!

    You :wink:

    You opk today?

    Love

    Toni xx
  • janie68
    janie68 Member Posts: 1,186
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Toni

    are you coming then tomorrow? I live in Stafford but it's only a little drive on the a34 for me. I have my treatment too at Cannock, I see DR Mulherin, what about yourself?

    How about that then? Us living a few miles away from each other!!!!

    :lol: :shock:

    Janie xx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    OMG!!!

    You live in Stafford :D

    I havent ever been :shock: you will have to let me know if it is any good and if there is anyone from here there :shock: I am a bit shy of groups of people.... so I will see hwo you get on - anyway my husband would kill em as he has finished work aerly so we can go out tonight :D

    I go to My Al araf in wolverhampton

    It had a shorter list at the time and I was desperate :wink:

    Will check in tomorrwo to see how you got on

    Love
    Toni xx
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    I'm sure you'll enjoy it....I'm a member of one in the North East and like you say you can hobble about LOL everyone is in the same boat...Thats what I like about their outings.....all are geared towards arthur
    My meeting is this monday......Must remember I've got to take a load of info to have my crb done...I'm a volunteer and am training to take courses so have to have a police check
    Let us know how you get on

    Love
    Hileena
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Janie, have fun.

    Speedalong
    I have had OA since mid twenties. It affects my hips and knees. I had a THR on the left aged 30 and now have a resurface-replacement on the right - done May 2010.
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Janie,

    Hope you have a good time and it should be nice to meet a few people who know whats gong on for you and so understand. Let us know how it goes please? Cris x
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi janie

    Did you go?

    If so was it any good?

    Shall i brave the next meet? if so let me know what time and where at the hospital.

    I is scared :oops:

    Love

    Toni xx
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    Obviously I'm at a different one but I say....GO....its a good night being able to chat to people who are in the same positiopn as you......you'll get loads of advice as well {same as on here} Mine is on Monday....cant remember who {if anyone} is speaking or is it just a casual night

    Love
    Hileena
  • janie68
    janie68 Member Posts: 1,186
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi all

    yes I did go. The majority of the peeps were pensioners but there were about 4 of us who were around my age (38) so I sat with them. The chairperson, commitee members gave me a very warm welcome. I will go again as I think you need to go a few times to get a flavour of how it is. I did pick up one good for sleepless nights, take a nintendo to bed to play. It takes your mind off the pain.

    Toni

    it is at the Davy unit at Cannock hospital, 1st Saturday of every month, 10 till 12. We can meet up before we go in so you don't go in on your own.

    Janie
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i
    it is at the Davy unit at Cannock hospital, 1st Saturday of every month, 10 till 12. We can meet up before we go in so you don't go in on your own.

    Janie[/quote]

    you are a lovely person that will get her there .
    not heard of one here shame as would be good to find some one close
    julie only half an hour away
    val
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Janie,

    If I could I would come up her as we don't have one in the Dutchy and have to go to Devon :roll: We did think about starting one but all the groups started here fail to keep gong cus of the distances we would all have to travel....... Its a shame but its too many miles really.

    Glad your going to keep going and well Toni maybe you would enjoy it as well? Give it a bit of time Jaine an I hope ti will be good for you. Cris x
  • snowball
    snowball Member Posts: 3,465
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    valval wrote:
    i
    it is at the Davy unit at Cannock hospital, 1st Saturday of every month, 10 till 12. We can meet up before we go in so you don't go in on your own.

    Janie

    you are a lovely person that will get her there .
    not heard of one here shame as would be good to find some one close
    julie only half an hour away[/quote]

    Hey Val I don't know if there is one near us, next time your in sheff we will have to meet up for a coffee :wink:

    Julie xx
    ((((hugs)))) n xxxxx to ya all
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Janie

    thank you so much for letting me know. You think it could have been good then?

    If there are too many younguns we can start our own group eh?

    I will go if I can and would love to meet up first if you dont mind. Thankyou so much.

    Will PM you my details, but you will have to remind me :oops:

    Love

    Toni xx
  • janie68
    janie68 Member Posts: 1,186
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Toni

    I'll do that, maybe by facebook, about a week before?

    Janie
  • roses1
    roses1 Member Posts: 1,850
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hello i'm new to this site and been reading the threads guess wot i'm from cannock too!
    theres a whole lot of hobbling going on here !
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Roses,

    Welcome to the site :D I am sure these two here will let you know more about the meetings and go long cus its not a bad thing. Nice to meet you and hope your doing ok today? Cris x
  • janie68
    janie68 Member Posts: 1,186
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Roses!

    Well well it's a small world here isn't it? Good to 'see' you on the forum. Sooo are you coming to the group as well?

    Janie
  • roses1
    roses1 Member Posts: 1,850
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi sorry been on my holidays so not been on the forum nice to meet you too hmm dont know about the AC yet , hope you are well x
  • twinney
    twinney Member Posts: 80
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello Janie.
    So glad you went to the meeting, I live in Cardiff and we have started a A/C group that meets once a month.
    Its a lovely group , nice peeps , and we are all in the same boat. Thats the nice thing, we all suffer in the same way and we all understand how each other are feeling.
    It would be good if more of these groups could be set up around the country !
    Best wishes
    Lynda
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Have you gone to the front page and checked the list of arthritis groups? There seem to be quitee a few.....there are 2 I could get to {driving} about 7 or 8 miles....the reason I chose the one I go to is because it's in a civic center and has great parking facilities whereas the other one is in a built up area where you have to search for a parking place
    Enjoy it...anyone who goes

    Love
    Hileena

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