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  • Boomer13
    Boomer13 Member Posts: 1,931
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    For meds:

    q = every
    BID = twice daily
    TID = three times daily
    SID = once daily
    EOD = every other day

    Illnesses:

    AS = ankylosing spondylitis
    PsA = psoriatic arthritis

    all I can think of for now..Anna
  • nigel
    nigel Member Posts: 4
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    AS- Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • celebrationb
    celebrationb Member Posts: 134
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    LOL lots of love
    LOL. Laughed out loud
  • fortuna
    fortuna Member Posts: 149
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    PIPJs as thumb is written next I assume it's the fingers.
    I'm sure someone here will know
    cheers Fortuna
  • Slosh
    Slosh Member Posts: 3,194
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    It's not medical but I call my walking stick(s) my friend Eileen because like all good friends she's always there when I need her support and then I lean on her!
    He did not say you will not be storm tossed, you will not be sore distressed, you will not be work weary. He said you will not be overcome.
    Julian of Norwich
  • feeringsteve
    feeringsteve Member Posts: 16
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    or as you get older

    DNR ( do not remarry)
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    NFN. Normal for Norfolk. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • villier
    villier Member Posts: 4,426
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    PMR =polymyalgia rheumatica


    Sorry if this has been posted before x
    Smile a while and while you smile
    smile another smile and soon there
    will be miles and miles of smiles
    just because you smiled I wish your
    day is full of Smiles
  • BettyMac
    BettyMac Member Posts: 202
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    fortuna wrote:
    PIPJs as thumb is written next I assume it's the fingers.
    I'm sure someone here will know
    cheers Fortuna

    Hi Fortuna - you're spot on.

    PIP - Proximal InterPhalangeal joint - is the finger joint nearest the main part of the hand.
    The DIP - Distal InterPhalangeal Joint is the one nearest the fingernail.

    If you put "PIP Joint hand" into a search engine, then go to Images, there are some lovely illustrations
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,715
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    Hello again, BettyMac. It's kind of you to reply to Fortuna but she hasn't been on here for ages. Of course, some people look in even when they don't post but most don't.

    Actually, I'm no longer sure of the value of this thread. It started with the obvious abbreviations for the different types of arthritis and its medication but has veered off in different directions over the years. I've also noticed, in recent times, that abbreviation is the norm and people come on here asking for advice about their ABC in the DEF for which they're taking GHI and JKL meds. :o :? :? :wink:
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