No Arthritis

paddyw
paddyw Member Posts: 93
edited 13. Mar 2011, 12:15 in Living with Arthritis archive
If this arthritis( all forms) left us tomorrow ha-- what would you do first that stops you now? Me i would walk and walk, to do that and not be frightened of falling over,because you are so exhausted. Thats mine now yours-- Pat w
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  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    get the garden under control then decorate the house
    val
  • skinnylizzie
    skinnylizzie Member Posts: 37
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I think I'd go horseriding on a white sandy beach, I wouldn't care about a sore bum!!
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I think like you I would walk and walk....I really miss not being able to walk far

    Hileena
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I would love to come home from work and not be exhausted and aching; to walk as far as I want, without tiring and limping; to be able to play chase and run with S .... and not to have to watch how many spoons I am using up. However this isn't going to happen - so back to the real world!!

    Speedy
    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.
  • traluvie
    traluvie Member Posts: 2,579
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I would love to go back to work full time and do nvq2 in youth work and more volunteering.. really miss working with the kids..
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  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    In my first pregnancy, as often happens, my R.A. just left me for the duration. It felt incredible. Everything was so easy it was as if I was walking on air. No such luck during my second, though. No third.

    If it went now I'd get in a game of cricket.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Get myself back to work so OH could stay at home and have a more than well deserved rest :shock:
    e050.gifMe-Tony
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    Cleo - 1996 to 2011. RIP
  • MissKat
    MissKat Member Posts: 124
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I'd go for a run... a really looooooooooong run... I miss pounding the pavement & working off the days stresses that way...
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Pat,

    Difficult cus there is so much I need to do first.... mind since its something you would like...

    I would get hold of a really good horse and ride a dressage test.... i got to intermediate before the stiffness in my back meant I couldn't move up. I also would love to do a open cross country... long as the horse wanted to and was willing :wink: As i remember they usually are.... sometimes a bit too willing :lol::lol: Cris x
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I would learn to dance, I always wanted to do ballroom dancing and planned to do so once I retired - I thought it would be a good way to get out and meet people and have some fun. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    skezier wrote:
    I would get hold of a really good horse and ride a dressage test.... i got to intermediate before the stiffness in my back meant I couldn't move up. I also would love to do a open cross country... long as the horse wanted to and was willing

    PLEASE can I join you, skezier? I only ever got as far as RDA's Preliminary Dressage Test A ( I could never ride right to the side of the arena cos my feet stuck out at right angles and got in the way) but, if we're dreaming, I think I could handle a good cross country gallop.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Pat
    Like you I love to walk, when my sons were young I would set off with the pram and walk 6 miles to my parents...then I god my beloved dog...I used to walk her for miles...she used to let me know when she,d had enough and i would carry her back
    The second thing is my garden...it makes me so sad to see it at the min...but I never give up hope...I am thinking of adopting an old dog that walks has slow has me.. :lol: and my oh say he will make me some raised beds in the garden
    Love
    Barbara
  • caroldeeg
    caroldeeg Member Posts: 51
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I would go for a walk along the beach and get some sand between my toes, I used to be a good walker, but now I walk with a stick and can only do a short distance,
  • chris7
    chris7 Bots Posts: 2,696
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Pat

    Oh my so many choices?

    Staying awake on my days off would be a start! :roll:

    Sorting out my sadly neglected garden would be high on the list, but for fun I would so love to be able to ride a bike again. h040.gif

    best wishes
    Chris
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I would dance. But I know what my OH would want!


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

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • jillyb1
    jillyb1 Member Posts: 1,725
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Close the curtains , lock the doors and spend a whole weekend cuddled up snug with my hubby . No pain , no discomfort - those were the days ! Jillyb
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,155
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Pat.
    i would love to go horse riding again i had my own horse
    i liked show jumping and the games.
    never mind things could be worse. joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hey, dachsund, why not join skezier and me? We're doing the odd dressage test then going for a cross country gallop. Fancy it?
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • katie5
    katie5 Member Posts: 242
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    oh to dream!!

    would go dancing (miss it so much)
    would take up a sport instead of just watching it on tv
    play tennis or badminton or anything with my kids without ending up in agony.
    would attempt to climb Skiddaw with my OH - had to give up part way (well near the start to be honest)

    gosh i could go on all day with this one must get back to reality quick !!

    katie xx
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,155
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Stickywicket.
    yes right i will join Cris and you i've never done dressage
    or cross country but i can learn.
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • paddyw
    paddyw Member Posts: 93
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Everyone,Dont forget-- "That what makes us weak makes us stronger" Some days cant belive that ,but i am sure you all are strong people in mind and body.Great to read your dreams.LOVE TO ALL PATW
  • madwestie
    madwestie Member Posts: 383
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Stickeywicket, can i join you and cris like daschaund i have never done dressage or cross contry but i used to love horse riding.

    Pat I would just like to be able to go out with my hubby and be able to walk at his pace instead of him looking behind me for the slimey trail as he says i walk at the same pace as a snail...
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    tkachev wrote:
    I would dance. But I know what my OH would want!


    Elizabeth


    :lol: :oops:

    I can guess Elizabeth!

    I would give Val a hand at her house if she helps me at mine!!

    Love

    Toni xx
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    So that's skezier, skinnylizzie, dachsund, madwestie and me for the horses. Maybe we could start out with a dawn beach ride, dressage followed by games, then a long cross country in the afternoon. (Might need a change of horses.) After that it's up to you guys as I have to be back to star in the Twenty/20 cricket match in the evening.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    tkachev wrote:
    I would dance. But I know what my OH would want!


    Elizabeth


    :lol: :oops:

    I can guess Elizabeth!

    I would give Val a hand at her house if she helps me at mine!!

    Love

    Toni xx

    Toni you wouldn't believe it but today he said " could you lay on the floor and finish fixing my brake cable on my Lambretta for me" so I guess that is what he really wants!
    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein