A new member.

SBaldrick
SBaldrick Member Posts: 6
edited 8. Jan 2012, 06:41 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi there i have just regested on the forum. I have had rumitoid arthritis now for 2 years and still trying to come to terms with it and not being able to work anymore.
Alan. aka SBaldrick

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  • magenta
    magenta Member Posts: 1,604
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello SBaldrick,
    I just wanted to welcome you to the site. I have OA, fibro and sero neg arthritis. I still work, although part-time. It kills me but I'm glad I'm still able to work. It must be very hard giving up work-I'm dreading it happening to me.

    You'll find the site very helpful, hope to see you posting more,

    Magenta x
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Alan,

    Welcome from me as well.

    Its hard to except the constraints the bone thing puts on us.... I think we all understand how your feeling and that, hopefully, will help you a lot to just know your not alone.

    I am self employed and that's just as well cus I wouldn't employ me!

    Acceptance is a difficult thing to find I think but I hope they are giving you good treatment and your pain is under control. Nice to meet you. Cris x
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Alan
    Welcome to the forum
    I have OA....work part time and do voluntary work.
    Hope you find this site useful
    Love
    Hileena
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    welcome from me as well i still do 4 hours in an afternoon and to be honest it hard going but will keep going as long as i can i think giving up work is such a big step it must take some getting your head around . ask what ever you need there are a lot of people on here who have a lot of experiance val
    val
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Alan

    Just said hello to you on say hello!!

    you are so welcome on here and l hope you feel it helps you being with us lot as it has helped me :smile:

    One of the best ways to get your head around your diagnosis is to keep talking - and this is a very good place to do that!

    Love
    Toni xx
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello SBaldrick, it's lovely to meet you but as always I am saddened that we have had to be found. :sad: My descent into the arthritic mire happened gradually and the acceptance came similarly but there are still odd occasions when I kick against it (well, I would if I could! :smile:) Somewhere there is a thread about acceptance, I will see if I can dig it up and I will move it back to the top of this forum - it makes for very interesting reading. It is a struggle, we all know that, but you are not on your own with this any more: we know what it is like, I found this forum after coping on my own for fourteen years and this place has made a HUGE difference to my life: talking to the initiated is soooooo refreshing! I wish you well. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • suzygirl
    suzygirl Member Posts: 2,005
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi and welcome to the site. I hope you find it to be as encouraging and supportive as I have. People here are so friendly.

    It takes time to adjust especially if it has happened suddenly. You will get there, the thread DD has bumped up is really encouraging.
  • bubbadog
    bubbadog Member Posts: 5,544
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi SBaldwick, welcome to the forum, hope you find it a help to you as it has been to me! Look forward to reading your posts. :smile:
  • sulkycat
    sulkycat Member Posts: 71
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,
    I have RA, OA and ME - am aiming for a full alphabet!

    I have also had to give up work and am finding that a massive struggle mentally.
    I am very glad I found this wonderful group of people - welcome!
  • Colin1
    Colin1 Member Posts: 1,769
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi There and welcome to the site hope to see you around
    colin
    WHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE
  • jillyb1
    jillyb1 Member Posts: 1,725
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Welcome , SBaldrick , love the name - is it a tribute to the famous S#doff Baldrick of blackadder fame ? I've been a RAer for 31 years now ; I'm still not used to it but you adjust and alter to fit around the condition . Look forward to seeing you on the forum . Jillyb

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