Arthritis -How many do you know?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 08 Jan 2007, 23:56

Not making light of anyone that has arthritis but I keep hearing more and more about it. To follow Soupy's lead:

SoupDragon wrote:Hello again , Cleopas.
Sorry to hear about the arthritis.
Yes anyone of any age can get it. Was round Tesco's today with Clanger1's pal, who's in her 20's, and she is a sufferer.
Then again my mum has it.

So soupy knows at least two. How many do you know? A bottle of wine to the winner.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 08 Jan 2007, 23:57

Charming

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 08 Jan 2007, 23:58

Is that him out of the Panto?

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:00

Is the winner the person who knows the most, and do we have to state names?

I know 49

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:00

A friend of mine has had it since she was a teenager. Strangely enough the symptoms subsided almost completely when she was pregnant but were much worse after she'd had the baby. Not an option for Cleopas I presume?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:01

I definitely have it; knees and fingers.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:02

Porty wrote:I definitely have it; knees and fingers.

...make that 50

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:02

49

Is that names of states, Foxy?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:03

I think we have to have names or connections. you could have just made that 49 up.

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:05

Epykat wrote:

Not an option for Cleopas I presume

Too bloody right it's not, mate!!

Although why, I cannot concieve!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:06

Its never too late to ovulate.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:06

Porty wrote:I think we have to have names or connections. you could have just made that 49 up.

...the names are confidential

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:08

My dad has osteoarthritis which is why he had to give up his allotment. and he's lost height (or shrank in the wash)

Ma in law disabled with arthritis.

Step pa in law rheumatoid arthritis but only flares up occasionally
could list more and more but not a competition I want to win, Don't think even I'm THAT competitive.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:08

Maybe there's a potential cure in there somewhere. Something to do with hormones in pregnant women maybe? If they could find a way to harvest that and inject it into other people it might make a difference. Pity BeachBabe's not pregnant any more, we could have used Cleopas and her as guinea pigs

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:10

SoupDragon wrote:, Don't think even I'm THAT competitive.

You can't feel it in your bones?

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:11

Groan, I'm in pain now no bones about it!

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:19

Marti Pellow has it ... He even sung about it ....

I feel it in my fingers
I feel it in my toes
The arthritis is inside me
And so rheumatics grow

Itâ€™s written on the wind
Itâ€™s everywhere I go, oh yes it is
So if you have a wheelchair
Come on and wheel me slow

You know I have it, I always will
It's really sore with the pain that I feel
Thereâ€™s no beginning, thereâ€™ll be no end
â€˜Cause on that rheumatoid pain you can depend

I see the doc's prescription
As I lay on my bed
I kinda get to thinking
Of all the things he said, oh yes I did
He gave the ointment to me
And I gave mine to you
Cos I know you have it also
In everything you do, oh yes you do

You know I have it, I always will
It's really sore with the pain that I feel
Thereâ€™s no beginning, thereâ€™ll be no end
â€˜Cause on rheumatoid pain you can depend
Ooh, got to keep it moving

Oh Itâ€™s written in the wind
Oh everywhere I go, yeah, oh well
So if you really have it, have it, have it
Come on and let it show
Come on and let it show
Come on and let it
Come on and let it (come and let it show, baby)
Come on, come on, come on let it show baby
Come on and let it show
Come on and let it show, baby
Come on and let it show

btw ... I'm no guinea pig!!!!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:20

Yes but The Troggs wrote that so I wouldn't be so presumptive. Michael Stipe does the best version I've heard and I'm pretty sure he has it.

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 09 Jan 2007, 00:34

My dad says the Troggs were a cross between a frog and a Toad.

Have you ever read "The Bones" by R. Thrytiss??

The bottom of the barrel has been well and truly scraped!

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 09 Jan 2007, 10:58

Read the posts on the "Nuked" thread where all this moaning of mine started!

It's managed to spread over TWO threads!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 09 Jan 2007, 12:47

Porty wrote:Its never too late to ovulate.

Your sex ed/knowledge of human biology leave a lot to be desired, eh?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Jan 2007, 13:07

How very true. I'm still unsure as to where everything is and it makes me squeamish thinking about it.

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 09 Jan 2007, 19:11

Try this link, Porty ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/ ... body.shtml

It's all there.