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here are the plain teddy bears and the hidenii outfit until you figure out the carebear thing.

yeah..... I know... treatment is is unfair. people who dont need it get it for free, and then people like me suffer. it really isnt fair, but that is the way life is. we all jsut have to deal with it the best we can.

I know, me too sweets. either way its going to be very expensive for me.... seems like the only thing my second job is going to be used for is medical bills. yay.

sweetie I can, just google a list of carebears, there are other pink ones! the only you cant have is "love a lot" (the one with two overlapping hearts on the belly) the yellow one is sunshine, the green one is lucky, and the blue one is grumpy.

which care bear? the only pink one taken is love a lot I believe? so any other pink carebear is fine. : D

no.... they are saying to get at least 1 appointment at the rhumatology clinic.... and get on a medication treatment plan, and the clinic can treat me on whatever plan they put me on. So I still have to pay for the RA clinic place, but then can get treated at the clinic i go to based on what they say, does that make sense?? I still have to pay everything upfront... especially at the RA place.... : S I have not looked into insurance.... but i am going to try to find some that is affordable before seeing the RA people. I just now have to fins someone that accepts people with preexisting conditions, which is the tricky part. But i do need it, since this is not going away. No No No, you are fine. ; D

last time the shots worked for about a week and a half to 2 weeks, so i wouldnt expect any more than that. but it took about 3-4 weeks to get to where I was last week, so I have a little time, and still have another appointment on the 15th again. after 3:00 today i am going to pick up the other meds, she asked me to add this to what I am already taking.... no idea how how the pill count per day is going to be... right now its at 18-20 pills a day!!! ; D the rhematology place is supposed to contact me within 10 days with an appointment.

I know, but you guys were all worried about me, so i should have thought about things like that. : C

I Hate when this place double posts!!

this will prolly be a little long. So I tried all day monday to get an appointment, and they told me they were booked, so I would just have to come in and be a walk-in (which takes ALL day) So Tuesday i get up at like 5:30AM get dressed and head down to the clinic. I get there SUPER early (this place isnt even open yet, and there are still 10 people in front of me!) but i was like, this isnt tooooo bad. get in, get signed in and wait....... not too long afterwards i get called to the back waiting room (the room right before you see the Dr) they weigh and take everyone's blood pressure, and then tell us the DRs are going to be in a meeting from 8-sometime after 10....... great. when i got there (the clinic) I was a little disappointed in my body because I was swollen half the size i normally was, which is good on any other given day, but today, i wanted them to see what i go through! While sitting in the waiting room, i could feel my legs slowly swell up like someone blowing up a balloon very slowly. after the loooong wait, i finally got called back. I got a different DR. today because I was a walk in (which I am sort of grateful for.)She was a black lady with a very different accent that I never quite figured out. at first she thought this was just a flare up, and I had to explain that I haven't had this very long, and was never really given anything to make me feel better!!! She picked up my foot in her had and pulled my leg up and touch the top of my foot (which is all almost the way it has been the last week) and she just goes Ooooooh and you could just hear the sadness in her voice. She told me there wasnt really too much she could do to treat me, and I am just devastated. But she told me she would give me some shots to make me feel better. one was a pain shot, and the other was a steroid shot to make the swelling go down, and she told me this would only be a temporary fix. (kind of like the last shot the other DR gave me, which I found out was a shot of B-12) Then gave me 2 prescriptions, which I wont have the chance to pick up until after work, so I dont know what they are, or what they do. She gave me a referral to the rhumatology clinic..... which is good and bad.... cause i called earlier to them on Monday and they told me 1 appointment would be at least 150 dollars..... thats a LOT of money that i don't have... so not sure what I can do about this. She looked at my hands and told me I really have to go see them because I am already showing sign of deformities, and I am just too young for this. She told me I have a really aggressive case of RA, so I have to be careful with anything I do. Disappointing at most I can say. So I got my shots and dropped off my prescriptions and left. Went home and took a nap (was falling asleep at the clinic all day) and when I woke up at least 80% of my swelling is gone, so I AM feeling a lot better. there are still really hard sore areas in my feet, and calves, and then my knees and fingers are still tender, but I seem pretty "normal" not sure for how long..... So I just have to try and figure out this rhematology thing, the Dr told me if they could put me on some sort of a plan they could treat me at the clinic for that, and maybe i could just see them twice a year or so to make sure my bones and all of that stuff is still good...... So I think that is everything.

Its ok, I just got done typing everything up on a different page so I could post it for you guys, its a bit long. Sorry i didnt come on here yesterday and at least leave an update... I had a very long day.

Hi boogs. read back and saw all your guys posts..... thanks.

you should make like a room with an underwater theme and fill it up with submarines!!!!! : D

I am still here Sophie!!! How did your DR visit go hun? i know you were in a lot of pain recently....

not much action in the auction, huh?? : / are the items no good??

good job yarden all are correct!!!!! i knew that you would love the yello submarine!!!! : D

I thought it was grumpy bear pookie??? mimi, more than glad to make you a hidenii picture and a carebear (trying to not make duplicates of the carebears, but i know there are other pink ones out there.....) Just need a pic of your pet, and its no problem for me.

awwwww rubbish I missed you BG!!! I was hoping that I would see everyone if I got on at this time.

Care Bears:

frannie.... you threw me off by being orange..... number 2 is wrong, 9, 18, and 20. dawn look at 15, 17, 18 and 20 seems like i still have a couple of tricky ones for you guys afterall!!

paige looks good so far but 18 and 20 hun.

Was just reading back, and sitting here on the verge of tears...... thanks so much for all of your concern, it touches me greatly for sure, sorry i did not stop by in earlier as I have had a very busy day. will put up the full update when there is someone here.

Night Mindy. I am coming with you as well. Night C&G.

Np. I know Dawn wants one too, but she never said which one or I would have made it for her already.

Hahahaha, lucky I am so quick, huh? Your welcome. I am just about to head out as well, so its ok.