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Rheumatologist develops suit to emulate RA

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Hi all,

I just posted this link on someone else's thread but I thought others might like to see it too. It's a video of a rheumy who has developed a suit to help him experience the stiffness and restrictions of an RA sufferer. He says it has changed his perception of his patients. I think all rheumys should be forced to wear this suit, the only downside is they still wouldn't understand the pain we have.

Here's the link

youtube.com/watch?v=va0olOJ...

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allanah

Link didn't work Jojo, is there a name of the video on you tube?

in reply toallanah

Hi Allanah

It's on You Tube on the Everyday Health channel and its title is "Special suit helps doc feel his Dad's RA pain"

Hope you can find it :-) xx

Interesting! Thanks for sharing. My rheum has her own physical condition, she uses a walking stick and has been off sick for operations etc and she still has all the empathy of a gnat!

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Oh dear, sorry to hear that. Maybe her consultant doesn't understand her condition either. I don't understand why people become doctors if they've got no sympathy genes!

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Kittykatxxxxx in reply to

That is weird! How can she not have any empathy. Not good!

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allanah

Just seen it, wanna fundraiser to get all the docs and nurses one per unit and forced lol to wear it monthly! That would teach them! But I would put needles inside it so they feel the pain too ha ha hah !

in reply toallanah

Ooh Allanah you're showing your evil side! Mwahhahah!

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allanah

Oh and everyone in the NRAS office, now that video I would watch lol !! Xxx ( joking folks) xx

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allanah

Mwah ha ha ;)

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miss

Hi jojo just watch it!!!!!. Think nice should wear it then maybe we would all get tnf what you think xxxx

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munchkin

The link works fine just highlight and right click and it opens up the link to youtube. The suit seems a really good idea, but unfortunately short term wear and the symptoms of extreme tiredness and pain will not be felt together with the inhibiting feeling and stiffness.

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