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
Link didn't work Jojo, is there a name of the video on you tube?
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!
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!
That is weird! How can she not have any empathy. Not good!
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 !
Ooh Allanah you're showing your evil side! Mwahhahah!
Oh and everyone in the NRAS office, now that video I would watch lol !! Xxx ( joking folks) xx
Mwah ha ha 
Hi jojo just watch it!!!!!. Think nice should wear it then maybe we would all get tnf what you think xxxx
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.
I wish all Rheumys had to wear one of these as part of their training!
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