Im not a happy bunny ...

[notsobendywendy]

This is a big moan folks .... Im quite a creative person ...i like to make jewelry ,bling up shoes,play with fimo and crochet is my latest ..i teach myself and am at my happiest when covered in glitter...tangled up in wool and my carpet is covered in beads and gemstones ...So last night i was bored and although my house is an absolute pigsty (think it now classifies for a Goverment health warning lol) ..I thought Ok Im sore but surely i can play with something so i have a bag that Im in the middle of making from crochet and its nearly at the finishing stages .I thought i would do the last 3 granny squares (that's crochet lingo) well i done 1 ..And my hands are even more swollen and my left wrist feels as if iv sprained it ....I mean for goodness sake I crochet i a friggin 5' granny square...... DO U THINK I MIGHT HAVE GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND ASSAULTED A BRICK WALL ..cos that definitely sounds more Cool xx

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Totally understand where you are coming from. I've taken so many new 'no go areas' in my (wobbly) stride but when RA stops me doing something I absolutely love then the resentment is intense.

At the moment I am sorting through years & years & years of paperwork & stuff that's been stored - we want to streamline our lives & our house a bit! It's not a job I love, quite the opposite - but I'm amazed how much grief simply sorting sheets of paper gives me.

There's no answer other than hoping the meds turn things around. Here's hoping!

Luce x

[Munchkinella]

It's really annoying isn't it Monica!?! I can relate. Sometimes just trying to dry my hair, with my tiny travel hairdryer, can have me in tears of frustration

My hubbie will tell me to stop but I'll wont give in!

Hey you may be onto something....assaulting brick walls....maybe that's what we're doing in our sleep .....explains a lot ...lol

[Munchkinella in reply to Munchkinella]

ps.. Just wanted to add..great photo!...you look amazing!

Love Janet xxx

[sylvi]

I have had my hair cut so i don't have to dry it.xx

[pip12]

I know exactly how you feel. Ever since being young I love to knit, had to give it up because of my right hand and wrist. My daughters friend is having a baby and a bit strapped for cash so I thought I would try to knit a matinee coat, nothing to that I thought. I have managed to cast on and done a few rows and was in absolute agony. For crying out loud, I feel so bloody useless, never ever did I think I would end up in a state like this.

This disease is so cruel, in your mind you can do anything and then when you try it, it just reminds you whose boss and once again you are back to square one.

Lets just hope for better times xxx

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i totaly agree i too wonder whether we have been hitting brick walls in our sleep . I used to be so active running round shopping, going for lunch, knitting making things on the sewing machine, swimming, keep fit , long country side walks etc.... now due to pain and swelling virtually in every joint i cant do any of those things at present, you just feel like your whole life has been taken over by this damn disease. Although things are looking up at mo after having my steroid injection last Tuesday getting some relief now . Well thats my rant over lol. Hope your pain eases soon keep your chin up hun try to stay positive. lena xx

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I totally feel your pain - literally! I'm a very creative person too happiest when I'm knitting, crocheting, sewing. Or my absolute 'anorak' hobby of stripping down rusty old sewing machines and getting them running again. None of this is possible at the moment and it is so, so frustrating.

Do you remember the advert a few years ago for hair products which showed a gorilla swinging a person round at night whilst they were sleeping as explanation for their unmanageable hair in the morning? I think it's true, I think a big gorilla beats me up in the night and that's why I'm in so much pain every morning. Its more believable than this invisible illness called RA.... well for me anyway!

youtube.com/watch?v=tvk8eyT...(Not working as expected?)

Really hope you feel better soon and can whip those granny squares into shape without killing your wrist in the process! Love the pic by the way

JoJo x

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you look great cant crochet, knit or sew myself xx

[dtech]

Just going totally off topic (and i know your a monica not a wendy) but did you know there was no such name as Wendy until J M Barrie invented it for Peter Pan?

[Neonkitty]

Wendy, Sorry for your hands. I think that same "starch monster" who has been visiting me and stiffening my hands up at night has been to you! Seriously, I am an artist/ fine art printmaker and at times my fingers have been so swollen I have had to rest till they improved. At the mo they are going back again to resembling sausages which is why I need to be on a stronger med. Always think that no matter how frustrating, it is wise to try leave the art/craft etc when in mid flare. Let it subside a little. I found that almost impossible some days when I was studying and doing printmaking but I tried to do less complicated things on the bad days ... Not so intricate or I would ruin them. Hope for better days soon and back to the crafting.

Julie x