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frank-gallaghers-beer · 1 month

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me when the chronic pain is chronic and painful:

#spoonie #chronic pain #rheumatoid arthritis #disabled #disability #cripple punk #crip punk #joint hypermobility

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ayeforscotland · 1 month

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Holy shit.

Researchers at the University of Chicago have been able to create an ‘inverse vaccine’ that can remove the immune systems memory of specific molecules.

Reading that, sounds like a horrendous bio weapon in the making. But the plan is for it to be used to treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, type one diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

This was already proven to be able to prevent autoimmunity but the new work shows it can be used to treat ongoing autoimmune issues.

Source.

#ayeforscotland #autoimmune #multiple sclerosis #type one diabetes #rheumatoid arthritis #science

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azztiph · 9 months

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Sometimes u just need to sob and scream and cry and bitch about ur disability

I think a lot of people feel like they need to be at completely at peace with their disability

And you don’t!

Be mad be sad be pissed off!

#disabled #disabled problems #disability #ehlers danlos syndrome #immunocompromised #rheumarthritis #chronic illness #autoimmine disease #angry cripple #this post is about physically disabled people #autoimmune #rheumatoid arthritis #cripple punk

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brumleys-bones · 2 years

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My therapist told me to post this lol

#chronic illness #chronic pain #chronic fatigue #rheumatoid arthritis #original comic #comic #my art #healing takes time #im learning to live with my body again and its hard #my therapist said other ppl could benefit frkm seeing this so yknow #take care of your body

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johnnyiscaged · 1 month

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ily disabled people

ily disabled people who are dependent on aids

ily disabled people who are too scared to use aids

ily disabled people who have been bullied out of using aids

ily disabled people who feel like they don't need many aids or any at all

ily loud disabled people

ily quiet & mute disabled people

ily disabled people who "make being disabled your entire personality"

ily disabled people who are punk, goth, emo, scene, grunge, metal, vkei, decora and any "wierd" fashion style (especially if you decorate your aids to match you're the coolest)

ily creative disabled people

ily disabled activists

ily disabled people who need a helper

ily disabled people who want to be independent but can't be

ily disabled people who love your independent

ily disabled people who wish they could have a helper

ily disabled people who feel like you're not disabled enough to be valid

ily older disabled people who help younger disabled people

ily young disabled people who help older disabled people

ily overweight disabled people

ily underweight disabled people

ily disabled people trying to lose weight for health

ily disabled people trying to gain weight for health

ily disabled people with invisible disabilities

ily stigmatized disabled people

ily disabled people who don't feel like they fit into any of these phrases

ily disabled people !!

#cripple punk #cripplepunk #cpunk #disabled #crip punk #physical disability #disability #chronic fаtiguе ѕуndrоmе #chronically ill #chronic fatigue #chronic illness #chronic pain #arthritis #rheumatoid arthritis #invisible illness #invisible disability #positivity #disability pride

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chronic-lee-lizard · 6 months

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“You’re too young to be in pain”

I will end you.

#chronic illness #chronic fatigue #chronic pain #chronically ill #autoimmune #mobility aid #spoonie #chronically Ill teen #RA #arthritis #kidneydisease #pots #dysautonomia #rheumatoid arthritis

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spookysalem13 · 7 months

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I'm chronically ill. I'm disabled physically and mentally. I live a rough life from day to day. People always tell me how strong I am.

This may be with the best of intentions but in all honesty I'm not strong, I'm very weak from being broken down every single second of my life from my chronic illnesses.

I don't get to live my life, I'm surviving not thriving.

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archaeologicalnews · 2 months

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3,500-year-old burial of Nubian woman reveals 1 of world's earliest known cases of rheumatoid arthritis

The 3,500-year-old pockmarked skeleton of an ancient Nubian woman could be one of the earliest known cases of rheumatoid arthritis in the world, scientists say.

Archaeologists discovered the woman's skeletal remains in 2018 while conducting excavations at a cemetery located along the bank of the Nile near Aswan, in southern Egypt. Analyses revealed that she would have stood around 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall, been around 25 to 30 years old when she died and lived sometime between 1750 and 1550 B.C. The researchers published their case study in the March issue of the International Journal of Paleopathology.

Because the skeleton was so well preserved and contained most of its bones, including its hands and feet, the researchers were able to conduct a thorough osteological analysis of the remains. Read more.

#archaeology #archeology #egypt #skeleton #nubian #arthritis #rheumatoid arthritis

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brain-n-body-in-disarray · 2 months

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It's the little things that hurts.

The way people don't get you can't do the things they do, at least without costing you so much.

The way the doors of shops or buildings used to fly open at the slightest touch and now they seems to weight a hundred tons.

The way my mother in law asked me if I wanted orange juice and when I said yes she put two oranges and a old manual juicer. I was too ashamed to admit how much it would cost me to do it this way. So I did it, fighting the tears and then couldn't use my arm for a week.

The way I can't get out of my apartment sometimes because even if there is a lift, there's also stairs between my apartment door and the lift and between the lift and the building door. Why make a lift at all if it's not even accessible because of the stairs? (I can't move out. I have neither the money nor the spoons.)

The way the new building the local bookshop moved into makes things so much harder for me than the old one. There was so much unused stairs that I could sit and rest for as long as I needed. Now in the new building the stairs are so narrow you can't think of sitting on them, you'll just block the way. And there's no chair or bench anywhere in this 4 stories building. You just can't sit and rest there.

The way the city is getting rid of public benches and putting in their stead blocks of concrete with metal spikes on them to dissuade homeless people to sleep on them, which is wrong on its own, but also impacts disabled people. There's less and less places where to sit and rest during a walk through the city.

It's people laughing when I can't open a bottle of soda.

It's people gossiping behind my back, saying "oh they are a junky" because I takes so many meds, including the ones for the pain, but not only for that.

It's me being too ashamed to be disabled at a relatively young age and having an invisible disability. It's me being too ashamed to ask for accommodations. It's me being too ashamed to ask for a seat in the bus when all of them are already taken. It's the society making me ashamed of myself.

It's life itself, mocking me, and the world joining in the good laugh at my expense.

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wheelie-sick · 3 months

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So you just got diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis....

A guide to coping with inflammatory arthritis written by someone who has been living with it for years

1. Warmth helps with pain and stiffness

Take a hot bath or shower

Use a rice bag to heat your most stiff and painful joints - How to make a warm rice bag (no sew) How to make a warm rice bag (sew) Adorable heated stuffed animals

Heating pads can also be good for heating specific joints (I don't like either of the ones I've had so I'm not dropping a recommendation)

2. Compression helps with stiffness

Compression gloves work really well in particular - Really cool compression gloves

Compression for other joints works well too

3. NSAIDs help reduce inflammation in your joints

Topical diclofenac is my personal favorite, it works wonders

Meloxicam is only available by prescription but has fewer negative side effects than over the counter NSAIDs do

Ibuprofen and Aleve/Naproxen are both OTC NSAIDs

Here's a full list of NSAIDs

4. Steroids reduce inflammation but are usually only used for flares. If OTC remedies are not working for your arthritis it may be worth asking about steroids to manage flares

5. Use adaptive devices

Note that I haven't tried all of these!

In the kitchen - Jar opener, pull tab opener, arthritis friendly silverware, ergonomic knife, another ergonomic knife

In the bathroom - My favorite shower chair, long handle bath sponge, shower grab bar

Dressing - Many button and zipper aids, magnetic jewelry clasps, sock aid

Standing assists - Bed rail, couch stand assist, cane with stand assist

Office - Pencil grips, book stand, vertical mouse

Other - Arthritis friendly gardening tools, so many grips adapters and holders

.... and many many more

6. Use mobility aids - I'd strongly recommend talking to a doctor before deciding to use mobility aids. mobility aids cause damage to your body so it's important to weigh the pros and cons of using them. Anyways my personal recommendations:

Canes - NOVA T cane, Carex ergonomic offset cane

Crutches - Millennial In-Motion Forearm crutches

Other people with inflammatory arthritis are welcome to add on!

#inflammatory arthritis #rheumatoid arthritis #systemic lupus erythematosus #gout #ankylosing spondylitis #psoriatic arthritis #chronic illness #chronically ill #cripple punk #cripplepunk #physical disability #physically disabled

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emmalouloubean · 9 months

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I got a cane recently and I've been using it and it's been helping me walk which is great. I told my rheumatologist and she told me "to be careful to not become dependent on it" and basically said/implied that I'm too young to be using one (I'm in my early 20s). I was talking to my mom afterwards about and was obviously annoyed when I mentioned this part of the appt and she like implied that doctor was right. Am I crazy for thinking this is like... an abelist thing to say? Like, if the cane helps doesn't that matter most? Am I overreacting? I feel like I'm in the right but like, this is my doctor who's been really helpful so far and my mom who's been my biggest advocate most of my life. I value their opinions, but I'm just not sure they understand.

#disability #disabled #chronic illness #chronic pain #cane user #mobility aid #mobility aid user #hypermobile eds #arthritis #rheumatoid arthritis #pots #pots syndrome

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ineffectualdemon · 9 months

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"I'm sure if I ignore it it will go away"

-me whenever I have a new worrying symptom

#currently its because i feel lightheaded and like im going fo pass out multiple times a day #i promise to contact the doctor tomorrow #chronic health #health stuff #chronic illness #fibro #rheumatoid arthritis

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azztiph · 6 months

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Self destructive behavior pertaining to disability isn’t talking about enough

Forcing yourself to do activities that you know will hurt your body is bad!

Making yourself not use your mobility aid when you know you need it is bad!

Not taking your medicine because you want to get worse or just don’t care anymore is bad!!!!!

I think that mental illness can definitely manifest differently for disabled people. It’s not rlly talked about because this all stuff that ableds see as inspiring or us pushing through. It is just harmful behavior.

Since every single disabled person is or has been mentally ill this stuff is just seen as normal.

#disabled #disabled problems #disability #ehlers danlos syndrome #chronic illness #this post is about physically disabled people #immunocompromised #rheumatoid arthritis #arthritis #cripple punk #cripple posting #mobility aid #cripple shit #mental illness #mentalheathawareness

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cripplemetal · 21 days

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things about my arthritis that i experience daily. making this post partly for enlightening, partly for seeing more people with this b#tch (arthritis) relating so i'd feel less alone

i'm in pain all the time, but when one specific joint decides to go ouch? yeah i hate it

i unlearned limping within years of having it

"can we sit down and rest? thank you. oh no i think i need more than a minute. okay fine let's go walking further. *five minutes later* can we sit down?"

holding onto armrests while sitting down/getting up. that includes clinging to walls when i try to sit on the toilet or stand up from there

joints cracks

"i walked a lot yesterday so i can't get off the bed in the morning. help me"

fatigue. all the time

you know it when people throw a leg over another leg to sit like that? i grab and hold the leg i'm throwing over another one. not always, but. it hurts less this way

jumping? running? haha no. can't afford it

i had to quit basketball and figure skating. i loved it :( but crying in pain was... too much to handle

when planning a meeting with friends i always need to make sure there are places to sit down

can't fall asleep, too much pain

pain killers? you mean my fashion collection of pretty pills? :3

#young and disabled #rheumatoid arthritis #cane user #chronic pain #disabled #mobility aid #physical disability #cripple punk #chronically ill #c punk #cpunk #using a cane #disability #arthritis #physically disabled #mobility aid user

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johnnyiscaged · 1 month

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when you just layed down in a position that makes the pain more bearable but have to use the toilet and now you have to decide what to do. fatigue and chronic pain are just so damn exhausting i wish i could just take a shit

#cripple punk #cripplepunk #cpunk #chronic pain #disabled #chronic fаtiguе ѕуndrоmе #chronically ill #chronic fatigue #chronic illness #vent post #vent #c punk #rheumatoid arthritis #arthritis

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webkinzpossum · 1 year

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i’m a medical mystery

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