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Post by joannern on Aug 6, 2009 17:15:17 GMT -5
Oh my God you are right ladies, the earrings are really hard and on some days impossible and handling cold foods is a real pain too. Steve and Jeff how are you handling your jewelry clasps?? I am making some peach salsa tonight and had to take the peaches and onions out of the frig 2 hours ago so they could be room temp. If I don't plan ahead, I suffer. Of course I can't do this with some foods so that is difficult. I too enjoy cooking. I guess I will just have to hire household help and get a personal chef. Yeah right, just like I will be flying to the moon after dinner!! ;-)
Joanne
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Post by sherion on Aug 6, 2009 19:03:57 GMT -5
Jeff, I also like the Trolls. It helps me to realize that my problems are shared by many others and sometimes gives me answers to them.
Sherion
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Post by steve201 on Aug 6, 2009 20:56:10 GMT -5
well...I have to have help with getting the clasp off my watches...it's one of those flip ups and lock types....so...I have to use something to wedge it up to get the band off.....hate those... but as far as earings goes....well...lets just say .....um......homey don't dose!!!... ;D Steve
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Post by joannern on Aug 6, 2009 22:57:35 GMT -5
Steve and here I thought you boat folks all had gold hoop earrings. Hmmm maybe that is pirates??
Joanne
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Post by sammie on Aug 7, 2009 10:31:14 GMT -5
There's another topic about brain fog. I must have it because I just wrote a long post about Troll 6 and I never posted it!
My problems around the house are: I can't handle anything cold(thank goodness my husband does the cooking and grocery shopping) I can't vacuum because of my breathing, nor carry laundry up the stairs. I also can't reach down under cabinets and so on.
I can't do flower gardening anymore, because I get real bad reflux everytime I bend over and I can't kneel on my knees nor can my breathing take the heat on hot days. My husband has taken over the gardening, but he has been very busy and the weeds will soon be taking over if he doesn't get out there !
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Post by grammie on Aug 7, 2009 18:55:54 GMT -5
Jeff---I find these fun to read! You are clever with the topics....non-threating, just fun. In the last few months, I am finding doing fine motor skills are difficult such as opening jars. I have a handy-dandy opener....recommended for arthritis folks....that is a help. Also, my daughter showed me how to put a spoon under the lid to pop the seal which has helped a great deal! So, have made some adjustments but there are many things in a day that involve fine motor skills. grammie
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Post by Randy on Aug 8, 2009 10:25:00 GMT -5
I have a quick moment to add that our beautiful hard wood floors and our kitchen, bathroom, and shower tile floors cause me the most grief.
After 2 yrs and 4 months of SD (and narly 20 mo's AP) I still can not walk barefooted on hard surfaces. I manage a bit better while the Lyrica is working. Asside: I need to get my Rheumy's in the same room with my Neurologist and let them argue whether SD or peripheral neuropathy (PN) is to blame; I believe that both SD and PN are contributing. In the mean time, Jeff, you are my mentor, and I know how your feet improved. So I look forward to walking barfooted on the beach at Nantucket.
Randy
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Post by jeffn on Aug 8, 2009 18:49:13 GMT -5
Hey Randy I did the barefoot beach thing today. Those feet will get better.
Thanks for the kind words everybody.
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Post by klw1960 on Aug 10, 2009 10:24:51 GMT -5
getting the lids off of anything! When I cook (which is rare as my husband does most of it now), I am always carrying in a jar or bottle or can into the other room for someone else to open. Using a knife is a hoot too as I cannot cut anything up. Doorknobs are not bad except when I bump my fingers against the jam getting them open. Fortunately my husband and kids are great and do most of the housework and cooking....so there is one plus to this dreaded disease...I get treated like a queen most of the time....
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Post by jeffn on Aug 10, 2009 10:42:58 GMT -5
Most of my at home issues have gotten much better fortunately. I still have problems cutting up food to prepare it and if anything is particularly cold my Raynauds will kick in. Back when the SD was really going strong if found door knobs to be a instrument of the devil particularly first thing in the morning. I still do have some issues first thing when I get my pills for the day out. Also ice cubes from the freezer seem to be pretty slippery. In the middle of the SD stuff we got a new bed that was higher and it was hard to sit on the bed and tie my shoes. The most interesting problem was more family induced. You know how the dishwasher door has to be closed all the way and latched to run the dishwasher? The rest of the time the door is just closed but not latched when you are just filling it up. Well opening the dishwasher when it was latched was incredibly painful and difficult to do. Before I had SD the door was only latched when we had just run the machine but after I developed SD each and every time I went to put something in the dishwasher the foolish door was latched. I mean every time!! Now that I can open it without a problem the door has magically returned to not being latched unless it has been run. I know it was a plot by a family member and there aren't too many family members so the suspect list is short. Anyway that drove me nuts.
I don't wear any jewelry and don't have problems with either of my watches and no I don't wear ear rings. I can open most cans and bottles without issue but back when I would just find my wife or whoever was handy to open the problem container.
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Post by joyu on Aug 10, 2009 19:46:21 GMT -5
I also deal with alot of the same problems,so I will not relist them. I have tried to adjust in many ways:simple meals,paper plates,wearing half-mittens lot of the time,asking for help,limiting my schedule and using several jar and bottle openers. I type with 1 finger on each hand and everything I do is slower and harder then it had been,but my family is so good and does all the outside stuff and helps with laundry etc.
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Post by klw1960 on Aug 11, 2009 12:26:27 GMT -5
I keep telling my 15 and 18 year old son's that they will make great husbands one day. They have learned how to cook, do laundry and help with the jewelry clasps and even sometimes with the zippers and fastners in pants. I wear earring that hook through and very few posts anymore.
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Post by Cubby on Aug 11, 2009 17:53:56 GMT -5
For me, when I was really sick, it was opening "anything"; doors, drawers, bottles with twist tops, the dishwasher. I had to wear gloves 24/7 and or use those rubber things to grab items. All those problems are gone now!
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Post by christel on Aug 11, 2009 18:16:39 GMT -5
I thought that I had posted on this before, but maybe didn't so here it goes... I used to subconsciously dislike making salads with lots of fresh vegetables--I finally realized that it may have been the exposure to the cold water used to clean the ingredients. Also, it is extremely uncomfortable to make sandwiches using lunchmeat in the mornings for my family (as I like to do!), especially when I have to separate slices and utensils just won't do the job like I want it done. I do enjoy these "trolls", Jeff. So keep 'em coming!
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Post by christel on Aug 11, 2009 18:19:47 GMT -5
Oh yes, I also have major foot issues and cannot even think about walking barefoot off the carpet. It is a real pain in the summer when I'd like to be a bit more casual--oh well!
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