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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 379064" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>OOh Jena.....</p><p> </p><p>Riding Horse with RA???? NOT GOOD. Bouny Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun? (Maybe for Tiggers but NOT for RA patients) AND if you are having swelling of the lower extremities? Dangling your legs for ANY period of time, or sitting without taking breaks every 15 minutes WILL CAUSE YOU TO SWELL. Typing without taking breaks every 15 minutes? Causes swelling and carpal tunnel. Sitting in a non-certified task chair - or CHEAPO ElCRAPPIeO desk chair? NOT approved for periods of certain times? Causes back pain, arm pain, swelling, neck pain, eye pain....shoulder pain. Check into a REAL office supply store and see what they recommend for the amount of time you spend at a computer terminal. Does your chair have arm rests? Are they padded? Are your feet slightly elevated at an angle or do they dangle? GET THEM UP!!!!! A lot of times just putting a phone book under them will eliminate that cut off under your thighs. I have a $300 task chair. It has lumbar support, arm support, butt support - this is a very nice chair. People have often sat in it at work and said "OMG where did you get this?" I told my old boss that I HAD to have it. He freaked out 10 years ago - but I was worth it. I also had a foot rest angled - but I lost it in the move. VERY IMPORTANT. When I got the new job I tried to get a new task chair and elCHEAPEO said no dice. So I took lots of breaks. - Had he paid for a decent chair? vs. the breaks I took - in three years he could have come out WAYYYYYY farther ahead. </p><p> </p><p>Also how high is your monitor? I'm tall - so my monitor is up on a platform. These are all things we don't realize that contribute. My mouse has a gelled wrist pad, so does my 10key and my keyboard. If I'm going 'marathon' shopping? I take 2 ibupropin BEFORE I go 30 minutes prior. I have muscle relaxing exercises, and I have the new way of life and have lost 130 lbs -----helped immensely. The best water weight loss pill for me? Aldactone. Differs from person to person. Without it? My leg swells up like a stump. Don't have fibroids.....don't have heart problems.....no reason for it - just does. Also I have Raynauds. Check that out on Google. It's a PITA. But a lot of people with RA also have co-morbids of auto immune diseases. (so I'm told) - mamaof5 is extremely knowledgeable, you can double check with her - the woman is medical incredible in my book! Everything she has told me has been aces. Even that I am adorable ----I um......made that last part up. </p><p> </p><p>Hope you are feeling better </p><p>I was going to say GET OFF THE HORSE.....but then that sounds like you're buckin' for methadone......so I'll just say -no more horseback riding. </p><p>Hugs</p><p>Star</p><p>(oh I know - she ain't right, she aint RIGHT)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 379064, member: 4964"] OOh Jena..... Riding Horse with RA???? NOT GOOD. Bouny Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun? (Maybe for Tiggers but NOT for RA patients) AND if you are having swelling of the lower extremities? Dangling your legs for ANY period of time, or sitting without taking breaks every 15 minutes WILL CAUSE YOU TO SWELL. Typing without taking breaks every 15 minutes? Causes swelling and carpal tunnel. Sitting in a non-certified task chair - or CHEAPO ElCRAPPIeO desk chair? NOT approved for periods of certain times? Causes back pain, arm pain, swelling, neck pain, eye pain....shoulder pain. Check into a REAL office supply store and see what they recommend for the amount of time you spend at a computer terminal. Does your chair have arm rests? Are they padded? Are your feet slightly elevated at an angle or do they dangle? GET THEM UP!!!!! A lot of times just putting a phone book under them will eliminate that cut off under your thighs. I have a $300 task chair. It has lumbar support, arm support, butt support - this is a very nice chair. People have often sat in it at work and said "OMG where did you get this?" I told my old boss that I HAD to have it. He freaked out 10 years ago - but I was worth it. I also had a foot rest angled - but I lost it in the move. VERY IMPORTANT. When I got the new job I tried to get a new task chair and elCHEAPEO said no dice. So I took lots of breaks. - Had he paid for a decent chair? vs. the breaks I took - in three years he could have come out WAYYYYYY farther ahead. Also how high is your monitor? I'm tall - so my monitor is up on a platform. These are all things we don't realize that contribute. My mouse has a gelled wrist pad, so does my 10key and my keyboard. If I'm going 'marathon' shopping? I take 2 ibupropin BEFORE I go 30 minutes prior. I have muscle relaxing exercises, and I have the new way of life and have lost 130 lbs -----helped immensely. The best water weight loss pill for me? Aldactone. Differs from person to person. Without it? My leg swells up like a stump. Don't have fibroids.....don't have heart problems.....no reason for it - just does. Also I have Raynauds. Check that out on Google. It's a PITA. But a lot of people with RA also have co-morbids of auto immune diseases. (so I'm told) - mamaof5 is extremely knowledgeable, you can double check with her - the woman is medical incredible in my book! Everything she has told me has been aces. Even that I am adorable ----I um......made that last part up. Hope you are feeling better I was going to say GET OFF THE HORSE.....but then that sounds like you're buckin' for methadone......so I'll just say -no more horseback riding. Hugs Star (oh I know - she ain't right, she aint RIGHT) [/QUOTE]
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