tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12279340237947162282011-09-30T10:56:18.620+01:00The trials, tribulations, triumphs of the fiesty rheumatoid battling wonky warrior.Wonky Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13984196667527277155noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227934023794716228.post-11971677314289451562011-03-16T15:24:00.000Z2011-03-16T15:24:03.523Z

Sorry not been blogging wonky followers but I have been having adventures! YES! Once again spent a few weeks on the nhs sweaty plastic covered mattresses and polyester sheets. Anyway, while I construct my literary masterpieces, what do you think of new background? Its a fresher look than the chilly snow flakes I thought. Are you all "spring cleaning" your blogs? Looking forward to reading your

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Right well that is one new years resolution down the swanny! Trying to do anything like exercise, I thought I would try the wii fit. The rest of the family have gone out for the morning so I thought I would give it a try. First, the thing weighs you. Waiting for the voice saying "one at a time please" I squint sideways at the screen which reveals the tonnage. Thankfully it didnt direct me to

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Hi all Hope you have been enjoying the latest epic from WW.... Sherlock has kindly let me know that the comments bit on the blog isnt working properly. I have fiddled hopefully with the settings and maybe it will work now! Please have a go at submitting comments again! Thank you and wishing you all a VERY happy new year.

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One of the great privileges in my life is to be able to call myself a Mum. I have 3 children, 2 adopted and one birth child and however bohemian our make up we are family. With the kind support of Mr Warrior and the fellow family and friends we achieve much- just not in the way a lot of families do.One example of this is how our son got a place at college this year. For a lad renowned for rocky

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Hello all!Wonky warrior has managed to have the wonky house decorated in time for Christmas. According to my youngest child- Barber Kissmouse liffs up the chimlee and brings the beebee cheeses. Not awfully reassuring for the Granddaughter of a church secretary! Theology of 3 year olds is somewhat limited ;-)Meanwhile the tinsel, tree glittery cards and even my new and lovely nativity set has not

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Ode to the wonky Are you wonky oh lumpy looking knee?What has become of thee?Ive a job bending youjust to use the loo.My fingers have come out in sympathyknuckles look as 1 that were 3.Reddening, puffy RA betrayerslooks like a bit of Himalayas.Ah, most happily I am me inside the wonkythere are glimmers of sparkle in this 'ere bodywith steroids, I gained the odd inchmake a comment and quickly find

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Good afternoon Wonkyfollowers!Wonkywarrior has had a big shot of depo in the (as Forrest Gump would say) in the But- tock.This shot of woo woo juice sends wonky high as a kite and so much of the world is funny, amazing and worth singing to which in the middle of the first session of post adoption therapy was not ideal... Thought Mr Wonky wanted to divorce me after the first chorus of "bring me

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So much going on here fellow followers, not much time to blog but have squeezed you in!My tummy has decided that it needs to go on the blink.yes!not satisfied with eating my joints, connective tissues and making me take the drugs that chewed up the endocrine system and peripheral nerves- the evil RA monster decides that the guts need a bit more action.For the first time in my life, I am hungry

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Hi all,Pleased to tell you that I have escaped the clutches of the nutties in the General. Sadly, it does look like the Cimzia is causing neurological issues and has effected the ability to swallow properly. Therefore the Cimzia has been stopped.Of course with Dr Swish there I feel very confident, top of the world and think "I dont need these RA drugs anyway!" I have had nice bed rest for a

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Wonky followers! Another entry from the surreal world of the general hospital.Mrs Tatoo is from Scotland and after a rousing version of "Ye'll take ye high rood and I'll tic thee low rood" at 2 am, 3 am and 4am, with some inventive attempts at scaling the heights of the bed bars ("I canney do with no hooks") the nurses decided that she was better placed with fellow nutties lurking in the next

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Not been on the blogger, fellow wonkyites, because I have been busy getting new material for the blog! Oh yes!The deep in the bowels of the general hospital clandestine log continues as I have accomplished a further 3 wks of stays in total with a trip home for a whole 10 days inbetween. (groan) The boring bit is that the neuro problems got to a point where wonkybody was no longer enough- needed

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still waiting STILL waiting! Have now rung up the hospital following the promises that someone would ring me first thing this morning have come to nothing.trying to think positive thoughts, my friends have helped with some ideas;1) Meeting "interesting" people.2) Eating free food (some of the time)3) I get to come home once all is done and over with.any other positives you can think of?

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a lesser spotted hospital bed?apparently all the ones in the general are full and so I have no bed. So we wait, with baited breath....

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Well, it is the night before the morning after and the wonky warrior is busy priming her ipod ready for the imminent trip into the darken halls of the general hospital.I suspect the secret siren known only to all nutties has been sounded well in advance and they are primed ready with vaguely lucid conversation to lull me into a false sense of security until the witching hour descends.Not sure if

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Thought of something new...After the Cimzia, I get this deep gravelly voice. My throat always feels a bit on the rough side and with the recession on we could do with some more money so this evening over the ravioli I tell the other half that I have decided to do some of those phone calls while littlun is having her nap in the afternoons.... you know those ones that sad weirdo pervy blokes make!

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Hello all fellow wonkies and those bonkers enough to carry on following possibly the madest woman with RA's blog!It has been a while since the last blog entry because the cimzia has decided to eat bits of the neuro system. It has also nobbled the RA pretty successfully. I have had enough blood tests to keep the Hampshire vampires in stocks for several months I'm sure....!Therefore, Wonky Warrior

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Well we arrived at the hydropool raring to go and the physio was a bit late so me and another patient Mr Wiggy had a bit of a wind up the photographer ask for our "fee" and whether the nude shots for the staff calendar were what she was here for because that is what we were expecting. Poor girl, she was only just out of college and didnt know what to think really.Mr Wiggy had entered into the

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RA Unbridled: Absolutely-AshleyI think this blog is so refreshingly honest and clever in the way it is written by an American RA suffer. It has really blessed me reading it today and hope you like it. I especially like the Always Ashley bit today.

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Good evening all friendly followers.Tomorrow, the wonky warrior is to be in a photo shoot for the hydrotherapy pool! Ooh yes, been trying to find some water proof mascara and practicing holding my rather cuddly tummy in.Trouble is, when I hold it in one place it seems to leak out somewhere else! Tee hee!I wonder if they have asked Mrs Bonnet to come too? I can see it now-Thankfully the RA monster

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A shorter entry today my friends as it is a busy day here.Enough time to tell you all about my latest encounter with Mrs Bonnet at least! On Friday I had my hydrotherapy session with the physio and this time I was in a bit later than Mrs Bonnet and she was already dressed. She was in an imaginative creation, with fetching leather look trousers that looked as if she was soaked through. Kindly, the

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Hello all fellow followers of wonky warrior.Apologies for a short break from my dear blog. This is because LIFE has taken over as I feel so very well on the CIMZIA! Ooh YES!I have had another dose of it now and have to go in every 2 wks for a stab of it. My bloods are so much better too.I am home from my final loaded dose of the cimzia. I just go for a maintaince dose every fortnight now.Just to

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Wonky Warrior is back within her tribe and in five minutes it was as if she had never been away.Sitting down to the back room table, I notice the cat flap is slightly open. Kipper is sat looking very pleased with his kitty self with a few feathers stuck suspiciously to his left paw...suddenly he pounces! "oh no!" I think there is a mouse or something in here and am relieved to see him trying to

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Oh happy day!YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Yes your intrepid wonky warrior is unleashed on an unsuspecting world again!The day began with the nurse helping me into my chair and Mrs Titanic woke.Cracking one eye open and spying me hobbling hopefully in the direction of the chair, she made the comment of the year."Oh dear lovie! You don't look too well, whatever is the matter? She does look poorly!""You should

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Deep within the bowels of the NHS construction known as "the general" lies your intrepid wonky warrior.Feeling decidedly upbeat having not snuffed it following dose one of the Cimzia, sore throat fading fast and even a nice sleep all afternoon- she dares to utter the words "Escape plan" under her breath to the night nurse who assures her that plans are indeed afoot to break her out in the

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Well hello again everyone.I am writing after a groggy few hours of slumber following the Cimzia. Almost immediately I felt a sort of sore throat feeling.That seems to be getting less and I am feeling Zippy Nippy and Alive.No idea if it will actually work but Praise God it didn't carry me off!Been on the blower to the family who are mightily pleased and Mum has just arrived with a cheese burger

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I have decided to go for the Cimzia. Reasons are no 1 I am having it in here and if I have a reaction they know what to do. no 2 I still might have to have a bone marrow transplant one day but the risks are so high, it is a long process with no guarantees of "bringing me back" if things go wrong.I tell a delighted Dr Fly by Night who gets himself happily off to the Dr Big Cheif. I can hear him on

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Well Mrs Titanic didnt dissapoint last night- oh no! A new nutty, pleasant smiling during the day sweet nodding and blinking at all passers moves into the bed diagonally opposite from me.Lulling me into a false sense of security Mrs Blinky is wide awake all evening as Mrs Titantic softly snores. Softly snoring from 7-11.30 pm is not a good thing as it means she will be off on one like the night

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Mrs Titanic is muttering away with her family, speckled with songs and other chat about next door's dog.Settling down and wondering if anyone was visiting a trapped wonky warrior Dr Fly-by-night swooshes in with Dr Big Cheif at the helm.Decisions- hmmmmmm.Having had a good blub down the phone to all my family about having me knickers in a right twist over whether I should have the new drug or ask

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Mrs Titanic has been Mrs lovely, smiley and secretly concealing her nutty side from all who visit her all day so far.She is decidedly perky in her chair once the nurse has fed her what is loosely described by the kitchen as "macaroni cheese". The Dr Doolittle Brigade arrive. Swooshing in like a flock of sea gulls, they poke about and mutter to one another, pens a twitching, skinny legs that

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It is 0700 hours and at last Mrs Titanic is soundly asleep. Sadly for the wonky warrior, it is the time when the ward wakes up.Luckily for me its the nice nurse to help me get dressed and I did try and manage small talk and not to be too grumpy about the lack of food, rubbish quality sleep and Mrs Titanic who looks totally incapable of the previous nights antics.Before breakfast Dr Smooth pays me

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Its 10pm in the General. I am struggling to straighten myself into a position for some sleep on the sweaty plastic NHS mattress, complete with boiled-to- death holey sheet that no longer really fits and a blanket so static charged you could power up the tea trolley to deliver the drinks to the whole ward on its own....Just drifting off I am suddenly awoken to the clunking of beds, doors and

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