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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-35mandydawson,0,7040895.story

She says it affects her eye muscles?  Has anyone had that problem?Sounds like she got the same quality of care I received in Florida.  I have never heard of eye muscles before, but this is a systemic disease that could affect anything I would speculate.  Eeeeehhhhhh.....
 
She admitted to abusing pain killers. And wants to be a voice for RA.
 
That kinda sucks. It's gonna get skewed by someone now. "people with RA abuse drugs!" Ugh.

Do you think she means that the appearance of her eyes are affected by the meds?

Hm. Maybe? Okay I can't keep quiet any longer.....I gotta say it...
 
 
I think she's using the RA to get herself out of bad standings. Sounds like she got herself in trouble with RX pills, which I'm not doubting at ALL that she needed. But anyway, now it sounds like she's playing the card up a little, to get people to "forgive" But that's just my opinion, and I've only read one article. So I may be way off base.
 
But I couldn't keep it in any more!! I had to say it!! Ahhhhh what have I done.........I know I've started something now....*sigh*
arriscolwell2008-03-05 16:48:36She could be the poster woman for the farce Florida health care has become.  Too bad it will be turned around as usual that it's all her fault she is sick and couldn't get diagnosed nor proper pain control.  That's possible too JSNM.  It's too bad there was no brief history about her RA. Just for an idea or something, ya know?maybe she has Iritis?  The Iris is a muscle I'm not doubting the eye thing.
 
 
I just read the article a couple times over.......and that's the feeling I got from it. Which doesn't always mean it's right. Ya know? It's one article, afterall. Only one.
Sorry Katie,
 
I was just answering Suzanne's original question.  It took me a long time to log in and a lot of replies came while I bumbled around Why would she be wobbly in her chair ?
Major pain killers or alcohol or both ?
I agree Arriscolwell that some people do use the "get out of trouble free card ".
I love your responses , they are just so honest !! Right from your gut .
Or maybe she is just another very ill RA patient who needs support and proper care.  Maybe .What I read of the article rubbed me wrong too. I don't know what to think of it.
 
My eyes get a little weird at times too....more than once I've worried that someone would think I was on drugs or something due to the irritation.
 
Bad she has to go through all of it in the public eye for sure.
Right Lovie. Which is why I said it was just an opinion, based off of ONE article.
 
So I'm not saying Im accurate here. Just the "vibe" I got really.
 
 
JSMN - She very well might be.
If she has one of the Spondy arthritis's. Ankylosing Spondylitis or Psordiac (sp/) she deserves our sympathy. Iritis is common with them and your eyes can be permanently damaged after a couple episodes. Until recently they thought the ratio of women to men was 1 to 9 when it is actually 1 to 2 or 3. Which means it takes women from 7 to 10 years to get diagnosed. Since there are no tests to prove it and SED etc is frequently normal they get dismissed until they have a lot of damage. No wonder she was a pain med addict. Most AS patients are on morphine because of the pain.

Its another case of bash the woman. Though if she can't do the job she should quit.

RobinIt certainly has effected my eye muscles at times. Iw was just complaining about this to my RheumyI could take the article both ways, and it did seem a bit....slanted....that way the reporter mentioned she was wobbly.  That doesn't strike me as an objective word.  It made it seem like the reporter wanted to imply something, and the only thing about her story that sounded unfamiliar to me was the eye muscle problems.
 
I know my daughter has regular checks for inflammation, but wasn't aware of muscle issues.  I'm going to ask the next time we go to the ped opth. 

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