moment of denial | Arthritis Information

Ok call me stupid an idiot or whatever other adjetive fits but last night I had another moment of denial. (I've had a couple since being dx'ed) No matter that my RD has 22 years experience, I just told myself what the heck she can't be right. Or no matter that the blood work says RH factor and sed rates were through the roof but hey they could be wrong. So dumb me says just don't take your diclofanac and you'll see you really don't have RA. In the a.m. you'll be right as rain. Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong!! Boy I will never do that again. I woke up so swollen and in so much pain and stiffness. Lesson learned.

Hi Mom2 -

She still can be wrong but its incredibly rare. Have you had everything else ruled out? Like Lyme with the IgeneX or MDLabs test?

Pip

I tend to just 'forget' I have RA. I just go on with my life pretty much as normal. Then something happens like another joint being hit, or a flare of joints already affected. Then I have to sit back and take notice and realise that I DO have RA. Thats my form of denial. Pretend it doesn't exist. Happens all the time.as Snow Owl said we all have those moments. I think almost everyone here has been there done that. its normal don't worry about it

[QUOTE=Pip!]Hi Mom2 - I go through that too! I am sure mine is Lyme Disease because I did so much hiking before this stuff kicked in. Drs. never asked--just assumed RA. Still in the back of my mind--I am going to ask to be tested for Lyme Disease just to be sure.

Mom, you fit here like a glove! Many of us have felt the same as you and denial is a common part of the grieving process when it's learned there is a serious, chronic problem we don't want to accept. So you tested your theory and learned from it. If you're like a lot of us, after a while you'll decide the meds aren't really helping you and that you don't need them anymore, and you'll cut back or stop them. Also a no-no. You'll find out the hard way just how much your meds were helping, in a similar way to what you just experienced. I think it's all part of the process. You're not stupid or an idiot. You're one of us!!