"Intervention" last night | Arthritis Information

 

Did anybody else see it?  It was a rerun of the "Brooke" episode, about the girl who had jra and had been in pain for years and wasn't on any treatment except pain meds. 

Last night, they had changed the part at the end where they write what happened.  It said she had received treatment for Lyme, RA, and addiction, and had a knee replacement which had helped her mobility.

It ended there - didn't say 'doing great' or 'has her life back' or anything super positive, but it did sound better than other episodes I've seen where it seemed like it was still the same as the episode had ended.
I'm not sure if I saw that or not.... I recall one of the intervention participants (can you call them that?) being an RA patient..

did she smoke, Suzanne?  I recall in the previews this woman smoked. [QUOTE=babs10]I'm not sure if I saw that or not.... I recall one of the intervention participants (can you call them that?) being an RA patient.. did she smoke, Suzanne?  I recall in the previews this woman smoked. I didn't see it this last time but did you think she seemed a little screwy?hhmmmm.....Another Lyme story [QUOTE=wanttobeRAfree]I didn't see it this last time but did you think she seemed a little screwy?[/QUOTE]

I have the same answer.....it seems like everybody on Intervention is.
Too Funny Suzanne but true I don't know Phat-  I feel like some addicts are self medicating themselves not just for physical pain- sometimes emotional too. I don't think of them as screwy- I think of them as tortured souls.  Then we also have a lot of "defective" people walking around some addicts -some not that I call screwy. I kind of thought she fell into that category. good description, wantto!!Here is the link to Brooke's Blog. It has pictures and videos of her after her "recovery". Didn't see it.  I don't think medical treatment should be treated as entertainment.Hello everyone,

Thank you to all who visited my blog I am doing my best to reply to comments and questions. I am hoping that I can be of some help and answer questions in this forumHi Brooke - It was decided in the end that I do not have Lyme disease so I am being treated for chronic pain / rheumatoid arthritis. I cannot complain as my quality of life now is a thousand times better than it was during the showI went back to your site and saw a ton of response re: Lyme.  One of them was very specific to the type of tests which screen for the dna of the critters.  IgeneX or MDLabs.  The Western Blot and Elisa are flawed so sayeth the CDC.  Brooke, thank you for doing the Intervention, and posting your blog. Many many people support you and your efforts to battle RA while dealing with pain. Its great to read how your life is a thousand times better than before, I hope the rest of your life continues on that road to happiness. Glad too, the joint replacements went well.    At first I was a little mad at your family, that they didn't understand you have real pain and that they only saw you as an addict and not as a RA sufferer. Keeping you from the baby and wedding really hurt my heart for you. We only saw your addiction for a brief period of time though, and they were so great at the Intervention. I wish only the best for your whole family. [QUOTE=brookeintervention]Hello everyone,

Thank you to all who visited my blog I am doing my best to reply to comments and questions. I am hoping that I can be of some help and answer questions in this forum[/QUOTE]

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