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so what do u think i should do tommorow

my mom has an early appoinment at her doctor's (8 in the morning)

and she asked if i wanted to go

i dont really wanna, since she might get a needle in her back

to do somethin about the bones in it (somethin happened)

and then id be stuck there for a while

or i could go to my grandma's house

which u people didnt know

my grandma lives right down the street from me and my parents

isnt that lucky lol

but im not sure if i wanna go there either

she just had somethin called reclast

and she's been feeling really sick since it was done a few dayz ago

i guess i could stay home alone

but what if somethin happens

its not like im gonna do anything really dangerous

but if i fell or somethin, that might be bad

especially if i broke a bone, since i refuse to take the calcium and vitamin D pills

so what should i do?

go with mom?

stay at grandma's house?

or be home alone?

Go with your mom. Moms like that But why do you refuse to take the vit D and calcium?i guess i might go with her

maybe not tho.. since she has to wake up at 5

and im gonna be so tired

but it might be fun lol

i dont take them, cuz the pill is so huge

and it sorta usually gets stuck in my throat

at first i had tried to take it

but eventually i gave up

since it seemed easier to just not take it

rather than try to get it down my throat

Oh!! Their is a calcium supplement called viactive. They are little chewy chocolate chunks. They're pretty good. If you end up getting up at 5, know that my alarm is going off too! :)ooh those sound yummy lol

yeah anyways a few dayz ago

i mentioned to my mom about gettin me some chewable calcium pills

instead

i told her theyd taste better lol

so she was thinkin about it, if i got chewable one's id actually take those

i hope i wont have to get up at 5, even if she does

maybe i can sleep a little later... i hope

when i had to go to school i was up at 5 every day lol

and i was so tired

fallin asleep in class lol

Well, you wouldn't have caught me getting up that early when I was a kid. Not for someone else's dr appointment anyway!! BTW, how old are you?

ive always had to get up super early lol, especially now since i have to take my drugz in the morning. i wake up at 7 to take prednisone and check my blood sugar lol. last summer i didnt usually wake up until about 9 or 10. so even 7 seems early for me, altho im used to it.

and im 13 lol

So what's going to be on tap for you this summer? Family vacation or camp or anything like that? It's summertime - you can just eat a couple of Tums or Rolaids for the calcium and sit outside for 15 minutes for the vitamin D. well at the end of last summer

we HAD planned to go to Aruba this summer

but then i got sick

so now we cant go lol

well my birthday is soon

and then i'll be happy

with a ton of presents as usual

which i already know what im gettin for my big present

a 32 gb ipod touch

yay lol, me and my mom bought it last wednesday when i had skipped school

but other than my birthday, im not gonna do much

just hang out with my friends and make more youtube videos

basically what ive been doing for the past few months

lol, except no school. altho they gave us a ton of summer work

yeah i think i'd rather sit outside

altho i dont like the sun, its too hot

and id have to wear sunscreen every time i go outside lol

It sounds like your poor Mom has a lot going on right now and a lot to worry about, especially when she has health problems of her own. Maybe it would be nice to go along with her and have some time together. You could suggest that you two have lunch out at your favorite place or something fun. I bet it would be good for both of you!yeah ur right that could be fun

altho i think we'd probably go out for breakfast instead

since its really early

maybe friendly's again

yeah she has a TON of health problems lol

alot more than me

I'm sorry to hear that, Star. I bet she would love some time with you and Friendly's is a great choice! I love me some Friendly's!Well Star...while you and mom are out having pancakes at Friendly's......think of me. I will be sweeping out a kangaroo's pen. :) yeah friendly's is awesome lol

i just ate there monday after my doctors appoinment

me my mom and my grandma went there

it was yummy

yeah wait

a kangaroo? lol

yeah pancakes r my fav food at friendly's

Star you sound like spoil brat. You need to help your mom and if getting up at 5 am is part of it, to bad. what are you going to do if something happens to her. You skip school, won't take your meds, get what you want, GROW UP and take care of your self or you will be sorry later. I have never heard of a doctor coming to the office befor 8 or 9. Why do you need to get up at 5? Is your mom the one that takes you to the doctor, dose she cook and clean for you, come on it won't hurt you. How old did you say you are?hmmmm that was sorta mean

ya know

but most ppl say im spoiled

so it doesnt bother me anymore

well she has to get ready

so she has to get up at 5

obviously she has to have her make up all nice

so she'll look nice to go to the doctors

and she has to eat breakfast and stuff

and she sayd id have to get up at 5:30 anywayz

even if i decide not to go

but im not sure i wanna go

since my grandma isnt going now

and its no fun unless my grandma's there too

and the worst that could happen is she hurts her back

she's in terrible pain

but oh wait, thats why she's going there tommorow in the first place

so i think ur being a little mean to me

lol

Aw Star.....I think it'll be nice if you go and you'll be glad that you did, but I don't think you sound like a spoiled brat. I think you sound like a 14 year old kid who's just barely in to summer vacation.yeah ur right

the other person was being a meanie

lol

i was gonna go

but my mom had decided she didnt want me to go

since id be alone in the waiting room

for a while

i wouldnt mind it

but being around stranger's in a doctors building is sorta creepy

sometimes

Sorry, I wasn't trying to be mean, Just trying to get you to grow up and help yourself. You need to take care of yourself, eat right take your meds. It sounds like your mother and grandmother are both real sick. at a time when they need you, you want to be lazy, wich is part of being sick, but you need to do what the doctors tell you or you will be down in a few years. I was just thinking your mom may be scare and needs someone there. You never know whats going to happen tomorrow, so try to enjoy the time you have with your mom and I do wish you all the best in life.oh ok

i guess ur not so mean after all

maybe i just took it the wrong way

i do that sometimes lol

i guess ur right tho

she might be scared, but i dont think she is

anyways she sayd they might not give her the shot, maybe they'll just look at the x-rays

but she really wants the shot

but of course when u get older u get sick usually

at least thats how it seems

maybe im wrong

but since my grandma just turned 78 yesterday

it seems normal that she'd be a little sick

most of the elderly people around where i live r sick

but ur right and sorrie that i took it the wrong way at first

u werent tryin to be mean

so i guess im sorry lol

Star, thats ok, I went back and read my post, I did sound mean, sorry. I think you are a good at writing, your spelling and the way you handle yourself in here. It's hard to believe your only 12, well almost 13. soon to be a teenager, Have a good day and a better life.Star, Rusty isn't a mean person at all and that posting of her's surprises me a lot. She never posts like that, so I'm guessing must not be feeling well today or something is stressing her out - it happens. I don't think you are a spoiled brat at all. I'm glad you handled it so graciously.

You gotta realize all of us are more in your mom's age range, and we are likely to see things from her perspective. We know how hard it is to be a mother when you have a child who is sick, and also have to worry about making sure grandparents are okay, and then when you add in being sick yourself, it could be a lot of stuff going on for your mom that you wouldn't tune into, but we would.

So just remember to help out whenever you can and start thinking about being strong for her sometimes, just like she is for you. That's one of the biggest things you can learn as you grow up and become a man - try to see things through another person's perspective and understand how they might be feeling about stuff. You seem to be very bright and sensitive, so I bet you are doing some of that now.

I have a 19 year old son, and a 23 year old son who still live at home. They are so good to just surprise me and do stuff that really helps me out. It might be a little thing like putting in a load of laundry or mowing the yard without being asked, but it means so much! And I know that when the day comes for them to be husbands - they will be awesome at it!

u too Rusty, have an awesome day

yeah i guess ur right too, Hillhoney

maybe i should help my mom out sometimes lol

since she does do alot for me

like when i was stuck in that terrible hospital for 6 dayz

she stayed with me the whole time, even tho she had a terrible migrane headache

which is usual, she has headaches everyday, but nobody knows why

hmmm, maybe i should help her out

without her asking me lol

wah

so my mom decided that i shouldnt go with her

cuz she wants me to go to my grandma's house

in case my grandma has to go and get her

then id be with my grandma when we got there

so i guess im not going no matter what

lol

she sayd if i went and nothin happened then itd be a waste of time

and if i went and somethin did happen, then itd be too boring for me

and i sorta wanted to go

doctors offices r cool lol

grow up [QUOTE=Henrietta]grow up [/QUOTE]

I really think it is time you took your own advise. You have stooped to a new low picking on a kid.

I'm doing it a favor. It asked for advice. I replyed. ur advice wasnt apparently helpful

so dont be so mean

its not nice to pick on little kids

especially when they try to be nice to u ppl

like i do, but ur a meanie

so u wouldnt understand anywayz

Dont pay attention, Star..... when members act up.. ignore them.... Just think of how much pain they must have to be so mean.... then you can feel sorry for them.ok

i'll try to ignore them lol

i noticed some of the ppl here can be quite rude sometimes

ooh so im leaving in 4 minutes

i get to go to my grandparentz house lol

and my mom gets to go to the back doctor

which apparently, she sayd opens at 7 in the morning

really early...

she's so nervous right now

not cuz of the doctor and the needle

but cuz they had sent her some paperwork to fill out

and she never did

and now she doesnt have enough time, so she's nervous

but i did help her with breakfast, so it made it easier for her

even tho my blood sugar was really low and i felt super sick

ooh she gave up, i guess she wont fill out her paperwork

Star~Sweetheart; I'm afraid you're going to run into a lot of personalities here that can be quite mean....rude and down right nasty. I'm afraid I wouldn't want my daughter hanging out on this site. I wish that this site could be a resource for learning about your illness and a strong support group for you, but I don't know if that will be the case or not. You are going to be exposed to all sorts of vulger post....some just might be directed at you and that really upsets me.

THIS CHILD IS 13 YEARS OLD PEOPLE!! Do not harrash her. This pisses me off! I ignore the constant crap that goes on here but to turn it on a 13 year old child makes me extrememly angry. I hope people will think of their own children when writting responses to her.

In the defense of some of these idiots (which I rarely do!) I'm not sure they understand you are so young. It might be in your best interest Star to add something to your signature line that makes it clear you're a child.

There are a lot of folks here that can help you. A lot of our members here have had JRA since they were very young and you can learn a lot from them. I hope their support will over shadow the few ugly comments from people that don't have a lick of sense.

Well said, Lovie!!!! I was very worried that Star might come across various posts that had fighting and profanity. I never dreamed that he would be attacked! What adult speaks to a sick child like that! What amazes me is the way that Star handled it. He didn't fight back at all. To me, that showed maturity on his part.

If you can't be nice, at least pick on someone your own size, not a sick 13 year old.

Star, sweetie, please don't let the mean people scare you away. Come back, anytime. There are those of us, out there, that enjoy hearing from you. I hope you mother's appt. goes well.

yeah Lovie, im a boy which u didnt know apparently

but thats ok, some ppl make mistakes

anywayz

yeah like renee22 sayd, what adult speaks to a sick child like that?

that other person was a meanie, altho i forgot what they had sayd

i mean, people that i talk to on youtube can be just as profane sometimes

but they dont realize im sick

but since u ppl KNOW im sick, with a disease u should make an exta effort to be nice

lol

anywayz, i wont let the meanies scare me away lol, this is a VERY entertaining place

even with the rude posts, i would never stop coming here lol

Sorry...There's a girl named Star on One Life to Live; so I was thinking maybe that was your name. Also, ooh i like this color, lol.

so my mom's appointment went ok.

she has problems with her joints, muscles and spine

so on july 17th she's gonna get the needle in her back, which might make things better

the doctor sayd it could last for a week or even a year, it depends

also he's gonna try and give her a new drug for her osteoporosis

its REALLY good cuz it treats osteoporosis and depression

so thats good for her

but she's nervous about the needle

oh yeah i know that show

lol

my mom always seems to watch it

everyday lol

so yeah, i watched it sometimes

and i could see that u might think that

lol

[QUOTE=Henrietta]I'm doing it a favor. It asked for advice. I replyed. [/QUOTE]

OMG what kind of a person, excuse me "it" are you??????? Picking on a child with RA?????? I got this disease at 25 and it was devastating to me, imagine what it is like for a 13 year old?????

well its not devastating to me

just moderately painful lol

but i cant say i enjoy it

but still that person shouldnt have sayd that to me

anyways

all u ppl are right

that person was really mean

lol

[QUOTE=Dalmatinka][QUOTE=Henrietta]I'm doing it a favor. It asked for advice. I replyed. [/QUOTE]

OMG what kind of a person, excuse me "it" are you??????? Picking on a child with RA?????? I got this disease at 25 and it was devastating to me, imagine what it is like for a 13 year old?????

[/QUOTE]

there were two?

i know about the Henrietta person

but i forgot who the other one was

lol

Rusty and Henrietta.Rusty apoligized.yeah at first i had thought Rusty was being mean

but Rusty had apologized later

so thats ok

Hi Star, have you read Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events? They are short, fun and easy reads and an excellent way to add to your vocabulary. Also Harry Potter? I am sure you have seen the movies, but the books are 10,000 times better! The Charlie Bones books are also a good series, though not as good as Harry Potter.

ETA; I think I posted this on the wrong thread! yeah i think u posted it on the wrong thread but anyways

yeah ive read like all the books in the Series of Unfortunate Event's series

i started reading those in like 3rd grade lol

me and my friend liked to read them alot lol

and i read most of the Harry Potter books too

they are pretty good actually lol

Deleted and moved to the appropriate thread!

ETA; Maybe we should be setting an example appropriate behavior rather than arguing inappropriately.

waddie2009-06-26 11:27:55[QUOTE=Lovie]Rusty apoligized.[/QUOTE]

If you call that an apology! She said that she was sorry and then, proceeded criticize Star. She showed plenty of compassion for Star's mother and grand-mother, but where was her compassion for a sick 13 year old boy?

oh waddie u didnt insult me lol

yeah i was a really good reader lol so i could easily read them tho

we have readin levels for us kids, at r schools

like it says what grade level books u can read, and all this year i had an above 12th grade reading level, so i guess im just super good at reading. lol

nope, ive never read the Hobbit

maybe i will tho...

hmmm renee22, idk where her compassion was for me

but i'll check her post again lol

ur right she was nice about my mom and grandma ... i think

idk maybe she didnt apologize

or maybe it just wasnt a good apology lol

so should i read or not?

im not sure

ive been procrastinating

and my mom keeps reminding me about it

she thinks i wont read after my birthday

cuz i'll be too occupied with my new ipod touch

and i wont wanna read

do u think she's right?

Im sad now

i wont get alot of yummy food from McDonald's

and friday night is ALWAYS mcdonald night

wah

but last week my blood sugar was 199

and if it goes over 200 i need insulin

so my mom checked it this afternoon

just so we could plan my dinner

and it was 252, we checked about 20 minutes ago

if my diabetes doctor ever found out, id be on insulin right away

but my mom sayd she wont tell anyone

yay

insulin hurtz...

YICKS Kiddo; You better take that one serious....and your Mother too. That's nothing to fool around with. oh Lovie it been higher before

when they first realized the prednisone caused my steroid induced diabetes

and i was in the ER for 5 hours

it had been 358 then

but ur right

thats why we checked

so we wouldnt make it any higher

with dinner, cuz i know mcdonalds isnt exactly what i should be eating

if im tryin to be careful about my blood sugar

Star, I am so sorry your blood sugar is so high! You are way too young to be having such problems! I know McDonalds is yummy, but do some research about them and you will find that much on their menu is very bad for you even if you didn't have health problems. Eating healthy doesn't have to be boring, tasteless or bad. Good for you food can be fun and fun to make and quite tasty! How about a nice grilled chicken breast chopped up in a tasty salad? Or shish kabobs!yeah i know its bad for me

but i always have had it on fridayz lol

ever since i can remember... like when i was a little kid

maybe like 5 or 6

i hate salad tho

cuz im not a big fan of any vegetables

no matter what they are

but i wont always have high blood sugar problems

my rhuematologist and the diabetes doctor

sayd once im off the prednisone later this year

i'll be back to normal

so thats good

[QUOTE=StarPerson121]

Im sad now i wont get alot of yummy food from McDonald's and friday night is ALWAYS mcdonald night wah but last week my blood sugar was 199 and if it goes over 200 i need insulin well my mom had sayd not to worry

but if its higher than 200 tonight

i'll worry about it

and we'll all know soon enough

i check my blood in about 7 minutes

and i know

ur right diabetes is a serious and deadly disease

but its not like im gonna have it forever

maybe some damage could occur in the few months that im gonna have it

but maybe not

and plus ive been good all week

the highest it had been other than today was a 163 on wednesday night

so ive been pretty careful all week actually

my mom helped make sure i didnt eat the wrong stuff

and this morning i actually had hypoglycemia

cuz my blood sugar was so low

and i felt sick

but diabetes is serious

ur right

ok we checked it

it was 210

and my mom decided she wouldnt tell the doctor that number

but she sayd to be careful of what i ate for snack tonight

so i guess i'll be careful

cuz my mom doesnt want me to have to use insulin

and i know it hurts

my grandma has diabetes and needs to use it

so i know

and again i know how BAD and DANGEROUS diabetes is

as i sayd my grandma has it

and so does my grandpa

my dad's brothers also have it

and my best friends sister has it too

it seems common, but knowing all those ppl that have it, i know its dangerous

wow. wow what?

wow the first thing i sayd after what u sayd

or wow for the second thing?

or somethin else make u say wow?

Wow that you would not keep your medical team informed. This is not like getting some wrong answers on the weekly spelling test. This has ramifications for the rest of your life. It doesn't matter if you think the diabetes is temporary or not. The damage done is permanent, and it is happening right now as long as you have sustained hyperglycemia. wow is that i dont have to tell them what my blood sugar is everyday

i used to

but since last week, last wednesday i think it was

they decided that i only need to tell them 3 days of the week

and we decided to tell them about the

144,163 and the 140

i was good most of the week and i dont want the mistakes i made today to mess me up

i ate too much today and i'll just have to be more careful

i was careful all week and i guess since its the weekend i decided to give myself a break

so ive been doing good, but some days i mess up

oh thats sorta the problem lol

ive always been such a picky eater

i dont like vegetables, fruits and i dont prefer meat either

but my mom's been trying to get me to eat fruits

like banana's and strawberries

and most nights, i usually eat vegetables too. usually

most nights during the week i eat meat too

beef jerky is gross lol.

yeah i think the pretzels i had for afternoon snack made my blood higher

i usually eat just graham crackers and water, for an afternoon snack

but i also had pretzels today

and the sandwich and mozzerella sticks i ate for lunch mightve been bad too

also mcdonalds wasnt such a good idea either

well, now its time for night time snack

so i gotta be careful of what i eat

any suggestions?

SnowOwl, you are making me hungry! I haven't had beef jerky in years. Sounds pretty good right now. Actually, I need to go grocery shopping cause there isn't much food in the house, but too stormy!!! I guess I sit and listen to my stomach growl some more!!! :)

Mom2

SnowOwl, that sounds really, really good. My daughter and her friend are having Root beer floats right now. I have some nice fresh lettuce that someone dropped off at my house today when I was out, but I have no idea who. I personally love fresh lettuce from the garden. I just need to wash it! How lazy am I??!!! The sun is starting to come out here.

Kim/Mom2

yeah i like cheese

its one of my favorite foods lol

and apples r good

and peanut butter is yummy too

lol

so anyways

like some ppl sayd

i decided to read my book lol

i read about maybe a little more than 30 pages

and i think i might read more tommorow

ugh, its so hard to type with this keyboard lol

i got a cut on my finger and now i cant press the keys lol

i keep making SO many mistakes

btw, its hard cuz of the bandaid, not the cut

lol

StarPerson1212009-06-26 18:12:36
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