Moon-Crane wrote:I loves my tinned beans. They do have to be Heinz, though. I can't really get away with any of the other types that i've tried.
barnaclelapse wrote:I've learned that I'm pretty damn useless when you get right down to it.
Dorset Girl wrote:I've learnt that I'm double jointed!
I've been backwards and forwards between various specialists for years because of my joint problems, and a while ago I wrote on here that I'd been diagnosed with arthritis. Medical practitioners were quite happy to leave it at that, but several blood tests in a row showed that there were no arthritis indicators in my blood, so I kept pushing for them to look at it again.
Today, I was sat in the waiting room, waiting to see someone who was going to tell me if all my problems were due to RSI, when I saw a leaflet entitled 'joint hypermobility'. I picked it up and flicked through, and saw that it included a quick 'test' to see if you have hypermobile joints. For instance, it asked if you can lay your thumb flat backwards against your wrist? Can you bend your fingers upwards at more than ninety degrees to the back of your hand? If you straighten your leg, can you then move it past 180 degrees? Can you bend over with your legs straight and lay your hands flat on the floor? I answered 'yes' to all the questions except one.
I mentioned it to the specialist when she called me in, expecting her to laugh at me misdiagnosing myself! However, she took me seriously and did some more in-depth testing. And yep, almost all my joints are at least partially double jointed! I feel special. It's nice to finally know what's been causing me problems all these years too.
(Hubby and my brother in law have already started joking about the fun sexual positions I could try.... )
Mr Blue Sky wrote:So, can you stretch both legs behind your neck whilst lying down?
Seriously though, you must be relieved to discover your joint problems are nothing to do with arthritis - that just gets worse as you get older. Great news, Bendy Becky...
CatNamedRudy wrote:Good news DG!
And all I can think of Phoebe's voice saying "I've very bendy"
Dorset Girl wrote:Mr Blue Sky wrote:Seriously though, you must be relieved to discover your joint problems are nothing to do with arthritis - that just gets worse as you get older. Great news, Bendy Becky...
Excellent, another alliterative nickname for me.
Mr Blue Sky wrote:Dorset Girl wrote:Mr Blue Sky wrote:Seriously though, you must be relieved to discover your joint problems are nothing to do with arthritis - that just gets worse as you get older. Great news, Bendy Becky...
Excellent, another alliterative nickname for me.
Along with Bondage Becky, yes?
Dorset Girl wrote:No, that's not the one I was thinking of.... so that's three BB nicknames and counting...
Lil wrote:That's cool, DG!
Dorset Girl wrote:Not so cool when I twist my ankle and embarrassingly trip over in public though (happens far too much for my liking).
Mr Blue Sky wrote:Dorset Girl wrote:Not so cool when I twist my ankle and embarrassingly trip over in public though (happens far too much for my liking).
You sound like that bloke from the Fantastic Four
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