Creatively Creaky

Do The Impossible!
by Robbie Peddycoart

This week's Creatively Creaky entry is an "advertisement" from Robbie Peddycoart:

Good Times!

"I made this," Robbie says, "mainly because I got really tired of hearing, 'But why aren't you on this drug or that? They're miracle drugs!' LOL."

"I found that picture, and the whole thing just popped into my head, based on their ludicrous commercial campaigns."

About the Author

Robbie is 33 and has Reiter's Syndrome and Ankylosing Spondylitis. He currently lives in Ormond Beach, Florida, after moving outta the COLD of Massachusetts in December 2001.

His Reiter's diagnosis came when he was 22, after seven years of illness.

"I just got a string of idiot docs that made up diagnoses of everything from transitory gout (you can laugh-I did), to teenage depression, to MS, MD...on and on," he says. "Finally I went blind from Iritis & Uveitis (one of the biggies with Reiter's), and got Dx'd. Fortunately, I got great care then, and regained most of my vision, minus about 20 percent of my left eye, which is gone for good."

"I got my AS (ankylosing spondylitis) diagnosis in 1999," he adds. "They think it's been active since about 1995, working back, using my progression as a ruler."

"I'm in a long-term relationship with my partner Bill. Been together 4+ years, and we have 3 big, stoopid mutts we love much and who make me feel better than any amount of morphine ever can. :-)"

Robbie founded and helps moderate a couple of support groups online: AS Life Support, and chronic_pain, both at Yahoo groups.

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CJ Feature Staff	posted 03-19-2002 16:31 ET (US) This article is for responses to Robbie's Celeroxxx "Do the Impossible!" illustration. http://www.creakyjoints.com/creative/article0003.shtml
feralelf	posted 03-20-2002 10:18 ET (US) I just wanted to say thanks to Seth, Richard, and the rest of Creaky Joints staff. I'm very, very flattered that someone out there understood that cartoon ! chuckle Thanks guys and gals. I appreciate it. Keep up the grrrrreat work on CreakyJoints. One of the best sites ever, in my book ! Robbie
Tina	posted 03-20-2002 15:36 ET (US) I agree with your cartoon. Its frustrating as hell to see those "happy" commercials and know what a crock it is. Go on and celebrate. If all it takes to get your pain under control is one celebrex, you don't have much pain. Oh well. What can a person do? I wonder about contacting the advertising counsel to complain. Would it do anything????? Likely not but it may be fun as sport. Make a few public relations people dance a bit. Take care Tanya
dirklee45	posted 03-24-2002 19:49 ET (US) Great comment by Robbie. That lady is sporting some masculine triceps however - a little cut and paste there? Actually, most arthritis med ads I see (e.g. "Arthritis Today") use really attractive, able -bodied models - I prefer Robbie's approach.
feralelf	posted 03-27-2002 08:58 ET (US) Thanks Tina and Dirk (I hope it's Dirk anyways...). I didn't doctor the photo itself, other than to add the advertisement around it. I actually found that floating around cyberspace, and since I made the parody, someone else came forth and told me that she's a real lady, apparently famous for being an ex-contortionist and still doing that stuff now in her 90's. I must say I agree with you Dirk. Those overly attractive elderly people just KILL me too, in the face of the real people suffering from arthritis. I mean, there are two that just chap my butt; that woman who does Tai Chi (and notice she's the only white person in the class- so of course she gets the speaking role-chuckle), and her namby-pamby sing-song "all better now" message, and the old BUFF dude mountain biker. I mean- this guy is RIPPED ! I NEVER looked like that- and he's like 55. LOL. ANYways, I just hope that all the new warnings being issued does some good, and creates a more cautionary approach to people being thrown on these new drugs for any pain they have. I actually did take Celebrex for a few days, when it was brand-spanking new, and wound up throwing up blood immediately. It wasn't the Celebrex that caused it to happen in the first place, but it was being billed as completely safe, even for people with a history of GI problems. I'm a bleeder from using all this stuff (NSAIDs and DMARDs) for so many years (since I was about 19). That spiel, thankfully, didn't last long, as more and more people like me had trouble. ANYways...boy I can drone on about this, can't I ? Thanks to you both for your nice comments ! I appreciate them ! Robbie
Mandy62	posted 03-30-2002 19:36 ET (US) i just had ta say i really enjoyed that!! its hilarious!! i can totally relate! -mandy
ChelseaDurst	posted 03-31-2002 12:54 ET (US) Robbie, that's great!!! ~Chels~
Cosette	posted 11-01-2002 10:32 ET (US) I absolutely hate the Celebrex commercials, even though I'm on it. For one, I'm not 60. I'm 21. For another, the song is annoying as all hell. Also, I agree: if Celebrex alone can "cure" your arthritis, you really don't have a lot to be complaining about. (I'm also on Enbrel.)

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