Member Profile Diane Age: 38 Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin Arthritis types: Osteoarthritis, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritic for... 11 to 15 years

What don't you tell your doctor about how you manage pain?
The best way for me to control pain is through endorphin release- the opiates are a nice background but I need the insurgence of hormones to keep me feeling that I can actually live life.

What could George Bush do personally to make the lives of arthritics better?
Resign.

What could the Arthritis Foundation do?
Stop soliciting members for donations when many struggle to pay for the drugs we need.

Have you ever used your arthritis to gain an unfair advantage?
Only when I am fighting a crowd at an airport or hotel :-)

When's the last time you felt humiliated because of your arthritis?
When a colleague assumed that my workload had to be adjusted because I wasn't perceived able to travel (when, in fact, I was preparing to fly across the country)... and that he gets special accommodation because his WIFE is ill!

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