<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822187348384914657</id><updated>2012-02-03T01:00:31.632-05:00</updated><category term='Test results'/><category term='Personal'/><category term='Opening post'/><category term='Health and Medicine'/><category term='Arthritis'/><category term='Society'/><title type='text'>Arthritis and Me</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>M.C.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506142978220145157</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822187348384914657.post-6741285973455917247</id><published>2008-04-20T05:19:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-20T05:55:10.229-04:00</updated><title type='text'>"Rent A Purse"</title><summary type='text'>I don't know about you but this seems like a sure way to kill your husband. I came across the strangest website this morning I have ever seen.It is a site to rent purses.  Thats right, you don't buy them you rent them, by the month, for however long you want them.  I saw ones that rent for $500.00 per month. I am thinking "Just what in hell are these purses made of?" I have never paid anything </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/feeds/6741285973455917247/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=822187348384914657&amp;postID=6741285973455917247&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/6741285973455917247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/6741285973455917247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/2008/04/rent-purse.html' title='&quot;Rent A Purse&quot;'/><author><name>M.C.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506142978220145157</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822187348384914657.post-2453983483314334359</id><published>2008-03-06T09:54:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-07T18:53:52.876-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Society'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health and Medicine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arthritis'/><title type='text'>Glucosamine.....Is It Safe?</title><summary type='text'>Maybe not according to recent reports. There seems to be an otherwise healthy man in the UK who has died after starting treatment with glucosamine. I have been reading different blogs for a few days about all this recent information.Dr. Crippen, who is the NHS Blog Doctor, sometimes snarky, sometimes humorous, but always interesting, has this to say of it all.I was so lucky to find "Battling </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/feeds/2453983483314334359/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=822187348384914657&amp;postID=2453983483314334359&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/2453983483314334359'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/2453983483314334359'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/2008/03/glucosamineis-it-safe.html' title='Glucosamine.....Is It Safe?'/><author><name>M.C.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506142978220145157</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822187348384914657.post-8674232820384820034</id><published>2008-03-06T07:20:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-07T18:54:10.729-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Note About Commenting</title><summary type='text'>I did not realize that comments were set to allow only those registered with google to comment. I have changed that to allow everyone to comment....:)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/feeds/8674232820384820034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=822187348384914657&amp;postID=8674232820384820034&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/8674232820384820034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/8674232820384820034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/2008/03/note-about-commenting.html' title='A Note About Commenting'/><author><name>M.C.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506142978220145157</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822187348384914657.post-6065445592817275690</id><published>2008-03-06T06:27:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-06T07:23:01.989-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arthritis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Personal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Test results'/><title type='text'>Arthritis and Total Knee Replacement...Part II</title><summary type='text'>Part I HereMy OS had freaked me out, with the wheelchair scenario. I needed to go back into denial where this wasn't a problem. I could function better that way. Who wants to be 37 yrs old and told that YOU will be in a wheelchair.I did try to help the condition of my knees by keeping my weight down and making sure I got plenty of exercise. In reality, I probably got too much exercise. I was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/feeds/6065445592817275690/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=822187348384914657&amp;postID=6065445592817275690&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/6065445592817275690'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/6065445592817275690'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/2008/03/arthritis-and-total-knee_06.html' title='Arthritis and Total Knee Replacement...Part II'/><author><name>M.C.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506142978220145157</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822187348384914657.post-4908825949546096203</id><published>2008-03-05T10:03:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-06T07:23:27.937-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arthritis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Personal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Test results'/><title type='text'>Arthritis And Total Knee Replacement....Part I</title><summary type='text'>I want to say this is my personal experience only. It is not intended as medical advise (I'm not a physician). Nor do I intend this to discourage or encourage anyone's decision about the possibility of having knee replacement surgery. This surgery is an individual experience. Since we are all extremely unique, we can all expect different outcomes, recovery times, post-op complications and the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/feeds/4908825949546096203/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=822187348384914657&amp;postID=4908825949546096203&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/4908825949546096203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/4908825949546096203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/2008/03/arthritis-and-total-knee.html' title='Arthritis And Total Knee Replacement....Part I'/><author><name>M.C.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506142978220145157</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822187348384914657.post-3220242027639357619</id><published>2008-03-03T02:12:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-07T18:54:51.728-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health and Medicine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arthritis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Personal'/><title type='text'>My Arthritis</title><summary type='text'>Well I have started this blog as a way to hopefully find others who suffer daily from the pains of arthritis. I am 55 years old and have had early onset osteoarthritis since in my mid 20s.I had my first surgery when still in my 30s, and have had a total of 3 arthroscopic knee surgeries and 2 years ago, I had a total knee replacement. I have been putting off having the other one replaced. I now </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/feeds/3220242027639357619/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=822187348384914657&amp;postID=3220242027639357619&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/3220242027639357619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/3220242027639357619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-arthritis.html' title='My Arthritis'/><author><name>M.C.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506142978220145157</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822187348384914657.post-4145329886350661633</id><published>2008-03-01T07:55:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-07T18:55:34.940-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Opening post'/><title type='text'>Coming Soon</title><summary type='text'>Everything you ever wanted to know, or maybe didn't want to know, about arthritis. Research, links to other blogs, newest treatments, patients privacy rights, my personal story of arthritis and etc.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/feeds/4145329886350661633/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=822187348384914657&amp;postID=4145329886350661633&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/4145329886350661633'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/822187348384914657/posts/default/4145329886350661633'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arthritisandmc.blogspot.com/2008/03/coming-soon.html' title='Coming Soon'/><author><name>M.C.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506142978220145157</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
