I know a Canadian lady with autoimmune disease. Her name is Cranky Pants. She’s cranky, because she’s in constant pain and discomfort from this disabling and difficult disease. And she wears pants. And even her dog has autoimmune disease. And her dog is also cranky.
Cranky has started her own YouTube channel, where she talks about this disease, and invites discussion. If you have autoimmune disease, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, IBD, or any of the others (heck there’s about 80 of them), or if you suspect you may have this health condition, I think you’ll find Cranky’s YouTube channel informative.
Cranky is nice, fun, and helpful, in spite of the name she’s given herself. You can check out her channel and see for yourself, by watching her latest video, below:
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Chasing Unicorns 
so compassionate
for doggy & other
others, including self!
me, on the other hand
would actually be cranky 🙂
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i too
would be cranky
until taking a turn
for the nurse
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She may call herself crankypants, and she has reason to be cranky, but definitely not cranky! Kudos to her for speaking up and giving a voice to others out there who suffer with chronic pain. My nephew is dealing with it right now and has grown so weary with the Dr games as they try to find out exactly what is wrong with him and how to treat it.
Like you said there are soooo many autoimmune diseases out there, trying to find exactly which ones are causing the problems is tough!
Wishing her the best as she fights this disease and fights the battle for pain relief!
I am also thinking that I may have “met” her before?? Hmmm…. 🙂
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Your poor nephew. There seems to be no cure for autoimmune disease, so even if it gets accurately diagnosed, they can only treat the symptoms. And I think that sometimes the treatment is probably worse than doing nothing at all.
Cranky Pants leaves comments once in a while on my blog, so you really might have “met” her before.
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Yes, with all the medical advances we have made, its sad that not more can be done for autoimmune disorders.
Ahh! Yes, I thought I had “met” Cranky Pants before and I think its great that she has her sense of humor and sass to help her deal with her pain.Definitely helps to keep one sane! 🙂
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I’m “CrankyPants.” Thank you and I’m sorry your nephew has this battle. It took years for me to get sort of answers. Tell him not to give up. Eventually he will find a Doc that’s not clueless.
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I had a strong suspicion, especially after watching one of your YouTube videos. 🙂
I am so sorry at what your dealing with! Thanks for your words about my nephew. Problems started about 4 years ago with him off and on , now they have become more persistent. He will hang in there. I am going to send him a link to your YouTube channel. 🙂
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See cuz you haz the smarz too lol. It’s a very hard battle to get diagnosed. What are his symptoms? What docs has he seen? I went through my gp, who didn’t believe me even though I was ana positive. Two Rheumies blew me off, one was downright abusive. An Internist looked at me and said, “you’re really sick.” He started treating me that day for lupus. Then the next visit he wasn’t sure if it was lupus. I ended up being sent to another Rheumie who I see now and I don’t like her but after a few visits I finally got diagnosed with mctd and sero negative RA. There’s so much more to the story. You’ve inspired another vlog. Also what tests has he had? Blood work doesn’t have to be positive to have the illnesses. The only blood work positive for me is my Ana and they don’t diagnose on that alone. I have a FB support group as well if he’s interested. Thanks so much. 🙂
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Ahh thank you! Now I really feeling smart, since you said I had the smartz!
Ugh on your experience with 2 of your Drs. He’s been blown off too before. It is frustrating!
He has seen a rheumatologist, neurologist and his family Dr. He’s been tested for lupus and RA and Lyme Disease,. The only thing that has come back positive is his Ana.
He has had seizures, he can feel them coming on, he will get just a little warning. He feels like his equalibrium is off most of the time, and like he is walking in a fog. He has pain in his hands and legs. There are more specifics, but can’t remember them for sure now.
Thanks for caring and I will ask him about your FB support group.
I am so glad to have inspired you to do another vlog. 🙂
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You’re welcome! Wow sounds like he has lupus. Could have others as well. Usually where there’s one, there’s more. I also have seizures (aka epilepsy) which they now think is lupus caused.
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He was tested for lupus and RA which both came back negative . He is looking for another Dr at a well known hospital near us. This hospital has a very good reputation with Dr’s. Hopefully it holds true!
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Fingers crossed for him. A new video is up. 😉 Let me know if you will how he does with the new doc.
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Thanks! Will let you know. A neurologist from there helped me, when none of the Dr’s around here knew what was going on. It’s a 2 hour drive from where we live but worth it if you can get the help you need!
Will look forward to checking out the video tomorrow when more awake. 🙂
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Because you’re addicted to coffee, right?
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Haha! Nope! No cure for that, and I am not addicted, I just like it. 🙂
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That’s great. Fingers crossed for him.
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🙂 Thanks Gibber Cranky Pants! 🙂
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lol anytime. 🙂
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Just watched your video. Great job! 🙂 I sent it to my nephew. I don’t have a Youtube account so couldn’t comment on it there, will have to set up one. But I loved the “Lemon balls” comment. LOL!
I also now feel very “spoiled” , how many hours did you say again that it is round trip to see your rheumatologist? Here I thought 2 hours one way was bad!!
Anyway so glad you finally found someone to listen to you and who is trying to help you! The medical world is CRAZY, for sure!!
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Thank you. I hope in some way it helps your Nephew. It’s a 10 hour round trip. We have no specialists where we live. I have three that are that far away. I’m always fighting to not have to go. Where I can I do teleconference appointments but this Rheumie refuses to work with in any other way then if I go in. It means being up at 4 am to get there. Hubby has to take off work to drive me. It’s crazy.
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I thought you had said 10 hours on the video but was thinking maybe I heard wrong! UGH on that Dr!! 4AM is time for the birds to be awake, not me, I am still comatose at that time!
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Lol me too. It’s a very long day.
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That’s a LOTS of cups of WONDERFUL tasting COFFEE kind of day! 🙂
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I wish but I can only have one.
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That’s not as bad as it seems. Coffee is poison.
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lol is not!
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Blah,blah,blah! 🙂
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I don’t drink coffee. Therefore I can handle getting up at 4am, and staying awake for 10 hoursssssszzzzzz . . . . . .
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I have discovered that if you have a Google account, you can comment on YouTube.
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Oh, so YOU’RE Cranky Pants, eh? Well boy howdy. And all this time . . . well finally I done got it figgered out.
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youz so smarz!
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I knowz.
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This could go in a circle. lol
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Hmm, you’re right. And that’s never happened before.
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Nooo never. Well the me being right part is all the time, but the circle thing..neva
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Thank you so much Tippy for this unexpected plug. I really appreciate it. I’m humbled. I hope it can help more people.
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You’re welcome. I notice your following is picking up, so I think you’ll probably be able to help quite a few people.
I keep expecting your dog to bite you, on camera, but so far Lowrider has behaved himself. Good dog.
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I hope I can help people. I’ve been inspired by JR to for another vlog. As soon as I get out of napping mode I’m going to start shooting again.
Ha! I can’t believe how well Lowryder has done while I’m taping either. Maybe it’s because he’s usually just finished running for a half hour.
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Always glad to be an inspiration. 🙂
Hey I know why your dog is behaving so well! My dog is sending him messages, remember how we had talked about her doing that. 🙂 I told her to, and she got the message and Voila!
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I’m just editing the video or trying then I’ll post it. Yes that’s right! Keep having your dog send those messages!
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Yay! Will keep telling my dog to pass on the lessons about good behavior to your dog! And here Tippy and Colin thought I was Crazy saying I can talk to dogs! Shows what they know!
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They know nothing! lol
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😉 Yup!
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Shows what you know.
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😉
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Or maybe we’re just tired of sharing our vast knowledge with the unteachable.
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Ummm….excuse me, did you say “vast knowledge”?? Doesn’t vast stand for a great amount??? 😉
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Hmm, you’re smarzer than I thought.
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Haha! Of course!
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Me thinks not
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I know do.
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I know do too
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Yes it does.
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Except for the word “Canadian” that first paragraph could have been about me and Puppy Cody (who shares digestive problems with me). Glad to see that Gibber hasn’t lost her sense of humor amid all that discomfort. Sometimes humor is all that keeps us going.
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Oh, I’m sorry you have such health issues. From everything I’ve learned from Gibber, uh, er, Cranky Pants, autoimmune disease is very hard to deal with. I wish you well.
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I really needed to find this blog and are heading to YouTube to subscribe as well. I have had RA for 25 years and are currently cranky….lol
Look forward to reading more posts. Have a great day
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Cranky Pants has gone through the wringer, with RA, so there’s a good chance you’ll learn a lot from her YouTube blog. Or at least receive some commiseration. Good luck with your health battles.
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