You post the letters, and others will suggest what they mean!

FAQ is both "frequently asked questions" and "frequently answered
questions"!

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Hi Winny.

The FAQ includes a list of most of the medical abbreviations and
initializations we use here.

Specifically:
http://www.ghg.net/schwerpt/ASLFAQ/glossary.htm

Of course there's a list of "usenet" abbreviations as well - i believe J or
someone has posted it before so it might well appear soon when she sees your
post.

I've been on Plaquenil for several years now.  I don't believe it has had
any positive effect on my photosensitivity.  I has seemed to have a
significant effect on my disease in general and when I miss it for more than
a few days I get into serious trouble with joint pain.  I had no side
effects other than it must be taken with food.  Not a lot, but at least a
small snack. Otherwise it makes me very nauseated.  I noticed benefits by 3
weeks.  That's a bit unusual and it was only that my daily headaches went
away.  After several months, I sort of "woke up" one day and realized that I
was limping all the time and that I didn't feel like death warmed over when
I got up in the morning.  And after several years now, sometimes it's almost
like I don't have this stupid disease.  Granted, I do take it very easy, I
do not get UV exposure which was doing the most damage to me, and I've had a
pretty cushy life since being able to quit work.  But I started the
Plaquenil some time after I quit (two years?) so I have to attribute a good
deal of my improvement to the drug.  That said - it isn't for everyone and
not everyone has the same great results I have had.  I think since I have
relatively mild disease, it makes a greater difference for me than it would
for someone who has more severe disease.

KCat

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Welcome Winny,
We have a few folks from the land down under. What do you live?
Bev

This is not all of them but rather general ones. So it might help.
AFAICS  As far as I can see
AFAIK   As far as I know
AFAIR   As far as I recall
AIUI    As I understand it
BTW     By the way
FAQ     Frequently asked questions
FOAD    = I would prefer that you do not post here any more
FWIW    For what it's worth
FYI     For your information
HAND    Have a nice day
HTH     Hope that helps
IANAL   I am not a lawyer
IIRC    If I remember correctly
IMHO    In my humble opinion
IMNSHO  In my not so humble opinion
ISTR    I seem to remember
LOL     Laughs out loud
NG      Newsgroup
OTOH    On the other hand
PITA    Pain in the rear (i.e. a nuisance)
ROFL    Roll on floor laughing
RSN     Real soon now
RTFM    Read the **** manual
SMOP    Small matter of programming (i.e. a trivial task)
TIA     Thanks in anticipation
TTFN    Ta-ta for now
UCE     Unsolicited commercial email
WRT     With respect to
YMMV    Your mileage may vary (i.e. your experience may differ)

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