Oh Fun

Well after a few weeks of feeling Down i finally started to improve, but then the Joints re Flared that's ok increased the pain medications  then yesterday the Dog ran past hit me i hit ankle into chair leg Oh Pain Swelling Bruise oh oh i think it's Busted , so hobbeling about on it & when i touch anywhere near it i get shooting electric pains  i have a Doc appointment Tomorrow so i will wait till then and see what she thinks tell ya You Gotta Laugh or

well went to Drs. and she sent me for xray to rule out fracture so just had xray of ankle and it's not Broken but has RA in it and Spur, Now going to have CT done as it seems to be Nerve injury,   it is at the Aching all time stage and if i touch it i get intense electric shock pain. it just keeps comming dosn't it

Thanks, trying to stay positive but getting harder as years go by, my back was flareing up and i was doing excercises to help but looks like when i took the hit by dog that was enough to put it out again as i have been getting increasing pains down both legs and constant ach so done another disc i think, trying to keep it mobile so i don't end up back in wheelchair,got physio tuesday so hopefully he can do something,then theres the ankle that's getting worse but i don't go back to Dr. till next friday so put up with it, And the Darn RA has Flared Badly in All Joints so hands hurt like heck, still havn't started the Cimzia just plodding along on Prednisone & MTX seems the flare started after i restarted the MTX i'd been off it a few months when i stopped both the Humira & MTX  then restarted MTX and joints went crazy, seriously i look at the tool box and think Hammer Whack maby it will stop the Ach .

i'm worried about the Cimzia because i took Humira for 3 months and in that time i felt like Death i got a nasty infection my Blood work went crazy i got Anemia - still have it, also Liver.Kidneys Muched up took a good 2 months after stopping it to start to feel like my crappy old self again so Scared it may happen again or Worse,it's like you are standing on a river edge Fire raging behind you Shark infested water in frount.

Thanks Heather,yes almost Every drug i've had has caused problems from minor like Vomiting to more serious Hospitalisation so you tend to get very edgy and the Rhumy's that prescribe them don't suffer they just go home and after its all over strike of a pen well we won't give you that again meanwhile we are puffing panting and been thru trauma

i was really bad today hands,hips,Back hurting, Ankle Aching and i looked at hubby and said reckon i'll start the Cimzia his answer- No.

so i'm making an appointment with a Dr i was told about next week he's a normal GP and also a Chinese Medicine & Naturopath so see what he has to offer. Ah the Dog is Fine by the way laying next to me looking all inocent ( she's a Huge German Shepherd) so she really hit hard. just seems like it is all falling down around me and each time i pick up one thing 10 more drop on me,and it's not just health other things are being a pain at same time bills car trouble etc in other words normal Life  i really do try to keep positive i know it may not seem like it by my posts here but i try to all ways be positive to people around me and not Whinge or complain - too much - i guess thats one good thing about this site it dose give you a chance to say what you are actually feeling without fear of being judged or thought of as Not copeing.and the people here are basically going thru the same as well. So to All of You Good Luck Stay Positive But whinge when you need it.

BadDay,
I have never thought of you as a whiner. You have always, ALWAYS, been so supportive! That's what we are here for. One day I complain, a lot and moan and groan and stomp my feet that I don't want to take new meds, or my employees are this and that....we all know I do. I feel comfortable coming here and doing that with no judgement. You should too!! You guys are there for me I am here for you. It's like a mini family.(I call dibbs on being the crazy aunt..the one from national lampoon's family vacation....remember the one who wraps up the cat in a box and the Jello and brings it for a Christmas gift? Anyone?) Any who it was funny! Hang in there and feel better!! Heather

I'll be interested to hear how the naturopath goes. Chinese medicines are always so bitter, take them in hot water, its more tolerable.
I've tried homeopathics too as well as accupuncture, you may find a mixture easier to handle than some of the heavy duty western meds. But I've also had bad reactions to naturopathic remedies, some of those herbal concoctions are pretty potent. So be careful.
As for whining thats what this place is for, whinging, complaining, moaning, we love it all. Makes us feel less alone when we do it...best wishes, golitho