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Posted 11/1/2011 11:31 PM (GMT 0)
You both are probably very busy, but just wanted to know we are thinking of you.
Post every so often or peep in...Hope your both doing well and having
low pain days, take care with the cold weather returning....
well wishes
Posted 11/3/2011 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, Chartreux!

Sorry to have been gone so long.  I am still struggling to get my meds right, and make it to work every day.  Ugh  I took my 5th shot of Humira last night.  I am still on prednisone, and a lot of other meds, incl. MTX.  My RD said I can try to taper down to five mg of prednisone after my 6th shot of Humira.  I hope so!!!  How are you?  I have had you on my mind lately.  Hope Jay is okay, too.

Blessings,

V

Posted 11/3/2011 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
Vannie, sure hope the humira starts working for you, but if your still not getting good relief from that, there
are other medicines you can try, keep hope, fingers crossed for you...many well wishes on that.
I'm not feeling to good cold coming on along with allergies, can't take anything either as it'll dry me out.

Jay, hope your doing well, at school and with your health...did you get put on Lyrica yet???

Many well wishes to you both...
Posted 11/12/2011 8:29 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Vannie: have been thinking of you. Still going two times a week to physical therapy to try to get the old ankle fixed. Toe keep ulcerating but not infected.

Hope you were able to get a place to swim. Swimming really helps me and is easy on the joints.

Take care and everybody take care of yourselves especially on the icy spots. shocked shocked Can get very slippery around here.
Posted 11/13/2011 4:00 AM (GMT 0)
Chartreux what do you mean they will dry you out?   your eyes?
Posted 11/15/2011 1:51 AM (GMT 0)
Yep!  Allergy meds do dry us out, don't they?

Hi, Joan!

Happy to hear you are still doing okay, sweetie!  Did you get your writing published yet?

V

Posted 11/15/2011 3:52 AM (GMT 0)
Gypsysgrounded:
For me yes most medicines dry me out and since I already have sjogrens, allergy medicines
can dry me up where I get asthma flairs, so it's not good...I had to stop the mtx due to it drying me out
but I hold out hope that maybe a iv saline solution can counter the mtx dryness, will see what my RA doctor
thinks about that next week...I've got a virus right now and hope to be over this soon...

Vannie, hang in there and hope your 6th injection helps keep us posted...

Jay still thinking of you and hoping all is well at school and hope you can wiggle in some time for us soon.

Well wishes to all...
Posted 11/25/2011 11:47 PM (GMT 0)
I have been "going for therapy" for about a year now and am sick and tired of it, Vannie.

I have my website joanspoems.com if you would like to see my poetry. Yes I am getting published mostly on line.

Am VERY TIRED of the pain and the foot and the ankle and the toe and spending so much money on it all.

Miss you, Vannie...am still swimming (I like that) and doing tons of exercise most of which I do not like.

Take care of yourself and best regards to all.
Posted 11/26/2011 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
I was thinking of you yesterday, Joan! Seems like no matter what you do, you don't get much better......what a bummer!!! Swimming is so good for the body and the soul. Happy to hear you are still doing that. I still haven't started my exercise, I'm ashamed to say. I have been doing a little walking. Humira has helped my fatigue a lot, so that is a big plus for me. I am down to 5 mg of prednisone a day now, but since doing so, I have increased pain and joint swelling. I'm still staying at 5 mg, though. I need to give my body a break from this stuff!

Thank you for your website address. I am going to check it out. Take care, Joan!

(((Hugs)))

Vannie
Posted Today 8:14 PM (GMT 0)
hugs to you too. am progressing but it is very slow. will probably never get range of motion back in ankle. also toe is looking better but has to be monitored. I do like the swimming but miss my other activities like going to museums, plays, concerts and stuff like that.

find myself to be very tired but keep pushing along. hope you like the poetry vannie .. it is a big selection. my friend set up the website for me...he's a computer whiz.

so long everybody, best wishes
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