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Posted 10/19/2013 9:14 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone ,haven't been on in a while been having some bad times going through a lot.

Been having a lot of headaches my right hand is so swollen its gone in to my wrist is this normal

between my shoulders feel like its on fire having a hard time sleeping at night but always feel so

tired sometimes don't know what to do. Had to stop working trying to get ssi, now have to always use a cane to walk with. Lost my insurance and having a hard time getting my meds. sorry just needed to get that off my chest.

Can't believe how much some of the meds cost. Just in constant pain and a lot of sweats never had the sweats before but now sweat a lot. cry

diagonis  with ra, osteo, high blood, border line dibetic and degentrative

 joint disease in my back

meds are Norvasc, Lopressor, Zocor, protonix, singulair, strovte one, tramadol, butran patch, methotrexate, rayos, Enbrel nucynta, arthrotec and celebrax.

 

Posted 10/21/2013 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hello miltreese,
I'm very sorry to hear how miserable things are for you at the moment. I hope they improve for you soon. I'm not sure how medical care works in the US (I live in Ireland) but does having no insurance mean you can't get any medical treatment at all? I hope not because you sound like someone who needs care.
I don't get headaches myself but I believe they can be a side effect of methotrexate for some people.
The swollen hand and wrist sound like it could be RA in need of more or different medication.
I have Fibromyalgia also and one of my symptoms is burning feet. Others with the same disease have burning in other areas. One of the most common areas seems to be the shoulders. People with RA often develop Fibromyalgia. Maybe that is something you could look into. I was recently diagnosed with Fibro and because I didn't realise I had it I was assuming my RA meds were not working properly but they were. It was the Fibro that was causing the pain and fatigue this time around.
If your blood sugar is not under control it could cause you to sweat. My diabetes is hard to control when I am in a lot of pain. That might be happening with you too. Hang in there. Neenaa
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