Thanks Ginny! It helps to hear from people who know what I am going through! My doctor told me to add 1500mg of calcium a day on top of a multivit. he said that i should be getting enough vit d from...
well i found out that on top of having osteoarthritis i also have osteoporsis this sucks! I am only 37 and i have 39% bone loss in my back and 37% bone loss in my hips, i dont know about the rest of...
i woke up the other night and my right side of my body including what felt like my brain was numb. i recently started celebrex, is this or could it be a side affect?...
I do not get a rash either, I get feverish and flu like symptoms. From talking to others on here that can be part of being in the sun with lupus. I cant imagine what it is like being 15 and not going...
Lol that is what I thought to! Yes I have thought about getting a new pcp, what I really want is to got to a rheumy but since I have an HMO i have to wait until my pcp feels it is time!...
Oh doctors drive me crazy!! He decided not to do lab work yestarday, he wants to wait another 6 months and when I showed him my list of labs that I wanted he said no. He thinks they are to...
Ides, thank you very much for the reply! I am happy to hear that it is okay to take them both. I tried the celebrex yestarday and I think I am really going to like it. The Mirapex didnt seem to do...
I am not new to HealingWell but I am new the Arthritis area. My doctor has been going back and forth between arthritis and lupus and I think has decided on arthritis, atleast this month hahahaha. So...
I work in the eye field and alot of it has been with children, even though she is six they can still do very good exams on her, just dont take her to an optometrist make sure it is a pediatric...
Thanks okie! I will request a cbc along with the others. They left me a message on my answering machine last night, my appt has been moved to the 4th. That gives me 5 more days to stress over the...
I had one and it did cause some pressure, it was really weird. It was a pressure and then an achey feeling. It went on for about 2 years before I finally went to an obgyn(female doctor) who told me...
Wow I thought it was just a rash that it caused! I hate it! I never really thought about it all these years, just thought everybody was that way so I have never complained. I know they named it after...
I go in for my 4 month blood work tomorrow. I am so tired of my doctor saying it might be Lupus one visit and no it is prob RA since your sister has it on the next visit! I have come up with a list...
Hi Hippiemom! You are going to do great! The drink and the IV was the worst part for me. I think next time I will take the pills instead of the drink. The doctor said that I was able to tell him...
Yes Systane is good, I also like genteal gel, it stays on the eyes longer while you are asleep, it really helps. Sunshine, do you get your rash looked at when it gets on your lids by an eye doctor?...
Thank you all for your comments. I put AIH in the search, i am trying to make a list of lab test that need to be ran to either confirm or deny AIH. The problem is I not only have an HMO but my...
thanks Dany! my next visit is in 3weeks so i will ask about the LFT's. is nausea always a part of it for you or was it that one time period? do you know alot of people with AIH?...
Thanks Shelly! I do forget sometimes that they work for us. They have a way of making us feel like we know nothing and they are gods!!...
thanks for the reply bee. when i was told about the ANA july of last year i had been on bactrim for a week for my monthly bladder infection. i now have developed an allergy to bactrim(it causes...
Have you looked at your test results for yourself? if not i would ask for a copy of them. has it been the same doctor that has done all of the test?...
are you on the computer alot? the reason i ask is because when we read or are on the computer alot we tend to forget to blink which causes dry eye syndrome. most people think dry eye is a small...
my doctor did a test on me last year which showed a positive ANA and a high alkaline phosphatase. i have tried to do some research and found that it could maybe be autoimmune hepatitis, does anyone...
i work with an eye doctor please explain your blurry vision....
I have read about it but am still not sure that I understand. Does it mean that it can make your ANA go up and then when it is out of your system it goes back to normal? Does it mean that Lupus is...
djoyg, thanks for the info, i guess i need to do some research on the ultram. a friend of mine had told me it was non addictive so that is why i had asked for it instead of the lortab. i also wait...
That is a great way to look at things lady frog! and by the way you are very funny! Keriamon what kind of sweets can you eat?...
I thought it was law that you were covered until the end of the month, dont rely on your ex job to tell you when your cut off date is call your insurance company if you havent already done that. My...
Awww Lady Frog thats not good, I would hate knowing that diabetes could be lurking around the corner! and Treester I agree sometimes you just have to do it!...
Thanks Gramps! How long have you been with CP?...
I get the nausea but my pain is on the right side and also at the top of tummy where my ribs meet. I dont know if alot of other people get the nausea or not. I had a colonoscopy which confirmed mine,...
So many yummy foods and drinks! Can you guys tell I am on a diet lol! I havent had a problem with juice yet or sodas, hope that doesnt start, hate to hear that you do! IBS is so crazy one minute...
Ice cream!!!! (i am drooling haha) I tried sherbert the other day and i didnt bother me, I was so happy about that!...
I have been on ultram now for close to 2 years, it helped at 1st now not as much. Is there another non addictive pain pill out there? I have bad back pain that goes from my tailbone area to my hips...
yummy tacos! i can eat chicken tacos but yep no beef tacos....
I luvvv chocolate milk and pancakes, but boy do they hate me! haha! my son says it must not be that bad if i still eat it, but sometimes i just cant help myself! anyone else with a food they are...
Thanks again, I am so glad you looked at my post! My next blood work is in a month wish me luck!...
Thanks for the reply! My doctor said maybe lupus but i was reaching for ibs since i have been dx'd with that. My doctor got the alkaline phosphatase back at the same time as the ana but didnt say...
Does anyone else on here have a positive ANA along with their IBS? Also does anyone know if IBS can make your alkaline phosphatase high?...
Hey I think the joke thing would be a great idea!! /community/emoticons/tongue.gif ...
I also have IBS and headaches, they start either around 3 or 4 am or when i get up at around 6:45am. The only thing that I have found to stop them is to take allergy/sinus headache pills 1 to2 hours...
Sounds like your grandfather was a very stong man! Yes I think you are correct about the preservatives and medicine then throw in all the hormones that are used and well here we are! What time is it...
my doctor put me on Zelnorm, but when it was pulled he didnt give me anything else. I asked him for something and he said well the Zelnorm should of cleared it up so I shouldnt need anything else...
Yes I have per my doctor severe IBS, though I feel any IBS is severe! My doctor is waiting to call it Lupus until I get a few more of the symptoms, they do have other blood work that can be done to...
Yes I have back pain and bladder spasms. My urologist was not very understanding, but he is one of the best where I live so I keep going to him. He has been a little better since my blood work came...
Yes 2 weeks after my colonoscopy, he didnt really find anything, which I thought he would find something there and not with the colonoscopy, our bodies are so strange! I really thought I had an...
Thanks for the help!...
This has been my question for a while now. Does anybody else with IBS get major pain and bloating in the middle of the upper stomach(where the ribs meet). It is usually right after I eat something or...
It was Zelnorm. He gave me a bunch of samples the day of my colonoscopy, I was still out of it lol but he gave them to my husband and told him that my IBS was so bad that he almost couldnt do my...
When I was diag. after a colonoscopy 1 year ago my doctor put me on a med which is no longer avail. Is there anything new out there?...
Thats okay, I had to get to bed to. But of course I had to play some video games with my son 1st LOL! Again thank you for all of your advice. It feels good to talk with people that understand, as...