Alice, You are a peach! Thank you very much for that link. It is very interesting. Sincerely, Jen...
Does anyone with an autoimmune disease (RA, Lupus, Ankylosing Spondylitis or Schleroderma) also have biopolar disorder? Was the bipolar disorder diagnosed after the autoimmune disease? I've had a...
I have had a diagnosis of depression and anxiety since around 1998. I started off on one medication at a very low dose. Over the years the dosages have increased, the medications have changed and for...
Yellowing of the skin; also know as being jaundice, can be a sign of liver issues. Usually if you are jaundice the whites of your eyes will also have a yellowish tint to them. I know this because I...
So glad you are finally feeling better, Dawn. I can relate. I put some New Year's resolutions in to effect January 5th. To watch our budget was one of them which led to adding to the list a lot more...
Emmie, I don't have a diagnosis either and it drives me absolutely crazy! :smhair: It is narrowed down to one or more of RA, Lupus, Scleroderma and/or Ankylosing Spondylitis. At other doctor's...
I'm hoping your appointment went well and you haven't had a chance to reply because you are having some blood work and/or x-rays done. Please let us know how things went as soon as you get a chance....
Sending you my thoughts and prayers!...
Joy, I'm sorry you are having these same issues. I just wish I could get a diagnosis. Is it lupus? Is is RA? Is is schleroderma? Is it Ankylosing Spondylitis? Is it all of them? Or is it something...
Thank you, Carole. It's just very frustrating sometimes. Especially, when people just don't understand or think you are making things up for attention or think you are missing events because you just...
Hi! I'm just perusing this forum to see if I could learn more about lyme disease because I see that brain fog is a symptom. I have major brain fog. I don't have a diagnosis as of yet but my...
I understand how you feel. I used to be the same way and occasionally still am. My husband finally decided after years of me hitting the floor with my foot like I had a brake on my side of the car,...
Here I am preparing for my upcoming visits to the neurologist, rheumatologist and opthamologist the past couple days and as I'm adding (as I think of them or they happen) to the list of symptoms and...
Don, How are you doing lately? May I ask, have you been able to reintroduce fruits and vegetables aside trim celery, carrots and greens? Can you share any simple recipes with the foods you are able...
Ssoutgirl, Has your daughter ever described her arms as feeling too heavy to hold up to blow dry or brush her hair? You're description of her walking through a store takes me back to about 8 or more...
Hello All, I have several questions for you. I greatly appreciate any advice, comments, or experiences that you've had that you can provide. 1) Do any of you still fight being tired and fatigue while...
I had the same thing happen to me about a month and a half ago. First time I've ever reacted like that to a sting. We were camping, it was dark & I was wearing flip flops. I'd gotten up from the...
I am on meloxicam and don't have any side effects....
BnotAfraid, Thank you for your information. I actually feel like CalgaryGuy all the time but never really expressed this to anyone other than my friend. I will check out the website you recommended....
Watzgiree, I'm so relieved to hear you are doing better. I could definitely sensed your anxiety in your first post and I was very concerned about you. As I continued reading I was happy to get to...
Does your doctor have any doctor-friends he can contact to get more information on depression and the meds prescribed for depression? Or can't he do some research? Doctor's have access to so much...
Alicat, Sorry to hear you're have a rough day. You're statement is exactly how I felt. Denial that something is wrong: Even though I constantly felt exhaused and just tired for no reason and always...
Jade, I'm so sorry to hear that you are going through this at such a young age. I was so mad/frustrated yet relieved when I found out that some of my tests were coming back abnormal. For so long I...
Melttdown, WOW is exactly what I kept saying as I read all of these comments! I try to explain how I feel to my husband sometimes and I just can't find the words to describe it. And when I describe...
Today has been a bad day for me for this. I walked out of the house this morning being very hot and was hot all the way to work. After sitting in my office for about 30 minutes I became cold. I...
Igail, Welcome to the forum. I felt the exact same way 2 years ago. The waiting game drove me crazy! Actually, I am playing the waiting game again. I was in a flare when I had my last bloodwork done...
I'm curious...Has anyone tried massage therapy for joint pain? I've read on a couple of the massage therapy websites that the Hot Stone Massage is supposed to help with joint pain. I'm curious as to...