Pain$herlock, thank-you for your response...I can relate! Actually I love what you put. I just am not a very big believer in meditation, if i could think myself well I would have already done it a...
Jaminhealth thank you for your responses. I am not against meditation as it must work for some people. I am glad it works for you and them. My problem is with my doctor because I told her meditation...
thank you all so much for your responses, I too thought I needed to get a different opinion, and am glad i wasnt over reacting. Thanks again for your answers and suport...
I havent been on this site for a while. Sorry. Been trying to stay offline as best I could cause I am pretty busy lately with a few more hours at work,and my kids always keep me busy. I have a...
I sometimes have swelling (but of course not when I go see my rhuemy,) and definitly have the fatigue!...
BadDay, I am sorry you are feeling so much pain. I know the pain seems to cause more pain, and fighting the pain definitely causes big fatigue. I do hope someone can help you find some relief soon...
Hi, I am sorry to hear you are going thru a flare... but agree that this is the site where we Can whine. People here actually understand and are not here to judge but to be that shoulder you need...
Thanks for your post Stef17 and sorry for my late reply. I havent been able to post anything lately. I hate having to do it, but I think I am at the point I should tell my employer a little more than...
Thanks Don-D! and your right, very grateful for pain meds...although mine only take a very little part of the edge off... Have a great day!...
Thanks BadDay! I really did feel bad and mad at myself for not being able to do what used to be so 'simple' a task. I was asked to go out today with my mom and sister, kinda a girls day out. Usually...
I really overdid it today. I am a cashier at a grocery store....and today was spring cleaning for our tills. I cleaned~scrubbed 3 down low where I had to be on my hands and kneess and reallybe down...
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hi, I think (not positive) that the shrink was my family doctor trying another route for pain management. I think she is stumped as what to try next, as I have told her I dont want steroids. So I...
Thanks so much everyone for your posts! I still dont understand the "shrink" idea...but that being said I did go and try it so I could sayI have tried every avenue the doctor has given me partially...
Thanks Alicat, thats exactly what I thought :)...
thank-you Chartreux for all the info, I will definitely be looking into it all,as I feel that sometimes I take suggestions in to the doctors and she goes with it, like I'm a doctor~ she is the one...
Thanks Chartreux for your post. Right now for my headaches she has prescribed 150g of Efflexor. We are trying that, and then she did mention going to a specialist for injections of somekind if the...
Carole_D, thank you for responding to my post. I appreciate it. I went to the mindfulness appointment today. Mostly the lady just talked, rambled on and on. Then she had me "meditate" which consisted...
Hi. I was wondering if anyone has been sent by their doctor to a psychiatrist to "learn" mind over matter? I have an appointment today to 'learn' just that. I told my doctor that I have tried mind...
Chartreux, thank you for your info. I take amnitriptyline as well... so what you have said is very helpful. I never thought of a journal, because it seems like an all day everyday thing but will...
hi diznyfrk, thank you for your reply. I haven't tried heat yet as I dont usually get a sore neck and never thought of it. But I will certainly try it out. Thank-you for your reply. Have a great day!...
Hi wearysufferer, thank you for posting. I am sorry you get headaches too, but glad to hear someone else gets them too. I woke up this morning to get hubby off to work with a dandy headache, went...
Recently I have been having horrible headaches all day long, and even wake me up in middle of night with a headache. I have RA and my dr. thinks I have Fibro also. I had a catscan of my head last...
BadDay, I wanted to wish you a very Happy Birthday (early) as I have to work Sunday....and my house has been a little busy and messed up lately. Hope you have a wonderful day, and feel well enough to...
Hey BadDay, I haven't been on here in a while. But by chance I came on today, and saw that you had posted. I am sorry you are having a rough go of it. You have always been there for me, and although...
I have never heard of Skype appointments. Wow, what is the world coming to when your doctor cant even see you in person? Crazy. But treating it like a normal appt. may be just what you are supposed...
Plaquenil is a medication that you have to get your eyes checked at least once a year, sometimes more. Also, I have had Iritis in my left eye. Which is inflamation of the eye, that was caused by, and...
Hi, I am sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with RA. It truly does suck. But as Chartreux has said if they catch it quick enough they can help to slow the process down. Sadly there is no cure...
moesterman, you are so welcome though I know I really didnt say to much. I know you are googling your info, and where that can be helpful, please be sure to ask your rhuemy the questions you have...
HI and welcome to Healingwell. I would just like to point out that everyones RA is different. Some ARE stiff in the morning, and some aren't. I sometimes am, and sometimes am not. Maybe no one has...
ya DianeB I do think you are right! if only the guys (who fall in that category) would see how much we really do suck up before we just cant do it anymore and need a little help. I guess only in a...
thanks for your post applevenus it is appreciated. Hope you are having a good day :)...
feel better soon!...
I wish I could help. You probably have tried a hot bath or shower, or heating pad/blankets?? Hang in there, someone will come along with more experience and ideas to help you out. Sorry you are...
Thanks everyone for such AWESOME support!! It truly is wonderful that even though we are all strangers someone out there gets it! My hubby does/did sometimes get it but lately its like he thinks i am...
Thank-you both so much for your replies. I really appreciate them. I have almost completely given up hope hubby will ever understand....but whatever happens I always know my sons are trying to...
Yesterday, I said "Man, I am tired" (this being after being up till about midnight night before, having very restless sleep,getting up at 6am working till 1:30 then coming home to have to travel to...
Hello Auntyellen, welcome to HealingWell. There are many understanding and caring people on this group, who are here to share experience and caring words. Just wanted to shout out hey! sad you have...
Don, I think I have it figured out so I can go to the funeral, here's hoping it works out. I havent mentioned to my mom that I know she did that, but I think she senses I am upset with her... Today...
OMG, I am so mad right now! Have you ever been so stressed,and sad,and in pain from the stress, then someone does something to make you angry on top of it all? This is my day...grrrr Let me start by...
Hi TexasMissy and welcome to healing well. Although I have had RA since Feb 2008, I feel I am still learning about what is "normal" and not. Please hang in there as there are many kind caring people...
Hi, I see nobody has really answered your question. I know I have checked it out and wasnt sure exactly what you were looking for. I can try and answer by saying I go to Shopper's Drug Mart that is...
sorry to hear that you have strep throat again, but at least you know what is causing the pain...and can take steps to heal. Good luck and I hope you are feeling well soon....
I am sorry that I do not have your answer. But I do want to say I hope you get it figured out. If it gets to bad call your rhuemy, I mean after all isnt that what they are for?? Feel better soon...
i found out in Feb.2008 that I had RA. and this year in Feb. I believe, my family doctor told me she thinks I also have Fibro. Lucky me. At first my hubby was supportive...but lately he has actually...
Thanks for the post Mayflower7,and psbg. I really do appreciate all the support you all are giving me. Its nice to have support, especially when the people that are supposed to love you and care for...
psbg, thank you for your post. There are many fine people in this forum, here to listen to and support other group members. While I am sorry your husband and you both have RA, I am glad you have...
Chartreux and shrtcak81 thanks for your posts and support. I am sorry though that we all have the same dilemma....family that speak before they think,and comments that hurt! I have had my hubby join...
oh my, i found on fb a picture of fingernails and what different ones look like mean different things. Like my fingernails have ridges on them and i found those kind on the page, and it actually said...
Thanks golitho! Sometimes people are so inconsiderate of others conditions,diseases,hurts,feelings....that its overwhelming. Then there are others that are always so comforting,and caring. This group...