Hi Jennifer, Have you been to an ophthalmologist to have your dry eyes checked? I have punctal plugs in my tear ducts and I use Restasis twice daily, both of which have helped immensely with my...
Hi Jennifer, It's possible you have an overlap of RA or Lupus, but it's not uncommon to have a lot of pain with Sjogren's. My pain isn't too bad, usually just my knees or hips, and occasionally I get...
From what I've read, black tea has a high oxalate content, while green and oolong teas are not quite as high. Herbal tea has hardly any oxalate, but then again it doesn't taste like tea to me! I have...
Hi Chris, I too have had trouble finding one good list to go by when it comes to a low oxalate diet, a lot of the information is contradictory. This is one provided by the lab that diagnosed my stone...
I saw my nephrologist last week and he said everything was fine. I had blood drawn the morning of the appointment so he would have the results by the time he saw me, and my creatinine was back down...
Laurie, I've been on 500mg twice a day since I started Cellcept so if they do decide to do an increase this will be my first. I really haven't had any negative reactions to it so far, so hopefully if...
A while back my ophthalmologist told me to use Omega-3 supplements for my dry eyes, which fish oil falls under. I fell out the habit of taking them a long time ago. How bad is it that I couldn't even...
Hi everyone, I decided to wait it out to see if my most recent tests showed improvement, but my kidney function was the same. I saw my rheumy on Friday, and she recommended that I try to see my...
Hi everyone, I last saw my rheumatologist 3 weeks ago and she gave me the green light to drop to 12.5mg of prednisone per day. Since lowering my dose I've had bloodwork done twice. The first time I...
Hi Ronee, I have Sjogren's Syndrome and I had a lot of the symptoms you mentioned before I was diagnosed (fatigue, cold, just feeling unwell). I had recurring UTI's and kidney infections but my old...
Hi everyone, I'm down to 17.5mg of pred, and I'm going to see the nephrologist tomorrow. Hopefull my bloodwork is good enough to go down to 15! I'm having another ultrasound to see how my kidney...
Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome! /community/emoticons/smurf.gif I really haven't had problems with Cellcept, I think the citrate causes the most stomach problems for me. I've gotten...
Hi everyone, I am new to the forums and I was wondering if anyone here has CKD. I was diagnosed in February 2009 after I had a physical (after 10 years of not having one) and my bloodwork showed...