V and Songwriter, Yeah the hip pain is still there. I tried the cold and a muscle relaxer along with a pain med but it hasn't seemed to help yet. I was thinking that maybe because I was off work for...
I didn't end up taking my mttx on Sunday which may be why I am so exhausted and my right hip and back hurt so bad. I am not sure why the hip is hurting so bad. I have OA along with the RA, as some of...
Songwriter, Yeah it's the craziest thing, we had a random snow shower last week before we left for vacation. Just strange weather all the way around I guess. I am glad the other kittens are doing...
jean, Yeah i have posted on the chrohn's forum. He is in a stage of denial and when i suggest it to him he just tells me it won't help. It's hard to get through to them at this age. Since he is so...
weary, That is why it is so hard, you are putting so much pressure on you. You will get it and you are def. not a dumb person. Is there anyone at work that is a friend you could go to and ask if they...
:cry: One of the little kittens passed away last night. We found a little gash on her neck. :sad: My youngest,who is already a pet advocate, bawled her little eyes out for over an hour. It was def....
weary, I so agree with you. I think they like the discovery part but then lose interest. I know, even though I like the one I have now, that when he thought it was just FM he didn't pay much...
stef, I see you can't take plaquenil. I am on it along with methotrexate, and predisone. Plus pain meds. You are right, you can't take it if you want more kids. In fact my Rheumy said he wanted to...
Songwriter, I am glad you mentioned that. Jean, sonwriter had actually told me about that awhile back and when I tried it..It def. helped a lot. A combo between the meds and the cold calmed it all...
songwriter, Good to hear from you!! :smilewinkgrin: Glad that the fatigue is easing, even if only a little bit. I have that same issue with the swelling when I walk or do any exercise that requires...
I am going to schedule an appointment for this week, now that I am back from vacation. This is not the first time I have had issues. I did one other time back about 2 years ago(actually when all my...
V, I have posted here before about what a nightmare my internal med and Rheumy were. They worked in the same office and put me through 3 sleep test, heart scans, asthma test. They kept getting mad at...
When my RA first started(that I can remember back to) they would hurt the most at night, when i stopped moving. They would wake me up. I would feel so stiff I couldn't move them. I actually(still do...
Oh weary I am so sorry for the mixed emotions that you are going through, along with the pain. RA is a tough road. I am not telling you anything you don't already know. You can't run from it, and for...
Hey everyone. Back from vacation in the Great Smokey Mountains. It was a great time. Next time I think I would stay for longer though. It was over 6 hour drive there and back and my joints were not...
I take Cymbalta too for the FM. I guess it helps me. I don't even know anymore. I have been on it for almost 2 years and wanted to go off to see if I noticed a difference but as I am sure you know...
weary, sometimes I think we are so happy to finally have a Rheumy that listens we give them more credit than they deserve. It is good he got you on the right track. Now you need one to finish the...
songwriter, I have told the family I will need help. I would like to get out and walk with them but my Rhuemy suggests that if i do I pick up a cane or walking stick so I can get around. Hubby wants...
songwriter, I'm sorry to hear your having a rough day or night. I do get that, a lot. I feel like I am walking through mud. It is even worse now with the mttx. I go to sleep at 7 or 8 get up at 5 and...
BadDay, I have never thought of you as a whiner. You have always, ALWAYS, been so supportive! That's what we are here for. One day I complain, a lot :smilewinkgrin: and moan and groan and stomp my...
Thanks for all the advice. I was thinking maybe it was the predisone but it still worried me. I just turned 36 in December and had thought maybe i was going through menopause as well. I do get hot...
I started with predisone. Then graduated to plaquenil With it. Had headaches with the plaquenil so went to the sulfar and predisone. Sulfar was a waste of time and since I had a little help from the...
songwriter, I understand what a difficult time that must be trying to get to pool therapy. I usually take the older kids with me in case i have problems. I know some day that won't be a solution but...
weary, Like golitho said I would get a second opinion. He didn't like your honesty, but he should of. Besides it's your body!! I wouldn't wait on him. I would go to your pr. dr and find out. Good...
Ok so I have been on the predisone since last year when I herniated my disc. Came off of it for about a month then found out about the RA and back on it since November. Well I have not had my monthly...
BadDay, Oh when it rains it pours, huh? I am sorry to hear about the run in with the dog!! Glad to hear it isn't broken, though. I understand the med deli-ma, it is always scary no matter what it is....
songwriter, I'm sorry I hadn't been on to see if you had got your dx. I knew you said you thought you might get it soon. I have had a really rough week with the mttx. :sad: I am glad that your Rheumy...
Thanks all!! It honestly took all week before i felt like myself again. My Rhuemy has said that i can lower my dose down to three pills this week so hopefully that will make a huge difference. Even...
crazy Dr. that is all I can say. Mine hurt at rest, at use, when i sleep. I have way more hours of the day hurting than not hurting. I can't pick up something without my hands "seizing" up on my so i...
dee, we all get that feeling of sadness with what we are going through. I am so sorry it is your turn to feel that way. I think last week there were at least 3 of us here just from what i read. I...
great advice everyone!! I will take it all. I know we have all been in the same boat with the predisone. I don't have as much trouble wanting to eat all the time with it as I did in the beginning. My...
:shocked: :skull: Uhg..well this dose wiped me. I waited to take it until Sunday this time because I was already feeling sick to my stomach all day Saturday. So after I took it Sunday morning, I was...
weary, Wow! I am impressed!! :cool: Managing to maintain your weight for all that time is no small feet. I had started to write down everything I eat when i had first started this diet just because I...
I meant every word!! :-) Have a good day! Heather...
BadDAy, That was a very informative site. I kept it booked marked so i could go back and refer to it when i need to. I thought I had gained 4 pounds back but i think songwriter was right about fluid...
We ALWAYS feel better when we see them, it is like magic. :idea: I agree with songwriter that when my first Rheumy dx me with FM and I had the sternum complaints he said there are little joints in...
Meltdown, Yes i am so excited to go. Hubby told me at first we couldn't afford a vacation this spring but I bugged him enough and he is worried about me. He has been spending so much more time with...
BADDAY, I'm sorry i can't think to eat kangaroo. I have only seen them at the zoo and on movies :blush: but I just couldn't bare to do it. I like the rest of the recipe though and i could substitute...
BadDay is right. I don't remember where I posted my experience about all the crapola that i went through to prove this is what I had(RA) but the long and the short of it was my slightly elevated...
CRPS, Thanks for the advice! Wow I have never had that effect from alchohol but i know that my mother does. I was so sick yesterday just from forgetting the water that i am very leery though. I...
Welcome to you and your husband. I have been on different types of pain meds, even when my previous Rhuemy wouldn't look into the RA possibility. You need a second opinion. It takes a little while....
Thanks to all of you!! I love a rebel without a cause as I have been known to be one myself from time to time. I too have had a drink or to with some meds that say do not drink. this one is the first...
OOOhhh Songwriter, Both of those sound really yummy. I hadn't thought about using the ground turkey for a stir fry. I love those honeysuckle Turkey's too. I don't think I ever put it into the crock...
Thank you both. You both gave opposite but sound advice. I just have those mixed feelings. I think I should be able to have a small glass once in a blue moon, and don't get me wrong I am not a...
So I started methotrexate last sat. It has been ok to me so far. Next dose is scheduled for tonight. Let me start by saying I know none of you are Dr.'s and will not substitute your opinions or...
Anyone have any low fat recipe ideas. I have been on this 17 day diet that was written by a Dr. who appeared on Dr. Phil. It had been helping a lot til I messed up last week after staring my...
I have been in a really good mood the last couple of days, which is great!! I am sure it's not from the methotrexate as I just took my first dose last Saturday. My hubby planned a cabin retreat to...
It happens to all of us!! I have def. been guilty and have had to go back and hit the edit button myself. Hang in there. (((HUGS))) Heather ...
dee, I am on predisone, plaque-nil, and mtrxt so i don't know about the others. i have been told that if this doesn't work they will be my next options. i know all of the meds have major...
Christina, I don't know(or remember..brain fog) if I told you how I was going to a Rheumy for a year. He would barely check my joints. Never ran x-rays and said all of my pain and joints inflammation...