Hi Barb: I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing so much pain. I hope that when you feel comfortable enough to be referred, a pain management specialist helps you find the ideal medication to...
Hi Suzie: I'm on 200 mg. plaquenil X 2 and 50 mg. Imuran X 2. The rheumatologist does not believe that my illness is bad enough to be treated more aggressively and worries that ,an increase in Imuran...
:idea: Hello: I joined the site yesterday and am so appreciative of the support from many of you while I was in the ER yesterday. I looked up the site on my wi-fi tablet and while reading your...
Hi there,,,just wanted to add my good wishes, hope you make some headway with the cymbal tea...I had tried it years ago when the pain was not as bad as it is now and had some adverse reactions along...
Hi Anthony. I'm new as well and like you am going through a very bad flare up of my connective tissue disorder. It's going for my back this time. I can only lie down flat. I can walk a tiny bit but...
Hi: am new here and take 10 mg of baclofen X 4 a day, which helps me tremendously with connective tissue disease spasms, but it's taken a long while to adjust to some of the side effects. Mine...
:cry: Hi Everyone: I did call an ambulance and went to the ER. I took the iPad my husband got me for days like this one. It was truly comforting to be able to read everyone's replies to my topic....
Thank you Betsey,,, I am trying to stay positive. I believe joining this group will help. Periods of isolation can be tricky to deal with emotionally. I don't know how to tell if/when it gets bad...
[b] :turn: Hi: I am a new member currently having severe back pain. I have been diagnosed with an auto-immune, connective tissue disease,possibly lupus. That causes severe spasms in/around organs and...