I have had the rituxan infusions several times and the only problem I had was acute weakness, Hope you feel better soon....
My first infusions were great, I felt better and no side effects. The infusions in May were different. I stayed exhausted for 2 weeks at least then started feeling better. I need it again but am...
My generic plaquenil went from $5 for 3 months to $93 for 1 month on my ins. I called the navy base and got 3 months free. I hope when this is gone they still have it....
The Dr. that says only one a year is conccerned about osteoporis and steroids....
I have scolosis and arthritis of the spine, along with bulging disks and DDD and other problems in the neck and back. I have been recieving epidurals in the back and neck and it has helped...
Weather fronts etc are working on me too. H ope you feel better!...
I had a lot of indigestion, nausea and vomiting recently. I kept telling my Drs it was my stomach and acid reflux. They made me go thru the stomach tests as well as see a cardiologist. Gastro Dr says...
Lupus is primary and sjorgrens secondary for me. I take plaquenil and was on predisone for the lupus. I take evoxac 3 times a day for mouth dryness as well as using the Biotene products. I also...
Sorry you have been having a bad time. Sjorrens has been kicking my butt to lately. Extremely dry eyes, nose and mouth and a hacky cough. Restasis helps the eyes, saliva plls and biotene the mouth,...
My hips may be due to lupus and predisone too. I am down to 2 mg a day now. For the longest time that's how they controlled the lupus was with the predsone. The rituxan really helped everything...
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I have had only one case of dizziness, and thought my sugar may have dropped. May or may not have, I ate a candybar and sat down and I felt better. I am having major isseus with dryness. My mouth, my...
Finally after a month of misery, relief.I had a upper scope and a camera installed, and finally a barium swallow. I was already on 2 aciphex a day with problems still. Barium swallow showed acid...
My husband had a heart attack and 2 stents in 07. He has been diagnosed a type 2 diabetic this year. He had done wonderful with both. We watch our diet and he walks and he has done wonderful. Hope...
I share some of your problems. I had 2 1/ 2 feet on each side of my intestines removed in 2003 and had several months of diahrea before discovering questran. Colestipol for cholesterol is also good...
I have had acid reflux for several yearsl. Priloscec held me for many years. In the last two years it has gotten worse and I have gone from 2 prevacid a day to 2 aciphex a day and now its worse...
I have the same problem. Its frustrating when you are trying to get dressed to go somewhere. I haven't found an answer, but it is worse when I am on higher doses of steroids....
I saw a cardiologist Thurs. He says even tho my EKG and blood work in fine, my synptoms can be GERD or cardiac. I am scheduled for a tread mill tomorrow, barium swallow for GI Dr. Wed and a...
I can relate to the GERD. I have gone from 1 prevacid a day, to a prevacid and a zantac, to two prevacids a day, and now to two aciphex a day and I am still having attacks with it. The last three...
I am on aciphex at home, but they put protonix in my Iv and it worked. I think I am going to ask to be switched to that. I am also going to ask about my sjorgrens contributing to the stomach problems....
Gerd is acid reflux disease. Something like gastric esophagus reflux disease, I think. I am up to 2 aciphex a day and sometimes drink gaviscon and eat Tums. I do now know tho not to take the gaviscon...
My blood work was lousy for several years before I was finaly diagnosed with lymphoma. My white cell count stayed around 2.5 and my iron count was so low they had to give me iron IV. Everything was...
I am to be scheduled for a barium swallow and see what that shows. I also want to discuss the sjorgrens with the Dr. to see if it could be a part of this. I had a bone denisity scan last week. My...
As some of you know I have been having acid reflux issues and had a upper scope which showed my hiatal hernia and they put a camera in. Finally got the results back as normal. Now this I find hard to...
Should here something this week. Think my trouble swallowing is sjorgrens. Don't know about the other. Will post when I do....
I have always bruised wasy and woulkd not know what I had done to get the bruises. I don't taske nexium, but I tske aciphex and was taking prevacid. I also take asa and predisone. I thought the asa...
My gerd is much worse. I am on aciphex x 2 a day. I had a upper scope last week and a camera put in, for 2 days. I do not haqve the results yet, but I am hoping that something can make it better. I...
Sometimes a round of physical theerapy will unlock it....
I have a sleep by number bed I dearly love as well as one of their pillows. I have not been able to sleep with a pillow in 7 years until I found this one. I used a small neck pillow until then. I...
We had a busy weekend, even tho I was extremely sick with my stomach Friday and Friday night. I had a upper GI scope on Tuesday and they placed a camera at the mouth of the stomach and I had a...
Normal for me is also 96.1 and when it reaches 98.6--99 I feel it to and usually there is inflamation going on. I had a bacterial infection 2 years ago and spent 9 days in the hospital. My temp was...
I can't do as much as I used to , and having trouble this year pacing myself. I have managed to repot my flowers, plant my garden, clean out both utility rooms and flower shed. and am slowly working...
CONTINUING Eventually I was able to add baked chicken and finally other meats. When my stomach goes nuts sometimes I have to go back to the rice, potatoes and breads. The rice and potatoes have to be...
Due to the intestinal surgery I had 10 years ago I can no longer eat green leafy vegetables like lettuce, cabbage, and broccoli. For a long time I survived on potatoes, rice and breads....
I am on nuerontin 300 mg 4 x a day and it does help. I forgot to put it in my 7 day planner awhile back and could not figure out why I was hurting worse. So now I know it does help. I know that the...
My hairdresser takes care of the hairs on my chiny chin chin when she cuts my hair every month. She uses hot wax and it works....
I was on 10mg for well over a year possibly 2. I could not come off of it going from 10mg to 7.5 (cutting a 5mg in half). I would have severe pain and no energy. My Dr. said I was coming off to fast....
Did either of you have leg pain and if so where? I just don't want to rush in to anything, and I want to know that other problems are not causing part of the pain. My Dr. says to do the trial...
I quit the beds several years ago. I have large containers of petunias, marigolds, impatients, etc. These I can sit in a chair and plant and enjoy. I have rosebuds, dogwoods, rose bushes, japanese...
I have some questions about how do you know you need a spinal cord stimuator? I have scoliois,bulging disks in my neck and lumbar spine, DDD, spondylosis, and spondylesis. C2 thru C7 and L1 thru S1...
Hon, If your flares or landing you in the hospital I would not let anyone talk me into stopping my meds. You might try vitamins and supplements with them, but I would never stop them. What we have is...
I have been on plaquenil since 2004. I see my eye Dr. every 6 months, and have had no problems. I have been on 10 mg predisone for almost 2 years. I got worse around Thanksgiving and was given 2...
I hope the meds work and you feel better soon! We mourn for the ways things use to be, but know that they won't be again. Try to stay active and do things you enjoy as much as possible, even if you...
Ra and lupus shares a lot of the same meds. I have taken plaquenil for 7 years with no problems. I have my eyes checked every 6 months, and my Dr. says he has never had a case of damage to the eyes...
Barbara, I would put ice cream in the ensure for my mom- in- law and she would eat it that way. She did not like the taste of it either to drink it. She preferred the strawberry. Maybe that would...
The stretching does usually help me. Actually since I had the nerve burnt on the right side of my neck as long as I do the exercises they taught me in PT I don't have as much problems as I did. Hope...
So glad butterflake /community/emoticons/idea.gif You have helped me....
Bless your heart. It has been a year for us to. We have replaced a refrigerator, a freezer, a laptop, a heating and air conditoning ssystem, and or fixing to need a lawnmower. Its a lot but the...
So proud for you! I had lymphoma in 2006, I am checked regardly for recurrence. None so far. I had a questionable mamogram two months ago, and was re-examined and ultrasound. I was so glad when they...
For the last week I have felt terrible but have told myself I'm fine and kept moving. (anyone eles do that) My feet, toes, fingers, hands and wrists hurt like crazy. I can't pick the coffee pot up in...