Thank you very much Lynnwood for the information....
Hello all. I have not been on this forum for a very long time. The website has changed a lot but I am trying to figure it out. I have mixed connective tissue disease and Lupus. I have been having...
Thank you so much for your reply and the link. Yes I always forget to ask something. I'll keep you posted...
Hi everyone. I posted a few months ago. For the last four to five months I have been having many symptoms leaning toward fibromalgia. I see a rheumatologist for diffuse connective disease and joint...
Hi Joy. Thank you for your response. Yes that is one of the reasons I am considering changing rheumys. He goes strictly by blood work. He never spends much time with me at my appts. Very frustrating....
Oh thank you Sherrine. That's an excellent idea to show how I feel on a daily basis. The mornings are the worse and sleep does not come easy. Waking up at least twice during the night because of pain...
Thank you Sherrine I will definitely make an appointment with my pc. I know she will listen to my concerns. Yes Joy I had a positive ana 10 years ago I have been on plaquenil since then. This has...
My name is Cindy and do not post very often. I was just wondering about a diagnosis of fibro. I do have a Rheumatologist but he seems to not really listen to me. Right now I am diagnosed with Diffuse...
Hi Cindi and welcome to HW. So sorry to hear about all you have going on. There is not much activity on this topic. I would suggest moving your post to the Chronic pain section. There are a lot of...
LuckyThirteen. One other thing you also might try posting on the Chronic Pain site. There are a lot of people on this site and maybe someone has tried these injections. Sounds like you are having...
PS Your doctor is so right. You should not have surgery. I feel that would only make matters worse...
Hi LuckyThirteen and welcome to this forum. This is a wonderful place for great information and support. I also have osteoarthiritis of the spine. From what I read on Web MD this seems to have had...
A good bed is always a delema. We just purchased a king size (we'very always had a queen) Ecocomfort Ranier mattress. Like a temper pedic but not. It is medium firm. We bought the encasement for it...
I just received my SSDI about two weeks ago. I went through the whole process. Also being denied two times. I did have an attorney and he was a very good one. It took approximately 1 and 1/2 years....