if you have a diagnosis of raynauds be sure to keep your hands warm and cut free.. sometimes with raynauds we're slower to heal.. on the other hand i had a lazy rheumatologist who when i had major...
lynnwood that is fantastic news.. give her our love and tell her how powerful she is and she will have great strides in her recovery...
barb im praying for a speedy recovery and hope your feeling better soon...
heard...
anyone eard from barbara lee either? been wondering about both of them...
thanks for the update lynnwood... i pray she pulls through...
yes i have seen this with lupus patients... its just not worth it do it the hard way.. my mom and sister both had this done neither one has lupus but its a rough recovery...
lynwood this devastates me beyond belief.. I cannot believe this im heartbroken.. i just dont know what else to say...
oh wow lynn thanks for keeping us posted.. i will be praying for her thats for sure.. keep us posted.. amy...
im so very glad things cleared up for her.. i cant speak for everyone but winter is super tough for makes me hurt..os your sister a part of any support groups in her area or online.. there is extra...
my doctor put me into a nursing home in order for me to apply for SSDI and medicaid..of course it had to be a medicaid pending nursing home.. i left with medicaid and since i had sooo many medica...
tell her we are all praying for her and hopes she makes a speedy recovery...
hi i just read this and im curious how barb is doing.... if someone could please let us know...
my son suffers from severe eczema and he always have cracked heals... i use Aquaphor slather it on and put socks on them and sleep in those every night... you can even do it throughout the day its...
i use aveeno spf 85+ works wonders.....
my dads cardiologist suggest eating apple sauce when taking niaspan it decreases the redness and the burning sensation.....
i too got shingles and it is very painful... its a nerve ending virus they gave me valtrex and pain medication..hope you get over it soon.. praying for you and your kitty...
i take protonix because the meds have hurtm y stomach..had to have a EGD donee that found mild gastritis..feel you pain heartburn and acid reflux sucks...
Im not used to the boards being slow but wanted to make sure everyone is okay.. okie i hope your feeling better and i had a doctor one time tell me hes not surprised people with any chronic illness...
yea i just cant keep mine up... im waiting to see a hematologist to go over all bloodwork to see if b12 def...
im not sure about b12 and vit d im supposed to be taking calcium with vit d and i havent started yet lol ive been prolonging taking it for about a year..i know i need too since im osteopenic i guess...
yea its strange about the nasal septum hole..strange.. i had my old rheumy took pictures of it haha...
i am on magnesium supplements once a day and went to er tonight for chest pain and i have costrochondritis but my magnesium is still low.. anyyone else have issues with low mag i went up too 2 a day...
aorry your going through this and i hope you find answers too..i have had this before on my legs and it took a year to go away they called it vascultitis... mine eventually went away and i dont have...
im sorry your feeling bad and i wish you the best in getting better,,, with your name being okie are you in oklahoma and did you do well riding out those awful storms.....
sinus surgery went great... not too much pain the worse part was the drainage... but im still slightly stuffy but other than that i feel like i can breathe better..and they put in a septal button...
ya know my lab work is returning to normal too it could be simple anxiety like i wonder what will happen next...or did they miss something.. im sorry your going through this i have been there..big...
yea it really cant hurt but im finding out if i need the supplements or the injections..i find out tomorrow and its exhausting waiting for it lol...
im awaiting on the results from my MMA test to see if i am indeed b12 def..normal b12 levels are 200-1100 but mine came back at 318 although its in range some people cane experience some symptoms...
when i get the internal shakes (some drs laugh at me) i always check my BP if thats normal check my sugar level if that is normal i chalk it up to anxiety.. the internal shakes feel weird because on...
i have been on cellcept for about 6 monts,,the only real side effect i got was nausea but they gave me zofran for the I am (active) Class III and (inactive)CLass V lupus nephritis my kidney reports...
ativan takes the panic away within an hour and i sleep much much better......
i have lupus and i can understand the invisableness of an illness or condition and i understand the extreme fatique..i have asthma too and when my anxiety kicks in makes my asthma worse.. i see a...
welcome to the board where in oklahoma are you? i had a fantastic rheumy she was amazing and she moved to oklahoma so i had to find a new doctor... just curious if she may be close to you......
oh im glad your doing well..my surgery is set for next friday... same deal sius infection with a retention cyst and most of my nasal airways are blocked from swelling... so there going to clean me...
nanners is right... i often grit my teeth when im stressed and sometimes i dont realize it... try focusing on relaxing your jaw at times when stressed...
I suffer from health and medicine anxiety... meds scare me to high heaven i think im going to die from a reaction... my health is constantly on my mind.. i have suffered anxiety for years.. i have...
one of the lupus meds that helped me with the joint pain was plaquenil..worked like a charm for me.. i have low vit d as well and really cant be out in the sun but i do go out there for like 10...
i had a 4 hour long what i think was panic attack.. my arms and my legs and face felt like they didnt belong to me. my brain was racing i tried the bretahing exercissed and nothing worked it affected...
so i got all my labwork back including urinalysis and everything looks good just a trace of protein in my urine but my protein creatnine ratio is 754 normal limits 21-161 what causes this to be so...
im currently seeing a behavioral therapist in hopes i can get help like i did 10 years ago... the anxiety comes and goes me and my neuro are tinkering with meds trying to find the perfect fit..thanks...
the only thing i have noticed is my proteins are going down..but while on cellcept i keep getting sick even though im on bactrim.....
i would seek your doctor for an mri you are on prednisone and it does affect bones and muscles... maybe its just an out of whack shoulder.. alternate heat and cold.. but do it in 20 min increments.....
aimsgirl im currently on cellcept and i have been for 3 months and i dont really see a difference with my kidneys... how long did it take you.. cellcept didnt work for you did it?...
im down to 10 mg's of steroids...when i was on 80 i got steroid induced phychosis... my neuro had put me on those..i may have to ask about wellbutrin to see if it may help me... was it hard to get...
not sure about the tingling i get that from time to time but im not sure what it is... as far as increased RBC's in urine are you spilling protein.. was it around your woman cycle..i was class II two...
does anyone here suffer from anxiety and depression..if so what is your treatment..I tried zoloft and it made me a zombie... I tried lexapro and did great the first two weeks then upped my meds and...
i have had pancreatitis before but mine mainly causes severe bloating and normally i was told do a liquid diet for 24 hours until the buot of pancreatitis dissapears.. i think amylace and lipace i...
well my point with the cardiac cripple is my dad is a very sensitive case and he does great each time...i guess i could have worded it differently hah. my dad is doing fine... i had a lower die test...
I wanted to let you know I am thinking about you and will keep you in my prayers for your heart cath tomorrow my dad has had 5 and he is classified as a cardiac cripple.. good luck my friend and may...