I asked my doc. I should get the flu shot..and the pneumonia shot last for a while...like 5 years or longer...I have not yet went to get the flu shot..I don't really want to get sick..I know some ppl...
BadDay, yeah it was after I was better it was the vaccine....but I go see my doc next week, so I'll ask him about both! Thanks!...
Hi Carole_D, Yeah, i could call and ask. So the flu shot..i should get the actual shot then? not either of the mist then? I haven't talked to my rheumy or seen him yet. not till the end of this...
I had to get an pneumonia shot last year, my doctor told me to get one, since i had pneumonia. Does anyone know how ofter you have to get one? I was also wondering about the flu shot should i get...
Thanks! I think I have moderate to servere RA. It has been 1 yr and 7 months since I found out that I have RA and everything else. Yeah..I couldn't get comfortable. I had to use a Heating pad because...
I haven't seen my RA doc. Yet..but I will be soon....
So I have sharp pains in my shoulders and my my wrist! I usually get them in my hands/wrist or fingers. So getting them in my shoulders is new. I am so I am uncomfortable... Using a heating pad..and...
Thanks golitho! Yeah I was glad to hear him say not to worry About it. Hopefully they stay small. I'll keep everyone posted On this....
Hello! So went and saw my rheumy this morning. We talked about my nodules on my fingers and said not worry about them right now.. since they are small and they don't bother me. He said we will worry...
Hi! I am 25..i was told I have RA when I was 24. It was really hard to hear that I have RA at such a young age. I didn't really talk about it either. But in time I did talk about it. People in my...
Chartreux, The nodules on my fingers...have been there since the last time I saw him..3 months ago...he didn't say anything...I don't know if he didn't notice it or what. But I think I am going to...
I am usually stiff in the mornings. Plus that was one of my things that I talked about with my rheumy.. along with inflammation and my joints hurting....
Hi Everyone, So I have like little nodules (lumps or bumps) on some of my fingers under my skin. And then I have them on the other side of my hand (palm side) on my fingers.....I just noticed that...
Here's the video: http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/ra-tv-v1 ...
Hi! I was told I have RA,lupus and Raynauds Diease when I was 24. Now 25. I switched to soy milk (Silk Vanilla) and eatting 100% whole grain bread, which is better for you anyway. I also started...
Hi Everyone! So Its been awhile since i have been on. So the last time I went and saw my rhuemy was the end of Dec. I don't have to see him every 6 weeks anymore. I will see him in April. I am doing...
Hi Flwrchild, I work in a day care...and till recently I can finally get on the floor with the kids without my knees hurting. I would have to sit in a chair. Those chairs are pretty low to the floor....
Hi Everyone! Sorry its been so long! So my meds have finally started working...I am feeling so much better! My Doc. Has lowered my dose on one of my meds and one of them I only have to take when...
Jeanneac, I drink the Slik Almond Milk (vanilla) which is sweetened. I like it, But i know everyone has there own taste for things. I have not tryed the soy milk. But at least you gave it a shot....
Sickofsulphites, Can you get the sunfense at like a walmart, meijer,target? or do you have to have your doc get it for you?...
Thanks! i do wear a spf 30...
Hi, So my face has been itchy alot, i put face lotion on daily. So i am not sure if its the lupus thats making my face so itchy. I don't think i am allergic to the lotion....cause even if i forget to...
Elcamino, Yeah i don't know if there is any truth to the wheat and gluten free thing. I can eat it just fine. But I switched to 100% whole grain bread. So i don't if you could eat that or not....
Hanyt, Yeah...I am still trying to figure out what foods and drinks trigger my inflammation. I have switched to Almond milk and 100% whole grain bread. I try not to drink pop ( but sometimes you just...
FireChelly, Oh...well i hope they can get you in soon! Hang in there!...
Firechelly86, Yeah, I am on Methotrexate..it takes a like 6 months b4 it actually starts working...which i am not thrilled about..I want it to start working now! your GP can't even get you in next...
FireChelly86, Awww...am sorry! Have you talked to your boss about whats going on? maybe he/she can help you out or something. I hope you find an RA doc soon. Is there anything the Doctor can do about...
Firechelly86, Yeah, please let me know if you find it. And i'll do the same...I'll probably have to go to a health food store...cause I can't find in a regular grocery store....
Firechelly86, Have you talked to your RA Doc. about doing some blood work to see if there is something else going on? My Lupus doesn't really act up all that much...my face is usually red...and...
Golitho and Firechelly, I feel like i just keep waiting for my fingers and knuckles to not be swollen. And I just want something to work! My knees hurt and sometimes my ankles and the bottom of my...
FireChelly86, I think drinking the Almond Milk and cutting out pop or just down to one can a week..has really helped...I still have pain and swollen joints...but I have only been drinking Almond milk...
I have dandruff...I have tryed T-Gel and all the other dandruff shampoos, what works for me is Head and shoulders....
momto3, yeah my knees don't like me...on the floor alot so its interesting to see how i get down and up! right now there is stuff going around and I hope that I don't get it....washing my hands alot!!...
it could be lupus but it also sounds like Rheumatoid Arthritis too...I would have your doc do some blood test!...
Oh...Yeah i work in a day care, so its pretty germy too....kids with runny noses and all. Yeah i am going to talk to my Rheumy tomorrow about taking me off of the prednoisone cause my face is pretty...
I have raynauds, My fingers would turn purple real easily. I was told back in Feb or march that i have that. I bought some really warm mittens. If your still having problems with it buy some warm...
Hi Jeanneac, I am on 7.5mg too. I don't have anxiety, but my face is swollen from the prednisone. I have been on it for 7 months now. Do you swell up from the med?...
Thanks! Red_34 I will take a look at that website! momto3, oh ok....thanks. Yeah I have never been told that....
momto3, what does sero-negative mean? All I have been told is I have RA. Is that something that i need to ask my Rheumatologist?...
Your welcome! Where do you find the quinoa bread? I can't find it...i have looked in like the grocery stores and can't find it....
Thanks! golitho, The youngest out of my 4 that i am looking to see about is 42 yrs old. I hope I find one that is as nice as your Rhumy! BadDay, I am not sure if there is an Arthritis support group...
Thanks Everyone! I will let you know what happens with all this...I am going to see my RA doc that i have right now at the end of this month...and then possible change to some other RA doc. I looked...
So i am thinking about getting a different rheumatologist. What do you all look for when you were looking for your rheumatologist?...
Hey Everyone here is that video I watched http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/ra-tv-v1 It has different videos...click on cooking with RA. Hope this helps!...
Golitho, You know I don't remember, I'll have to look for that video again. But The Almond Milk Vanilla is really good. The sweetened is really good, and the unsweetened is good too....
Thanks Lester Murray, Yeah I really like the Almond milk! I am glad I gave it a try!...
So I have another question. Is it normal for my fingers to be swollen all the time. Usually they are a little swollen. But they do swell up more depending on weather. I don't know if thats normal or...
Hi,So I bought some Greek Yogurt OIKOS Traditional. I was reading the ingredients and it has Turmeric in it (For coloring) If you look it up it says that it can Arthritis. Its from the Ginger Family....
Hi, Just an update, I know its only been a few days since I have been drinking the Almond milk. But I already feel somewhat better. I am still sore in the mornings and my knees bother me! My fingers...
So I am taking Methotrexate i am on 2.5mg...I started out just taking 6 once a week all at once. I went and saw my RA doc and he now wants me to take 8 tabs once a week all at once....and i am taking...