sorry...I think I was given the wrong name.....will check that out....Thanks for your help!...
not the same one or this one got better cause I called today and she is taking patients. I just wanted others opinions on her and about what to expect....
hey thats great! have you started treatment yet?...
Anyone here see her? If so...what are your opinions?...
that is where most of my hand pain....at the base of my thumbs on both hands! I find myself rubbing that area more than anywhere else....
Not to bring something else into your problems but the bony protrusion on your collar bone....are you sure its bone and not a lymph node? A swollen node in this area could be serious and I would...
Anyone take these for their RA?...
Thanks Willy! Its ok....I found him and his website. Thank you for the information! I have actually found a doc that is only three hours from me so I could make a day trip! First I'm gonna talk to my...
oops sorry...i thought i was posting on the lyme forum !...
Lymedisease.org mentions three labs for Lyme testing...one of them is IgeneX ....the other two are medical diagnostic laboratory and Stony Brook Pathology. Anyone here heard of the other two or had...
Hey Gary.....someone from another forum had already sent me the info before I got back here. Thanks for your help. Guess I will have to start saving money for all of this. Junkyardwilly....do you...
Gary, How do I enable my email? Yes I know about the LYme contraversy that is why i didn't type in his full name. Patti, I don't think its easy to find out who he is cause I have purposely tried to...
Anyone here see him? If so, I really need his first name as his last name is common and I am unable to find which one he is by searching online (darn secretive Lyme stuff). Also, if you went to...
Thanks Cheezhead. I went to this blog the other day and there is some useful information there....
Yes I know that other lab tests are expensive but insurance pays a percentage on them. If IgeneX isn't approved by the CDC then how are they able to do the testing and is the testing accurate? who...
sounds like a lot of money and trouble..... seems like the medical community needs to do more for research, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme. I cannot spend tons of money on a test that may be...
ummm wow $600!!!!! I can understand it being great to answers as it took me two years just to get a diffferent diagnosis other than fibro BUT....I do not have $600 to pay for lab testing especially...
Thanks...I went their website and it says you can send a statement to your insurance for reimbursement. Does anyone know what the cost is? I am having a hard time finding that on the site....
As far as I know the Lyme tests I have had were sent to LabCorp. They were just done for screening purposes really. Many, many years ago I went to the doc when I noticed that I had quite a few lymph...
THanks for replying....Yes I know it is a clinical diagnosis. I'm not trying to get diagnosed on this forum I just wanted to know about you guys and if your inflammation markers were elevated. The...
Hey everyone. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis this past year. It is termed as seronegative RA as my RF factor and CCP are negative. My inflammation tests are elevated though. I have been...
Hey Moggy! Some of these darn things overlap like RA, fibro, Sjogrens.... So sorry you are going through this. I completely understand all the emotions you are going through cause I have been there...
sorry you couldn't just be on one med to treat both! Why do you have to stop the Humira?...
momto3....thanks! the redness started before I was ever placed on mtx and it hasnt gotten worse or better. Some days its very noticeable and other days it isnt. I had concerns cause I have...
I have seronegative RA too. My inflammation blood tests are elevated (sed rate and CRP). My RA factor has always been negative. Anti-CCP is also negative. Some of us just dont produce the antibodies...
Hey thanks everyone! CAMama.....thanks! :)...
hey again! my previous post got lost so I'm gonna do another intro :) I am 36 and a single mom of my wonderful daughter who is 12 :) I work full time at home transcribing. I was diagnosed officially...
hey syndney jo! no problem :)...
Hey PRA....I first heard of PRA while watching the Food Network competition for the next Iron Chef and Seamus from New York has it. There are a few interviews online about him and what he has...
oh and I also need to watch the weight as the darn pred caused me to gain weight. I'm eliminating bad carbs and have lost 12 pounds this month... did this before and lost 40 pounds. I feel much...
Thanks....yes I am very well intuned to side effects and watch my labs closely...I guess its the nurse in me ;) Time with tell with the Arava....hoping it will help!...
golitho...thanks for the info.....I should have thought about the time zone difference! Maybe those who had viewed the post weren't even people with RA who knows? I'm glad to have found you guys! :)...
They are both inflammation markers.....sometimes docs go by these to determine if your inflammation is increased and treat accordingly....some dont just go by this. Labtestsonline.com has great info...
hey tyno...I'm new to this board too! Welcome! I see many have viewed your post but nobody has commented...hmmmm...I don't understand that as I also haven't gotten any responses yet. oh well.....glad...
oh also you can ask for the Phenergan that you rub on your wrist so you dont have to swallow it. I also think Zofran can come in the dissolvable kind..under your tongue. Good luck and hope you feel...
yeah there are some scripts for nausea......Phenergan, Zofran, Vistaril, sometimes Reglan. Thats crazy she said there are no meds for nausea...hmmm. I heard ginger can work too but idk. I will start...
I'm starting this today along with increasing my mtx.....so I just wanted to know if anyone here is on it or has been on it and how it worked for you. Thanks!...
Hey thanks Redrose! I did see the NP today in my rheumy's office and she believes the rash is rosacea and recommends I see a dermatologist. She said since I said spicy foods don't make it worse was...
Hey everyone! I just wanna share some history with you so you might be able to know how to help me or offer your opinion :) Within the past year I have been diagnosed with RA. My RA factor is...