Dear Flopsie, I am keeping you and your grandson and all of your family in my prayers. It sounds like it might be time for me to go over to the church and buy another prayer card so all of the...
Dear Erin, I am glad to hear your Dad is helping you with your meds. can he not put you back on his medical insurance plan? I hope your visit goes fast too. have you decided whether or not to have...
Dear HW Gang, i am so sorry that I have not written or replied to anyone in so long. I have had you all in my thoughts. I read your posts and flag a mental note to go back and reply later and then I...
Dear flopsie, I am so so sorry to hear you are going through this. I read the first post and did not understand all the medical talk so I did not open it again until tonight. I did not realize it was...
Dear Rosie, Hi it is Judy. I hope you are feeling well. On the arthritis forum we have had a new member who has some questions and is not sure which forum to post on. She has several conditions. One...
Dear God, Please help Carol and her daughter during this difficult time. I trust that you have chosen the best possible doctors and nurses to care for her. Grant your wisdom and empathy to all of the...
Dearest Lyn, I am deeply saddened to hear about your loss of your grandma. She must have been an amazing woman. Bowel Cancer is such a cruel disease. Yet she managed to remain where she wanted to be,...
Mel, You said exactly what I wanted to say; only I could not find the right words. You write beautifully!!! And you have excellent support skills. have you ever done professional counseling? You...
Please switch counsellors immediately. It sounds to me like she is being judgemental. It is definately time for you to find someone new. I used to see a family doctor who would complain everytime she...
What about a call to a local newspaper reporter on the state of this system that you have paid taxes into????? We have reporters here that would go to town on a story like our Erin's. I agree this is...
Dear Angel, God Bless You for taking care of your parents. And for taking care of your poor doggie. That in itself would be a big enough work load for me. I am not well now. However when I was...
I second that emotion!!!!! Effie/Judy...
Dear Sara, My sister recently had a heart attack, in August of 2004. She had to take a year off of work and was paid a disability salary. At first she did not experience any symptoms of depression....
Dear Erin, The more information you give them the better. I do not know why this is, but if you can get a diagnosis indicating that you are also being treated for depression that seems to speed up...
Dear chelssi, I just wanted to apologize for taking so long to get back to you. I had written earlier but when I pressed submit for some reason it would not allow me to submit my post. So I copied...
Dear chrissie, Thank you for sharing more about yourself. I am sorry to hear that you have suffered with depression for so long. Do you recall any events that may have brought on your depression at...
Thank you Erin. I did not know that. The family doctor did not tell me that. Maybe this is why I feel so tired all the time. I see the rheumy on september 21st so I will get a copy of the lab report...
Dear Rosie, It was so wonderful to meet Lyn and her family. She is so sweet and so are her family members. It was so cool to meet a new friend. Lyn was the first person to respond to me when I first...
Dear Erin, My goodness you do sound better. My palmar pustular psoriasis began shortly after my first husband died. Coincidentally that year I was also working in a new school in a classroom for...
Dee, Are the spots, browny beige bubbles with pus in some of them? If they are they could be palmar pustular psoriasis. That is what I get. I had it very severe on my foot and one hand. Then I went...
Dear chrissie, Depression can strike at any time. Sometimes it is precipitated by an event, then it is called "reactive depression". However if your brain is wired a little differently you may have a...
Dear Annie, I too live in Canada. You most likely do want to see a psychiatrist, rather than a psychologist. The reason for that is that our health care system pays for you to see a psychiatrist,...
Glad to see you came back. It is hard to understand how this whole online friendship thing works. I just know that when I am a bit down it sure is nice to see something in my inbox. Just reading...
Dear CaMama and Flopsie, Thank you for your kind offers of support. Flopsie, I did not take offence to your post. In fact it brought a smile to my face, imagining you jumping in the pool and swimming...
I can sure relate to not sleeping. I have struggled with it most of my life. At first it was just not being able to sleep at night, I always could sleep when it was time to get up for work. Then...
Dear CaMama, You were so there for me when I was procrastinating on getting the TB shot and starting Humira. You supported me. It was your encouragement and the others here that forced me to get my...
Dear Rosie, I hope you have a wonderful and well deserved break. I hope you have great weather and some joyful moments and real relaxation. You work so hard, I hope you take some time for you....
Dear DM, I am sorry that you are feeling so low about yourself right now. Please remember that you did nothing wrong. When I was working as a consultant for the school board, a lot of my colleagues...
CaMama, So sorry to hear they have pulled off that eight o'clock in the morning appointment non sense. It just amazes me when they do that to arthritis patients. The neurologist who is checking me...
Dear Moms, Dads and Grandparents, I taught JK for 4 years. During that time I had the best days of my life. It truly was a pleasure to teach those little ones, to know that I was their first teacher...
Dear Rosie, I read your story and I started to cry. My Dad was taken from us suddenly, he had done very well but he was just starting to show signs of cognitive problems when he took a heart attack...
Dear Tony, I am not a doctor, but I sure can relate to what you are going through. I had an arthroscopic procedure done. I got much worse after the scope. The rheumatologist concluded I had...
oh thank you so much Lyn. You have just confirmed that I am not going crazy. I knew there was something I just could not remember details. I see no reason why they could not give that to you Craig,...
Dear Craig, Sorry to hear that the injections are so painful. You would think that just because you are in good shape you would not have to endure painful injections. My sis was director of a...
Dear Suzie, I was just reading a web site for doctors on the use of Remicade. I just happened to notice that it said some patients who have had heart failure may not be able to tolerate Remicade. It...
Dear Flopsie, congrats on getting a new bed. This should help with your knees too!!! Nice to hear that hubby is enjoying it too. Now I would love one of those beds but I have a strong feeling that...
Congratulations Craig!!!! Sounds like you are doing wonderful. I have been doing much better on the Humira too. I am not ready for basketball, but am definately doing a lot more walking. I hope to...
Dear Suzie, I am AMAZED, we have so many things in common. I too, have been up for 24 hours. I am tired, yet sleep can not seem to find me. When you met with the rep from the company did you get to...
Dear Psychnurse, I do not normally post here but I was reading a few of the posts. I suffer from depression and anxiety and I just was wondering if I might be bipolar. Anyway I thought if I wrote a...
Scott, Good Luck and keep fighting for your rights!!!! Do not give up. Let me know the day of your hearing and I will pray extra hard that day and send lots of positive thoughts your way. BTW when I...
A few years ago when I was walking my dog 3 miles a day, somedays both in the morning and night, I had the same problem with my diabetic injections. I mentioned it to the endocronologist and she...
Dear Suzie, I am sorry that you have had to go through so much. Thank god you are a strong person. I understand when you say that you have to wrap your head around things first. I am the same way. I...
Dear Friends, I did it. I got the Humira shot today around 12:30 p.m. It was easy. Thank you all for everything. I do not think I could have done it without you. Judy/Effie :tongue:...
Dear Friends, Thank you so much. Words seem very inadequate to express how grateful I am to all of you. You have once again, shared your wisdom, guidance, patience and understanding with me. I thank...
Thanks Suzie, I go for the Humira tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. However if I still need knee replacement (double) like you, I will get that machine too!!!! Gonna look at the web site. Thanks and good luck...
Dear Lyn, I hope you do get a lap top. I got one shortly after I got sick. It makes such a difference, I can keep my legs elevated and type. I think of you everyday and if it is okay with you, I will...
Suzie, good for you. I am so glad that you were able to sit your son down and get him to understand you. I just wish your husband would also understand. My son, 23, hates that I take pain meds and...
Dear Lyn, Glad to hear that you are home now. I keep you in my prayers and pray that you will heal soon. Keepin all your family in my prayers also. Please take care. Rest and be well. May God Bless...
I had the tb test and the doctor was very gentle. It did not hurt at all. Now I have to go back and have him check it and sign the form. I asked him what I should watch for. He said it should not...
Oh Erin, I am so sorry that you have to go through all of this. I have had the endoscopy and the colonoscopy. I think I was able to just take a cab home from the endoscopy, but because of the...