Discussions
- By lorimichelle · Posted November 12, 2008
- In Experiences with healthcare professionals · 1 reply
- I am so discouraged with Medical Doctors. I have not had insurance now for about 8 years. I always had insurance with my jobs. I had Good insurance and was taken care of because of it. My husband is disabled ...
- By deebelle · Posted November 11, 2008
- In Coping with arthritis · 0 replies
- I have been having fun with my new symptoms. I have been doing research on it but its still a pain. At nite I have major spasms in both sides of my butt that are quite painfull that wake me up many times ...
- By kperez · Posted November 10, 2008
- In Living with rheumatoid arthritis · 0 replies
- Is anyone else having severe problems with rheumatoid arthritis and a blood disorder? I take enbrel and I know the commercials says blood disorders can arise... my anemia has gotten worse since I was ...
- By skeeter · Posted October 6, 2008
- In Living with rheumatoid arthritis · 13 replies
- My feet are so swollen and I have nodules at the base of toes. I just feel like I'm falling apart, the pain is bad, and walking is nearing impossible. Just needed to rant a moment I guess. Thanks for ...
- By deebelle · Posted October 5, 2008
- In Coping with arthritis · 0 replies
- This is hard for me. Practicing acceptance is so difficult some days. Today I was just plain angry, and frustrated! They say the definition of acceptance is: "Self-acceptance is defined as affirmation ...
- By tamster62 · Posted September 30, 2008
- In Medications and therapies · 0 replies
- Night time and the mornings are the worst, whether it, be in the back, hips, knees! If this is the part of fighting the cancer, I"M ALL IN ...
- By b52gflyer · Posted September 27, 2008
- In Coping with arthritis · 0 replies
- I have had arthritis since 1974. I am now sixty. Back then I was an Air Force pilot. Everytime I got a severe bout of arthritis I would go to the flight surgeon and receive narcotics. This would ground ...
- By mimiathome · Posted September 27, 2008
- In Experiences with healthcare professionals · 7 replies
- Aprox. 20yrs ago I experienced a severe sports injury. I was younger and healed as much as possible. Now at 57yrs and have been told by several docs that I need a shoulder replacement with osteoarthritis ...
- By Bhalchandra · Posted September 11, 2008
- In Living with osteoarthritis · 0 replies
- During the last week I have observed that if I tuck in my stomach during walking thereby keeping the spinal chord properly erect, the pain in my left paining knee consderably reduces. Can someone explain ...
- By slp176 · Posted August 6, 2008
- In Living with rheumatoid arthritis · 14 replies
- I went to the doctor on Friday and got a call yesterday that my RA factor was 368 it should be below 20. My PCP want me to see a eheumatogist, but I can't get in until Nov. 3. I realize that the number ...
- By phili12 · Posted July 20, 2008
- In Experiences with healthcare professionals · 4 replies
- Hi Everyone, I am new here, I just found this site tonight. I am 37 and was diagnosed about 5 years ago with RA. I need to find a good RA Doctor in the area. I have been to a few over the years. Thanks ...
- By Calaneet · Posted July 16, 2008
- In Coping with arthritis · 0 replies
- Hi Folks, If you haven't heard yet this is a great thing for all of us! Thought I would share my excitement (I know, its strange to get excited about politics...but this is really important). If you have ...
- By dynasu · Posted June 10, 2008
- In Living with osteoarthritis · 10 replies
- Now what? I have no idea where to go from here. On top of al l my other medical problems, now they say I have osteoarthritis and osteopena as well as a slightly block caroid artery. What do you do to ...
- By Kalthia · Posted May 26, 2008
- In Medications and therapies · 0 replies
- Not sure where to post this. But recent articles that I have read, have said that scientists are finding a link between Arthritis and MANY other diseases, like heart disease and diabetes. This is great ...
- By deebelle · Posted May 11, 2008
- In Coping with arthritis · 2 replies
- Rough weekend...very damp and wet here in Northern Virginia. Went out yesterday and it did not take long for me to turn around and come in. Lots of pain...tried again in the afternoon and still lots of ...
- By good-attitude · Posted April 3, 2008
- In Coping with arthritis · 11 replies
- I have severe osteoarthritis in my large joints. After 3 years with exercise and tylenol - I finally took my doctor's advise and had a total knee replacement in 6/04: it totally removed the pain and gave ...
- By cynthiag117 · Posted March 13, 2008
- In Medications and therapies · 2 replies
- does anyone have suggestions for coping with or stopping RA pain during treatment for bladder cancer? My mother is receiving intravesical BCG+interferon therapy, started 3 weeks ago. She has had RA for ...
- By Kalthia · Posted August 13, 2007
- In Coping with arthritis · 0 replies
- was get a handicap placard for my car. I am only 39, and feel guilty about it, I mean, there are blind people and old people, and people in wheelchairs out there. But I have come to realize that on many ...
