Friday, June 01, 2012

Booboo711's Posts

The hard lesson learned when I stopped my meds..

I have had my times where I have reappeared and disappeared from this site. This time it is more of a story of triumph than of dispair. It started after my meds were changed and I started to feel so much better. After I changed my meds I started training again for the Scottish Highland games. I trained for the Caber Toss, hammer throw, stones,... Read moreChevron

A funny thing about RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis)... don't let Lymphoma side effect scare you off a drug

First things first I would like to say hi again to everybody. It has been a while since I have posted on here, but it has been a great summer and until the weather changed the flares were minimal and with a move back to where I am from in Kentucky, a new job where I work from home, and being able to wonder the 200+ acres of wooded land back in the... Read moreChevron

Alternative RA Treatments

As I was reading I ran across an article about Alternative Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis a few thoughts ran through my mind. After being in Korea during my time in the military I am not against alternative medicine.  However, it is a dangerous thing when you have Rheumatoid Arthritis to change or add to your treatment without discussing... Read moreChevron

I WONT GIVE UP!

I won't give up! I won't give up! Since my diagnosis, and more so the living life as a MALE with Rheumatoid Arthritis I keep having to tell myself that I won't give up and I will keep on living.   Since my disapperance from the site I have lost my insurance and have been fighting to get the care I need. During this I have also been in... Read moreChevron

Another return, and pray I can keep it up this time

I wanted to apologize for my severe absence from the site. I lost my insurance in Feb and trying to get the care I need from the VA Hospital has  not been a very easy task. It seems to be getting better and I will attempt to keep up this time. I also will try to keep you informed as I am now the Ambassador for District 7 in OHIO for the... Read moreChevron