Information and opinions on health from purplemonkey at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/38219/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/38219/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/38219/index http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/38219/16075/docs-app Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:11:00 -0500 purplemonkey WOOHOO!!! The doc has finally decided to send me to see a professor at a large hospital to get me help!!!It's only taken 10yrs lolHe also changed my tabs to Arthrotec instead of Celebrex so fingers crossed they help :-) http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/38219/16075/docs-app http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/38219/15998/day Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:29:00 -0500 purplemonkey I am 6 days into a huge flare-up and at 39 with two kids it is so hard to keep going.I have found that ANY temperature change can bring this on so it makes life really hard.I take celebrex and dihydrocodiene which muddles my brain, not hard really tho haha.Having to ask a friend to be here when I bathe is embarrassing, just in case I fall. My wonderful kids aged 11 and 4 are the only things that get me mobile and give the happiness boost needed... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/c/38219/15998/day