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Debra on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thursday, April 12 2012
In honor of National Poetry Month, this whine about drugs is written as a series of Haiku.
Methotrexate worked
for one remission summer
and a few more months
I added Embel
and felt ok for two years
Even lost some weight
Remicade came next
Infusion center rest helped
more than costly drugs
Still... Read more
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Debra on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monday, November 14 2011
So, I went on Sulfasalazine at the end of last school year and it worked. I was up, walking the dog, losing weight, feeling "normal." Until late September/early October. Since then I've been trying to convince myself that I was just having a bad day or reacting to weather changes. I've ignored the fact that I need pain pills to get through a day... Read more
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Debra on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, October 28 2009
Friday afternoon my nose started running. On Saturday the fever hit. My fourteen-year-old went though this a week ago, so I knew what was in store. I called in a week of sick days, not only for myself, but for my eleven-year old whose symptoms mirrored my own. So we've spent the last week on the... Read more
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Debra on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, October 28 2009
Friday afternoon my nose started running. On Saturday the fever hit. My fourteen-year-old went though this a week ago, so I knew what was in store. I called in a week of sick days, not only for myself, but for my eleven-year old whose symptoms mirrored my own. So we've spent the last week on the... Read more
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Debra on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Friday, August 21 2009
It finally ocurred to me that all the "Koolit" refrigerant packs that come with my Enbrel have a daily use. I keep some in the refrigerator and some in the freezer both at home at at work and use them to cool my fevered joints and head. They are much more comfortable and less messy than bags of frozen peas.
