I thought I would post a few things that in the last year since I first had symptoms has helped me cope with things. maybe you could respond with any really good ideas you have had for coping with this disease as well..
1, Remembering medication, This one is a hard one for me. I take Celebrex daily, MTX weekly, and Humira bi-weekly plus a few other meds , but most of the rest are coping medications like previcid to counteract the damage Celebrex can do to your digestive system. I have finally gotten in to a groove with this with the help of my cell phone. yup you read right.. I got this new phone last year which I cam use my recordings as a ring or alarm.. SO I had my husband record "Baby, Take your medicine" and it plays once at 8 am once at 12 pm once a week for the MTX and by-weekly for humira. All thanks to the multiple calendar and alarm settings. Yes people think I am crazy if they happen to hear it, but I almost never forget a dose anymore and finally getting to the point where pain is under control.
2, Rice in a sock, (large tube sock, fill with white rice, tie at the open end, double up layers with other sock and tie again) this is an amazing device!! I warm this thing up in the Microwave for a minute and I swear it goes right to the joint and helps relieve pain during a flair.
3, Light weight fluffy pillow, and a man's tie. I don't know about anyone else but my knees hurt SO bad.. at night if they happen to hit enough other while turning in bed (something I do a lot of) SO I made this contraption. I cut a mans tie in to 4 equal strips. sewing them on either end of the pillow so they matched up. this gave me a way to tie it loosely to one leg or the other and keep from having them touch at night.
4, Thick pencils and pens, this explains itself, I just can't live without them. normal size hurts me so bad anymore.
5, The last thing I can think of at this hour would be a thick fluffy steering wheel cover.. another small things that makes life a little easier.
