Information and opinions on Rheumatoid Arthritis from Sue at MyRACentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.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/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/59483/thank Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:14:02 -0500 Sue I just wanted to thank each and every one of you that have come to my aid. I do not know what I would do with out all of you! :) Taking these drugs are scary, and we have each other to take them and share our stories of hope, and our fears. This is our life and I really understand that. Some day when I go to the RA doctor I will not cry when I get home. Everytime I go now it hits home that this is real, it is not going away. This is apart of my... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/59483/thank http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/58919/scard Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:50:00 -0500 Sue Hi everyone, I know I have not been on in such a long time.. I had some problems with my health. I was taking Methotrexate and I got really sick. I thought just feeling really bad/tired, thinking it was just the way it was on that drug. Then For Christams eve I got the flu.. I had to go off the metho. Three weeks later I went back on. Well the first three pills I was ok.. the next three I got so sick! I mean hard to breathe! Then I... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/58919/scard http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/46333/awhi Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:53:55 -0400 Sue Hello everyone, I know it has been so long since I have post here. I have been SO tired.. I am to scard to start Remecade, so I have been just trying to lower my stress and really take it easy. I am also going to be a Grandmom! My son and his girlfriend are having a baby. She is 12 weeks along and includes me in everything. I went to her ultra sound last week and the nice lady there gave me my own picture! My son and his girlfriend are living... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/46333/awhi http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/38718/drug Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:25:05 -0400 Sue Hi Everyone, I have been not feeling well. I think the metho is taking its toll cause I have NO energy at all. I have a hard time even getting up or going online... I am in pain , but this feeling of tired is hard to deal with My sister, the one with Lupus was told she may have RA and all the test came back her Lupus is active again and she has a lung infection. So they put her on Plaquenil. Anyone hear of this? they told her it is for Lupus... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/38718/drug http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/37181/remi Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:24:24 -0400 Sue Hello, My insurance co will not pay for all my Remicade, so I have to pay 20%. When I was told by my doctors office how much I would have to pay I almost fell over. So they gave me informaion on Remistart. Anyone do this? I now have all this pain in my lower ack that I can not be on my feet for to long without so much pain I have to pull my knees to my chest and not get off the sofa for hours. God what is this now, my RA going into my back! I... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/37181/remi http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/36744/funny Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:34:46 -0400 Sue Hello everyone. I have been away! I went to my mom's house to rest and it was wonderful!!! Well one day my mom, Aunt and I went out to eat. Well you know how when you sit for awhile that when you get up you can not just jump up and walk. So I say to my mom I have to go to the rest room. She says oho ok I will come with you. And with that she gets up and takes off! lol I am now trying to stand and walk and she is on the other side of the room... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/36744/funny http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/34986/today Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:15:20 -0400 Sue my blood work showed the inflammation in my blood is still high but came down a little. So it shows the Trexall is working. He said not enough though, and instead of upping the Trexall he is just going to put me on Remicade. He said he has had a lot of good results from it. So now off I go to get a TB test. He is going to see if my insurance will pay for the Remicade. if not he goes right the  people who make it. He gave me the CD that... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/34986/today http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/34711/ra Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:08:32 -0400 Sue Hello everyone. I was wondering what part of RA makes it very hard to do everyday things? I wanted to see how many have to deal with some of the things I have to deal with.. My bigest thing is my hands.. My fingers and the fact that my hands and fingers are no longer strong enough to do things like.. Dishes.. Not just the washing of them, because I have a hard time holding them, and really giving them a good scrub. Unloading the dish washer.... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/34711/ra http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/33809/pool Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:48:05 -0400 Sue Yesterday I was feeling good and my daughter and my son's girlfriend was swimming in our pool. So I thought I am going in too! Well I had so much fun. I forgot all about having RA. We made big waves in the pool and I fell off my tube. I had a blasted just playing with the kids. Then we wanted to get out and get something to eat. That is when I felt it. I had a hard time getting out of the pool. Walking was so hard to do. By time I got into the... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/33809/pool http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/31202/scar Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:58:55 -0400 Sue Ok this has been going on with me,for a short time when I walk and I am scared it is more then RA. When you walk do you walk with a jerky motion? My whole body jerks at times. When I wake up and I open my eyes I feel this jerkyness in my body. Now at times it is worse then other times. Like tonight when my land lord came and he is really great and more then willing to work with us. He came in with a ham for us and as he took it to the... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/92163/31202/scar