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Sue

posted 07/25/2008, comments (4)

I went to my RA doctor today!

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... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/22/2008, comments (15)

hardest things to do with RA

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,... Read more Chevron

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Sue

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posted 07/14/2008, comments (29)

A day in the pool

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... Read more Chevron

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StephH

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Also has DDD and Herniations T7, T8, T9

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posted 06/20/2008, comments (3)

What do I do?????

I was seeing a Pain specialist for pain issues i was having for over 2 years. After so many trips to the ER, they sent to to him. I got an MRI and found I have DDD and herniations( T7 - T9). I was complaining of hand/wrist/arm/knee/leg pain too. It just would not stop the throbbing, burning stabbing feeling. I was on Percocet at the time and... Read more Chevron

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 05/26/2008, comments (0)

A New Drug May Protect Bones in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Recently, the pharmaceutical company Amgen (the makers of Enbrel) announced that the results of a Phase 3 trial had been published which studied the drug denosumab in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Denosumab treatment significantly increased bone density in the lumbar spine compared to placebo, in addition to the hip, the wrist and... Read more Chevron

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