All People Who Are Taking "Humira"

KIMBERLY51

51 years old....living with rheumatoid arthritis

WHAT CAN HAPPEN NEXT????

I DID SOMETHING TO THE ROTOR CUFF ON MARCH 11TH AND WALKED AROUND,STILL WORKED IN THE HOUSE AND OUT OF THE HOUSE AND THOUGHT I JUST PULLED SOMETHING. I WOKE UP ON SUNDAY AND COULD HARDLY MOVE MY LEFT ARM.....TO THE DOCTOR AND I TORE THE ROTOR CUFF. SIX WEEKS BEFORE I CAN GET AN MRI BEFORE THE BONE DOC CAN LOOK AT ME....I GET TO... Read more Chevron

posted 03/25/2010, comment (1)|

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Tinkerbell

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Nightmares and Hair Loss

So I had my first infusion treatment last week and it was no where near as bad as I had worked it up to be in my mind to be. I have been taken off the Humira and now I am doing Orencia via infusion every 2 weeks until May then it goes to once a month. My Doc says it will take 4-6 infusions before I start to feel better but I could actually... Read more Chevron

posted 03/23/2010, comments (3)|

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merlinscharm

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I found out I had arthritis in 2002 and I'm dealing fairly well.

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Exercise, I never thought I would ever do it

The last visit to the doctor's wasn't my best. He used the old saying of "use it or lose it" because I had very little range of motion in my shoulder. I guess you could say that was my "hello" call. Wake up you dummy. Now, I hate exercise and anything to do with it. I even hate to walk the dogs. But... Read more Chevron

posted 03/19/2010, comments (3)|

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LauraMM

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Sister-sister...a family affair.

I was diagnosed with RA 6 months ago. Last week and for the 3 weeks prior I was on vacation trying to enjoy the warm sun of the Caribbean with my husbands and daughter over Christmas and New Years. Over the holidays I found out that on Christmas eve my sister was also diagnosed with RA. This past week has been... Read more Chevron

posted 01/19/2010, comments (4)|

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YBS21

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Too Young to Be Sick at 21

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When you feel like you can't do it anymore...

What do you do when you're just tired? That's right, just plain sick of being sick! Yeah, I know there are people worse off in life. Yeah, I know things could be a lot more terrible and grim. Yeah, I could be in a wheelchair. In fact, I could be dead, right? I have these days, in fact, I'm having one right now. How do you deal with this?... Read more Chevron

posted 01/18/2010, comments (5)|

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