All People Who Are Taking "Methotrexate"
posted 07/17/2009, comments (4)
It's Just NOT FAIR!!!!
I know, I know! I've told my kids a hundred times (each) that life isn't fair blah blah blah...but geez! The RA always gets it's own way. ALWAYS. And there is no 'mom' to mediate the issue. I have lots of people on my side, from my wonderful husband to my oh-so-patient-with-this-patient rheumatologist, but that doesn't matter. RA -100 / Beth - 0!... Read more
posted 07/16/2009, comments (6)
reconstruction surgery or bunion surgery
I am into my 13th week since I had my right foot reconstructed. The big toe hasn't healed properly - two nodules were showing prominently on the last xray - The pain has been severe - nerve damage, I guess. I talked to a lady who had bunion surgery so she could wear pretty shoes (I just wanted to walk again! My foot was so deformed) and she is... Read more
posted 07/10/2009, comment (1)
Thanks everyone for the responses and the encouragement.... Here is an update...
Well first of all thank you all for the encouragement and advice. This is all scary for me as all I ever wanted to do is fly tacticly (blow crap up). Well I have now been grounded for six months although they did give me an 18 hour up chit for a training mission so I could show someone else how to do something. I had to come off all my meds for a... Read more
posted 07/09/2009, comments (9)
Food Allergies with Arthritis
Working on going "gluten free" to see if this helps with pain. I have only been trying it for a couple of months. I haven't had any allergy testing done yet.....expensive when I have to take in account for all the meds I take and rheum appts. Do many others find that they have food allergies related to their pain or that ease the pain when... Read more
