Rheumatoid Arthritis - All People Who Are Taking "Plaquenil"

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posted 09/22/2009, comments (2)

FMLA for surgery

In April of this year, a tendon tore in my right hand and I ended up having surgery. I was out for a week and a half, had physical therapy for about 2 months, not to mention the post-op appointments with my hand surgeon. When I did go back to work, I was in a cast for 3 weeks, then I had brace that resembled a "Terminator arm" for the next month,... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/16/2009, comments (20)

Turning 30 and My Choice to Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis

This is not at all the way I had imagined my life. These are not the plans I had made for myself. I had plans and goals to accomplish and I just knew nothing would get in the way of my dreams. I was going to have it all! Little did I know that I was going to have it all, alright! I was going to have pain in... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/18/2009, comments (3)

anesthesia

Hi...I am getting my first colonoscopy next month and i'm wondering how RA does w/ anesthesia. Right now, I'm on Enbrel and a generic form of Plaquenil. Does anyone have any insight? Thank you.

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posted 07/18/2009, comments (12)

Sitting on the side lines

Sometimes I worry that I may lose my beautiful loving mate because I can't do the things I used to. I feel a pang when he tells friends that ask us to go bowling or golfing that 'Kim can't do that with her RA". I encourage him to go and feel vulnerable knowing that he wants me to have fun with him, but I need to rest when I'm... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/16/2009, comments (13)

Enbrel and Alchohol

Ok my peeps, talk to me! I'm off the arava and mtx, my hairloss was clogging the vacuum. (Wish I was joking....!?!) I'm now on my second week of Enbrel. Can't claim I've experienced a miracle yet. In fact I've had to dig out the old heating pad the last couple of days. I'm hoping that's just cuz I'm "transitioning" off the arava. Yeah,... Read more Chevron

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