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Rebecca

My 13 y/o son has RA

My question is. My son has been on Methotrexate since March. He gets VERY bad stomach acid and vomits alot. He actually has stomach acid come out his nose frequently. Have any of you had this experience. I am at a loss. I wish there was something I could do to help him with his side affects. He take 1mg folic acid daily and he takes nexium. It... Read more Chevron

posted 06/17/2009, comments (11)|

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MTX or hormones making my pre-teen sick?

My 11-yr old daughter was diagnosed with JIA in October of '08. She is currently on a very low dose of 3 tabs/week as her arthritis seems to be non-existent. She does however have hip apophysitis which concensus says is not related to the JIA. My question is this: she gets horrible headaches and consistently doesn't "feel... Read more Chevron

posted 05/17/2009, comments (3)|

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Lynn

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Resveratrol

Resveratrol is the good stuff in red wine and there are many reports that it is helping people with RA. My dad was recently diagnosed with RA and has had good results from resveratrol. His inflamation has gone down! He is taking Vivix by Shaklee, this is a very high quality resveratrol. For more information you can look at the web site... Read more Chevron

posted 04/30/2009, comments (3)|

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I was born in 1946 in Flushing N.Y. Had rheumatic fever at age 56

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I am living with hep c 25 years, Is it possible to have false positive RA sed rate I think thats the test that is done. I myself am riddled with osteo arthritis. and osteo porosis. I have notice that my pinky finger on my left hand, at end of the finger is bent, and does not straighten at all. To me it looks like a RA symtom think i mispelled that... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/25/2009, comments (0)|

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