Re: ? about a lump....my headaches

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<How are your headaches>

My headaches seem to come and go in no apparent order...or cause. I had one

Friday nite that lasted til Sunday. Fri nite it was debilitating....all I

could do was lay. By Sunday it was a dull pain but one that was there. I

am on Zomig right now and I hate to complain that nothing works, but

really----it doesnt work fast enough. The Zomig makes me feel like I am

walking on clouds...Im awake, but dont have a worry in the world...lol That

is NOT good when Im trying to run a daycare here with 12 kids each day. I

have one FT and one PT staff person but still.....cant take 1 hour to go

sleep it off.

When I get the headaches the only thing I want to do is sleep....in a dark

room with no noise. It seems like I dont even have to be tired and I sleep.

I guess thats the bodys way of telling ya something.

I worry about the kinds of things going on w Joe like this and that will

probably trigger something.

Thank you for thinking of me, and Joe I will let ya know whats up when we

get back from the Dr. tonite.

Thanks for letting me vent

..Joe too

----- Original Message -----

From: " Matsumura " <Matsumura_Clan@...>

" RA-Support " <RA-Support >

Cc: <magicalm@...>

Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 2:35 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] ? about a lump....

> Hi, . Try not to worry. Lumps of different sorts and in many

different

> locations are common in RA.

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> Bona fide rheumatoid nodules usually occur in places where there is

pressure

> (like the elbow or heel), but they can form just about anywhere, including

> on the internal organs.

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> Lymphadenopathy, or enlargement of the lymph nodes, also occurs frequently

> in RA. From " Arthritis and Allied Conditions " (Koopman, Lippincott

> & Wilkins, 2001):

>

> " Lymphadenopathy is common in RA and may occur in 50% to 75% of

patients....

> Likely because of associated intense immune activity, lymph nodes are

> commonly enlarged in patients with RA. The fraction of patients in whom

this

> enlargement is significant enough to suggest possible malignancy is small.

> Although lymphomas in these patients are very rare, this possibility must

be

> carefully considered. "

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> Methotrexate can also cause nodules to form and/or enlarge.

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> So, I'm not sure if your husband has a nodule, an enlarged lymph node (and

> there are plenty of lymph nodes under the arm), or something else

entirely,

> but try not to worry. Most often, such lumps are benign. In order to ease

> your mind and that of your husband's, I would consult both his primary and

> his rheumatologist. If they think it's necessary, they can always order a

> biopsy and see what it is.

>

> How are your headaches? I thought of you when I read that another migraine

> medication has recently been approved by the FDA.

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> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " " <magicalm@...>

> < >

> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 10:03 AM

> Subject: [ ] ? about a lump....

>

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> > Hi friends, My name is , my husband Joe has RA for about 2 years

now

> > that he was diagnosed. He is on Metho, prednisone, celebrex, folic

acid,

> > arava, multi vitamin...I think thats it.

> > Anyway.....Saturday nite he said 'feel this..its been here since

Wednesday

> > and I thought it would go away'. I felt it...under his arm pit there is

a

> > small (size of a pea, maybe a tad bigger, lump. I am worried sick over

> > this. I swear the DR once told us the one of the meds (Metho or Arava,

> cant

> > remember) can cause a Lymphoma type thing? Then I was looking up

> Rheumatoid

> > Nodules thinking that could be it.....not much success. Can anyone help

> me?

> > Has anyone been thru this or know what Med may have that side effect?

My

> > hubby will be 32 in August. I have heard some of you talk about nodules

> on

> > the lungs, but this is in his armpit. Its hard and round....he says it

> > doesnt hurt him. I have called our family DR for an appt. Do you think

I

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> > should start there or call his RA doc first? I am so lost---I dont know

> > what to do.

> > Thank you all for listening to me rattle away here. Im trying to

> understand

> > as much of RA as I can.

> > Thank you all, (and Joe in PA)

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