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Hello, I just joined tonight.

My name is delphina, and was just told today that I have Rheumatoid

Arthritis. I had asked to be checked for Lupus in July, was told to

go for a conference after the results came in, chicken out in making

an appointment, and finally today because I couldn't shake a flu,

husband made me go, (

I don't know nothing about this. I was referred to a doctor in

Houston but the earlist I can see him is in Feb.2003. I hope you can

help me with questions, what I am looking for, what kind of

medications are out there. Oh, another thing, I also have

osteoporosis, sever on my left hip. I was diagnose 4 years ago. Does

osteroporosis also cause rheumatoid arthritis? Now I wonder if the

doctor thought I had osterporosis when it was the beginning of R/A.

All I can say, is that I know my immune system is low, I am not as

active on some days, when the weather changes you can say I am in

pain-city big time. If the grandkids have a cold, I get the flu from

them.

I hope you can give me some advice. And I hope you all can walk me

thourgh this. It's hard enough explaining to family and friends my

osteroporsis, they think because they see me some days fine I'm okay.

But then they are not around at night when I can't sleep, or find a

comfortable way to sit down without the pain traveling from my hip

down to my leg. Are why, I have to take a pain pill just to ride in

the van.

I'm sorry for feeling sorry for myself, I went thourgh this when I

first told about my osteroporsis, there was so much the doctor made

me give up..walking (could fall down) dancing, my grandkids climbing

on my lap, or even getting bear hugs, driving, shopping. It seens

like I been living with pain for too long. Now this (

Sorry for this being so long, and my first post to sound so pitty.

Really, I'm not like this, I am shy. Guess I just needed to get it

off my chest, so I can relax and be me.

delphina