Guest guest Posted February 28, 2003 Report Share Posted February 28, 2003 I posted the other day introducing myself but cannot see it posted here. I will try again. Im 43 diagnosed with MS in 1990 and retired as a district nurse in 1995.I was diagnosed with R/A in Oct last year. I had steroid injections in Dec in my feet,hips, and back. They are wearing off and im in a lot of pain. I see the rheumatolgist on tues again for a review. I hope i can get to know you all here and how you all cope on a daily basis with the pain. (((HUGS))) love from Kim xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Hi Kim My name is Jan I am 51 years old and I too have both MS and RA. I've had RA since 1995 and just was DXed with MS in October of 2002. I was doing fine when I just had RA. They put me on several medications that made me feel normal and took away most of my pain. I was doing very well. when I was first dxed with MS They gave me prednisone through IV at first and it was OK. My symptoms were my eyes and balance. The prednisone helped my balance problem somewhat. They then put me on Rebif which I inject 3 times a week.. The downside to having both diseases is that MS medication is interferon which interferes with my RA medication and now I am in pain all the time. Some times it's worse than others. My husband passed away suddenly in October of 2002 so I had to go on widows disability Social Security.. If ;your rheumatologist has any solutions please pass them along and I will do the same. Thanks and glad to meet you. Jan -------Original Message------- From: Rheumatoid Arthritis Date: Monday, March 03, 2003 14:19:01 Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: hi im new here I posted the other day introducingmyself but cannot see it postedhere. I will try again. Im 43diagnosed with MS in 1990 andretired as a district nurse in1995.I was diagnosed with R/A in Octlast year. I had steroid injectionsin Dec in my feet,hips, and back.They are wearing off and im in a lotof pain. I see the rheumatolgist ontues again for a review. I hope ican get to know you all here and howyou all cope on a daily basis withthe pain. (((HUGS))) love from Kimxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Welcome to the group, ! Sorry that you've had to deal with such very serious medical issues in your youth. Hope you like it here. What kind of arthritis do you have? I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org [ ] Hi Im new here > Hello all. Its nice to finally see a group that is started by > people who have arthritis. Iam 23 years old from Hawaii and I've had > arthritis since I was one years old. I've had 2 major back surgeries > with in the last 7-8 years and open heart surgery when I was 13 > months old. Anyways I just wanted to make my self noticed to you all > and my name is . Feel free to email me at > reflectivepoet@.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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