Fever

[Guest guest]

Sherry,

Low grade fevers that come and go are a symptom of RA and actually

pretty common. I have the same problem myself, particularly if I do too

much. You'll likely find that as your improvement progresses, you'll

have them less and less. My best advice is that if you feel your

temperature rising, it's a signal to have a little rest. Fever is part

of the body's natural infection fighting defense, which is not

necessarily a bad thing. I was always told by my doctor that if a fever

is below 102 degrees and not making you feel miserable, it's better not

to treat it because it would help to kill off whatever bug that's being

battled.

Hugs

a

> Sherry wrote:

>

> I have been running a low grade to 102 fever off and mostly on for the

> past few months.. The nurse noticed that everytime I go to my GP I

> have one and said something to me about it but the doctor didn't

> mention it at all. I was wondering if anyone else has had this happen

> as I do not feel ill...

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sherry,

Talking of fever ,I had fever last weekend .got worse

so didn't go to work monday,tuesday.felt better and

put in few hours wednesday.Thursday again i had

fever.friday fine.saturday fever.sunday.monday

fine.tuesday fever again. Along with this fever of 102

I have head aches and whenever i get fever i can feel

it - i feel cold,have head aches,cant sleep,cant sit

up.

In my entire life -I haven't had something like this

before.So now i am beginning to think this is

something to do with my sd .I have an appointment with

my doctor in two weeks. Meanwhile the nurse just gave

me some tablets -that always controls my fever when I

take it.Anyone else had this before ?Any thoughts ?

I haven't stopped my ap these two weeks.

Regards,

Raju

--- Sherry <tifkas@...> wrote:

> I have been running a low grade to 102 fever off and

> mostly on for the past few months.. The nurse

> noticed that everytime I go to my GP I have one and

> said something to me about it but the doctor didn't

> mention it at all. I was wondering if anyone else

> has had this happen as I do not feel ill.

>

> A couple of months ago I mentioned it to the doctor

> and told him I thought I had a sinus infection but

> he checked and I didn't but I took my grapeseed

> anyway. It seemed to knock it out and I still think

> I had one!! Anyway I have been taking my temp daily

> now and run right around 100 most of the time. It

> can come and go in the same day. It has been up to

> 102 on occasion and like I said I don't feel " sick "

> or anything that I do not normally feel even when it

> is up high except that I am very cold lately but I

> also wake up sweating at night I figure that is the

> fever breaking but it keeps coming back.

>

> I have an appointment on June 19th with the

> neurologist so I guess I will ask him about it since

> he will have my records when I get there, my GP is

> lost right about now on what to do with me!! I think

> I whined so much about spinal tap that he decided

> not to do it!! That or he forgot and I wasn't going

> to bring it up! My daughter had an appointment with

> him so we went in together we had to wait almost 2

> hours which is very unusual he didn't charge me for

> the visit so I didn't worry about it!!

>

> If anyone has any ideas let me know...

> hope you all have a nice day! Peace,

> Sherry

>

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[Guest guest]

You may want to check out symptoms for Babesiosis which is a tick-born

infection seen often with lyme disease. One of the main symptoms is fever

and sweats (but I think as that can be a stage of the disease...but in my

case it was on and off for years).

Re: rheumatic fever

>Hi Sherry,

>

>Talking of fever ,I had fever last weekend .got worse

>so didn't go to work monday,tuesday.felt better and

>put in few hours wednesday.Thursday again i had

>fever.friday fine.saturday fever.sunday.monday

>fine.tuesday fever again. Along with this fever of 102

>I have head aches and whenever i get fever i can feel

>it - i feel cold,have head aches,cant sleep,cant sit

>up.

>

>In my entire life -I haven't had something like this

>before.So now i am beginning to think this is

>something to do with my sd .I have an appointment with

>my doctor in two weeks. Meanwhile the nurse just gave

>me some tablets -that always controls my fever when I

>take it.Anyone else had this before ?Any thoughts ?

>

>I haven't stopped my ap these two weeks.

>

>Regards,

>Raju

>--- Sherry <tifkas@...> wrote:

>> I have been running a low grade to 102 fever off and

>> mostly on for the past few months.. The nurse

>> noticed that everytime I go to my GP I have one and

>> said something to me about it but the doctor didn't

>> mention it at all. I was wondering if anyone else

>> has had this happen as I do not feel ill.

>>

>> A couple of months ago I mentioned it to the doctor

>> and told him I thought I had a sinus infection but

>> he checked and I didn't but I took my grapeseed

>> anyway. It seemed to knock it out and I still think

>> I had one!! Anyway I have been taking my temp daily

>> now and run right around 100 most of the time. It

>> can come and go in the same day. It has been up to

>> 102 on occasion and like I said I don't feel " sick "

>> or anything that I do not normally feel even when it

>> is up high except that I am very cold lately but I

>> also wake up sweating at night I figure that is the

>> fever breaking but it keeps coming back.

>>

>> I have an appointment on June 19th with the

>> neurologist so I guess I will ask him about it since

>> he will have my records when I get there, my GP is

>> lost right about now on what to do with me!! I think

>> I whined so much about spinal tap that he decided

>> not to do it!! That or he forgot and I wasn't going

>> to bring it up! My daughter had an appointment with

>> him so we went in together we had to wait almost 2

>> hours which is very unusual he didn't charge me for

>> the visit so I didn't worry about it!!

>>

>> If anyone has any ideas let me know...

>> hope you all have a nice day! Peace,

>> Sherry

>>

>

>

>__________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Sherry,

Have you checked out Familial Mediteranean Fever? This is a genetic disorder that can cause all sorts of weird symptoms including bouts of chronic low grade fever. If you want more details I'll send them.

Love, Rosemary.

rheumatic fever

I have been running a low grade to 102 fever off and mostly on for the past few months.. The nurse noticed that everytime I go to my GP I have one and said something to me about it but the doctor didn't mention it at all. I was wondering if anyone else has had this happen as I do not feel ill.

A couple of months ago I mentioned it to the doctor and told him I thought I had a sinus infection but he checked and I didn't but I took my grapeseed anyway. It seemed to knock it out and I still think I had one!! Anyway I have been taking my temp daily now and run right around 100 most of the time. It can come and go in the same day. It has been up to 102 on occasion and like I said I don't feel "sick" or anything that I do not normally feel even when it is up high except that I am very cold lately but I also wake up sweating at night I figure that is the fever breaking but it keeps coming back.

I have an appointment on June 19th with the neurologist so I guess I will ask him about it since he will have my records when I get there, my GP is lost right about now on what to do with me!! I think I whined so much about spinal tap that he decided not to do it!! That or he forgot and I wasn't going to bring it up! My daughter had an appointment with him so we went in together we had to wait almost 2 hours which is very unusual he didn't charge me for the visit so I didn't worry about it!!

If anyone has any ideas let me know...

hope you all have a nice day! Peace,

SherryTo unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups

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We saw improvement within the 1st 2 weeks of banding Jenna. It is very possible that Becca is improving. I hope she is feeling better.

Angie and Jenna(STAR grad)

Fever

Hi everyoneBecca had her 6 month check up on Thursday and she got her shoys OUCH!!! She developed a fever on Friday so I kept her band off all day. Do you think that was the best thing to do? She didn't have a fever this morning so I put it back on and she has been fine all day. We go back to ct on Friday for a check up. So far thiongs are foing well she has been banded now about 2 weeks. When did you start seeing improvement. I think I see a little but I don't know if it is my imagination. Would it be possible to see improvement so early? Thanks in advance for the advice.Hope everyone is doing good.Happy Rounding!!!! Becca's mommy DOCbanded 7/30/03For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Hello! My son Xavier was just a week shy of 4 months when he got

banded and we started seeing results the first week. He has been in

in for 3 weeks now and we are seeing alot of correction so yes it is

possible! And about the fever Xavier had one last week after his 4

mont shots as well and I kept the band off a little too.

Donna and Xavier DOCband 7/25

> Hi everyone

> Becca had her 6 month check up on Thursday and she got her shoys

> OUCH!!! She developed a fever on Friday so I kept her band off all

> day. Do you think that was the best thing to do? She didn't have

a

> fever this morning so I put it back on and she has been fine all

> day. We go back to ct on Friday for a check up. So far thiongs

are

> foing well she has been banded now about 2 weeks. When did you

start

> seeing improvement. I think I see a little but I don't know if it

> is my imagination. Would it be possible to see improvement so

> early? Thanks in advance for the advice.

> Hope everyone is doing good.

> Happy Rounding!!!!

> Becca's mommy DOCbanded 7/30/03

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

You did the right thing. You should always remove her band when she

has a fever. It is totally possible that you are seeing improvement

in just 2 weeks. This is taken from the Cranial Tech web site:

How Quickly Can I See Changes:

In children under 5 months of age you should begin to see a change in

one week after wearing the band 23 hours a day.

In children under 12 months of age you should begin to see a change

in two weeks.

In children over 12 months of age, you should begin to see a change

within two to three weeks.

Keep us posted.

> Hi everyone

> Becca had her 6 month check up on Thursday and she got her shoys

> OUCH!!! She developed a fever on Friday so I kept her band off all

> day. Do you think that was the best thing to do? She didn't have

a

> fever this morning so I put it back on and she has been fine all

> day. We go back to ct on Friday for a check up. So far thiongs

are

> foing well she has been banded now about 2 weeks. When did you

start

> seeing improvement. I think I see a little but I don't know if it

> is my imagination. Would it be possible to see improvement so

> early? Thanks in advance for the advice.

> Hope everyone is doing good.

> Happy Rounding!!!!

> Becca's mommy DOCbanded 7/30/03

[Guest guest]

you can alternate the tylenol and motrin every two hours if it gets bad

enought hat is what we have to do for a day or two

and we got temp assure from www.herbsforkids.com and have seen major

improvements as soon as we gave it the fever broke with no problems.

the goo dold homeopathic remedies are the best.

rubbing down with alcohol works good n thier backs and chests. and costant

sipping of somehting maybe buy them thier favorite cup or toy or even a movie

and you just bribe them lol. my son gets constant respertory infections from

lung weakness an aspiration so we had no choice he was always sick. we have put

som juice in a cathater tipped syringe and let it drip into his mouth to . that

was fun for him . if you need a syringe i have somme my mom is on a g- tube

and she has them everywhere they send her much more then she needs but i could

send them to whoever requests one or two. they are the 60 cc ones with a point

on the end no needle so the go right into the mouth and they are in sterile

cases. let me knwo

hope this advice helped some

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[Guest guest]

Thats what we do to. The body creates a fever for a reason. I wouldn;t be so

confident about it though if we had ever seen febrile convulsions with high

temp.

I read once that putting damp socks on will reduce the fever, they need to

redampened (is that a word?) frequently. It worked here for a whinging NT

Mandi in UK

> Ok maybe I have a very different opinion than most concerning fever but if

> its under 103 I let them cook and dont try to bring it down. They usualy get

> over things much faster than when I medicate the fever or take them to the

> doctor or anything.

>

[Guest guest]

The overlapping of tylenol and motrin is no longer recommended by

our pediatrician. Several years ago, they recommended this, then

they began telling people NOT to do that.

And Woody McGinnis MD, and Owens have both included

information in presentations to biomedical conferences stating that

an autistic child should NEVER EVER be given Tylenol because it

depeletes glutathione and stops sulfation.

> you can alternate the tylenol and motrin every two hours if it

gets bad

> enought hat is what we have to do for a day or two

>

[Guest guest]

Darlene,

I get low grade fevers when I am flaring. i mentioned to my rheumy and he

didn't seem concerned-wonder if its normal too!

kalylyn <bj19662001@...> wrote:

Hi all, sorry I haven't been posting lately. I haven't been feeling

well. I've managed to get a virus which my doc tells me is made

worse by the RA. My question though is has anyone else experienced

fevers with RA. I notice the fever with increased inflammation.

Just curious. Darlene.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 28/07/2004 09:33:41 Central Standard Time,

bj19662001@... writes:

> My question though is has anyone else experienced

> fevers with RA. I notice the fever with increased inflammation.

I run low grade fevers and have chills on and off for days at a time..just

another service my RA offers! Cary

[Guest guest]

Hi Tish, i was told by our tech at CT that as long as my sons fever didn't

go any higher than 102 he would be fine. Which that same temp was repeated

to me over the phone a second time also. I know others who say about 100

degrees because you don't want the band to make it get any higher. Which i

totally agree with, BUT we did leave my sons band on him when it was 102.0

and his temp didn't get any higher. In fact, i think him sweating with it

on helped lower it because it was normal 24hr's later. But use your best

judgement, you're the mommy and you know your child. If she seems

uncomfortable than take it off. But like i said we were told 102, followed

it, and had no problems! This was just 2wks ago also. Good luck and go

with your gut! Hope Teagan's feeling better!

, mommy to 9 months DOC Band (brachy/mild tort)

Ashburn, VA

>From: " J & J " <baz@...>

>Reply-Plagiocephaly

><Plagiocephaly >

>Subject: Fever

>Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 14:45:31 -0500

>

>Well just got a call from Teagan's day care and she has a fever of 99

>degrees under the arm so 100 degrees regular. I have an appt with the ped

>this evening cause I think she may have an ear infection. Should I take the

>band off or wait to see if her fever gets any higher. According to the ped

>a

>temp is 100.4.

>

>Thanks

>

>Tish

>Teagan 4/25/04

>Plagio/Tort/DOC band 11/26/04

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks . I know my PT said 103 but that seemed high. I have an appt at

5 so will keep it on and then see what they say.

Tish

Teagan 4/25/04

Plagio/Tort/DOC band 11/26/04

Fever

> >Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 14:45:31 -0500

> >

> >Well just got a call from Teagan's day care and she has a fever of 99

> >degrees under the arm so 100 degrees regular. I have an appt with the ped

> >this evening cause I think she may have an ear infection. Should I take

the

> >band off or wait to see if her fever gets any higher. According to the

ped

> >a

> >temp is 100.4.

> >

> >Thanks

> >

> >Tish

> >Teagan 4/25/04

> >Plagio/Tort/DOC band 11/26/04

> >

>

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Hello Tish

We actually took Willow's band off if her temp went over 100, but

you can try tylenol and see if it breaks the temp. Let us know how

Teagan is doing. Hope better soon.

Gotto love those ear infections. (

Sandy Willow's Mom

Torticollis resolved

Cranio Germany Grad

> Well just got a call from Teagan's day care and she has a fever of

99

> degrees under the arm so 100 degrees regular. I have an appt with

the ped

> this evening cause I think she may have an ear infection. Should I

take the

> band off or wait to see if her fever gets any higher. According to

the ped a

> temp is 100.4.

>

> Thanks

>

> Tish

> Teagan 4/25/04

> Plagio/Tort/DOC band 11/26/04

[Guest guest]

Well no ear infection or anything and she was happy as a clam last night

with me. Maybe she just missed Mommy yesterday. The ped told me she could

wear the band up to a temp of 102. Thanks for the replies!

Tish

Teagan 4/25/04

Plagio/Tort/DOC band 11/26/04

Re: Fever

>

>

> Hello Tish

> We actually took Willow's band off if her temp went over 100, but

> you can try tylenol and see if it breaks the temp. Let us know how

> Teagan is doing. Hope better soon.

> Gotto love those ear infections. (

> Sandy Willow's Mom

> Torticollis resolved

> Cranio Germany Grad

>

>

> > Well just got a call from Teagan's day care and she has a fever of

> 99

> > degrees under the arm so 100 degrees regular. I have an appt with

> the ped

> > this evening cause I think she may have an ear infection. Should I

> take the

> > band off or wait to see if her fever gets any higher. According to

> the ped a

> > temp is 100.4.

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> > Tish

> > Teagan 4/25/04

> > Plagio/Tort/DOC band 11/26/04

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

That is a possibility. Didn't think of that! Will have to make sure they are

keeping an eye on that.

Tish

Teagan 4/25/04

Plagio/Tort/DOC band 11/26/04

Re: Fever

>

>

> So glad to hear it, Tish! Is it possible she was overheating at

> daycare?

>

> , mom to Emma 6 mo.

> tort/plagio/docBand 10/25

>

>

> > > > Well just got a call from Teagan's day care and she has a fever

> of

> > > 99

> > > > degrees under the arm so 100 degrees regular. I have an appt

> with

> > > the ped

> > > > this evening cause I think she may have an ear infection.

> Should I

> > > take the

> > > > band off or wait to see if her fever gets any higher. According

> to

> > > the ped a

> > > > temp is 100.4.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks

> > > >

> > > > Tish

> > > > Teagan 4/25/04

> > > > Plagio/Tort/DOC band 11/26/04

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Tish,

My ortho always told me 100.5 and band comes off. So I would monitor closely. If she is still running close to that at bedtime I would err on the side of caution and leave it off. It's too hard to monitor in the middle of the night. Sleeping through a nap at 100 is one thing. Hopefully it won't get any worse.

mom to na

DOC Grad 2/04

Tort Resolved

South Carolina

www.thefilyaws.comJ & J <baz@...> wrote:

Well just got a call from Teagan's day care and she has a fever of 99degrees under the arm so 100 degrees regular. I have an appt with the pedthis evening cause I think she may have an ear infection. Should I take theband off or wait to see if her fever gets any higher. According to the ped atemp is 100.4.ThanksTishTeagan 4/25/04Plagio/Tort/DOC band 11/26/04For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice you are so right.

TishTeagan 4/25/04Plagio/Tort/DOC band 11/26/04

Re: Fever

Tish,

My ortho always told me 100.5 and band comes off. So I would monitor closely. If she is still running close to that at bedtime I would err on the side of caution and leave it off. It's too hard to monitor in the middle of the night. Sleeping through a nap at 100 is one thing. Hopefully it won't get any worse.

mom to na

DOC Grad 2/04

Tort Resolved

South Carolina

www.thefilyaws.comJ & J <baz@...> wrote:

Well just got a call from Teagan's day care and she has a fever of 99degrees under the arm so 100 degrees regular. I have an appt with the pedthis evening cause I think she may have an ear infection. Should I take theband off or wait to see if her fever gets any higher. According to the ped atemp is 100.4.ThanksTishTeagan 4/25/04Plagio/Tort/DOC band 11/26/04For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Then there is the other side of the coin. I'd be in a wheelchair

and/or bedridden without my meds.

I wouldn't want to have the job of balancing patient safety and

approval of new drugs. Heads should roll due to the continued

prescribing of Vioxx in spite of safety concerns. I have a feeling

they will.

a

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 23:23:55 EST, aclavern33@... <aclavern33@...> wrote:

>

>

> Ok today I have not felt myself. By dinnertime I had 102.3 fever and no

> other symtoms other than fever, joint pain and chills. I took two extra

strength

> Tylenol and all my symtoms are gone within 2 hrs. This is strange. So is

> this what they call a RA flare?

>

> I guess I wait until morning to see if any other symtoms appear. I am not in

> the mood to make a trip to see my useless rheummy. I know all he wants to do

> is cram drugs down my throat.

>

> Oh there was a show on TV tonight talking about the Toxic effects if Arava,

> Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex and a few other meds. And How people want the drugs

> pulled from the market due to deaths caused by toxicity of these meds but the

> FDA will not pull them. Hmmm....I am so glad I am NOT on any meds!!!! Too

much

> drama for me!

>

> Toni

>

>

[Guest guest]

Toni, I have the fever, joint pain and chills quite often also. It

usually hits me right before I have a flare, I look at it

as " notification of upcoming events, " gives me time to prepare for

the inevitable. I can get through it with just Tramadol and Tylenol

for the fever. Let me know what your rheumy says about it.

Thanks

Ann

>

> Ok today I have not felt myself. By dinnertime I had 102.3 fever

and no

> other symtoms other than fever, joint pain and chills. I took two

extra strength

> Tylenol and all my symtoms are gone within 2 hrs. This is

strange. So is

> this what they call a RA flare?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi...

I understand that the fever is usually a sign that I am going to have a flare

up. So was the case this week, as Sunday I felt like...well...we all know. I was

running a fever, and could barely walk...seems my OA flares up right before I

have an RA flare up. I had to take the only RX pain med I

tolerate...oxycodone...and attemp to stay off my leg. Luckily my fever didn't go

as high...only to 100.5... but still not comfortable...as my normal body temp is

97.3...so it would be like running over a 101 degree temp if you have a normal

98.6 body temp. Monday and Tuesday were no fun as the hip was extremely

stiff...and just my luck I had to go grocery shopping and Christmas shopping

with my mother in law at Sams and Walmart. I was extremely sore last night and

went to my bedroom to lay down before 7 pm. I had ice packs on my knees and a

heating pad on my hip for relief from the pain.

Tomorrow I get to fly to Houston to go see my wife...whom I have not seen in two

weeks...to go to her company's Christmas party. I am going to chance not wearing

my knee brace as it makes passing thru security at the airports very

difficult...as they make me take it off...and then I have to find a bathroom so

I can put it back on again. Way too much of a pain. The there is never enough

leg room on the planes so it is uncomfortable to wear it on the plane. So I

think I will skip wearing it all together and just hope my legs hold out for the

day.

Well..hope everyone has a nice holiday season...one free of too much pain I hope

and pray!!

Larry in New Orleans

eaprescott <aphillips@...> wrote:

Toni, I have the fever, joint pain and chills quite often also. It

usually hits me right before I have a flare, I look at it

as " notification of upcoming events, " gives me time to prepare for

the inevitable. I can get through it with just Tramadol and Tylenol

for the fever. Let me know what your rheumy says about it.

Thanks

Ann

>

> Ok today I have not felt myself. By dinnertime I had 102.3 fever

and no

> other symtoms other than fever, joint pain and chills. I took two

extra strength

> Tylenol and all my symtoms are gone within 2 hrs. This is

strange. So is

> this what they call a RA flare?

>

>

[Guest guest]

I get fevers too but not that high because I keep lower than normal temps.

Remember to take it easy and don't over do it at that time. It's a warning

singnal...

Blessings,

April

eaprescott <aphillips@...> wrote:

Toni, I have the fever, joint pain and chills quite often also. It

usually hits me right before I have a flare, I look at it

as " notification of upcoming events, " gives me time to prepare for

the inevitable. I can get through it with just Tramadol and Tylenol

for the fever. Let me know what your rheumy says about it.

Thanks

Ann

>

> Ok today I have not felt myself. By dinnertime I had 102.3 fever

and no

> other symtoms other than fever, joint pain and chills. I took two

extra strength

> Tylenol and all my symtoms are gone within 2 hrs. This is

strange. So is

> this what they call a RA flare?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Larry,

I'm so sorry, do you have a Handicapped status?? I knowing flying first class

(last minute) does not cost that much to bump up to first class if it is open

and gives you more leg room. But don't do it until you get up to where they

take your luggage.

I was in a flare last January for my daughter's wedding in Las Vegas and they

bumped us off the plane!!! I had to sleep on the floor at the LV airport on my

coat. They didn't care and they wouldn't give out pillows or blankets at all.

Most miserable trip of my life except for the wedding!

Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

Larry Holmack <bichondaddy1057@...> wrote:

Hi...

I understand that the fever is usually a sign that I am going to have a flare

up. So was the case this week, as Sunday I felt like...well...we all know. I was

running a fever, and could barely walk...seems my OA flares up right before I

have an RA flare up. I had to take the only RX pain med I

tolerate...oxycodone...and attemp to stay off my leg. Luckily my fever didn't go

as high...only to 100.5... but still not comfortable...as my normal body temp is

97.3...so it would be like running over a 101 degree temp if you have a normal

98.6 body temp. Monday and Tuesday were no fun as the hip was extremely

stiff...and just my luck I had to go grocery shopping and Christmas shopping

with my mother in law at Sams and Walmart. I was extremely sore last night and

went to my bedroom to lay down before 7 pm. I had ice packs on my knees and a

heating pad on my hip for relief from the pain.

Tomorrow I get to fly to Houston to go see my wife...whom I have not seen in two

weeks...to go to her company's Christmas party. I am going to chance not wearing

my knee brace as it makes passing thru security at the airports very

difficult...as they make me take it off...and then I have to find a bathroom so

I can put it back on again. Way too much of a pain. The there is never enough

leg room on the planes so it is uncomfortable to wear it on the plane. So I

think I will skip wearing it all together and just hope my legs hold out for the

day.

Well..hope everyone has a nice holiday season...one free of too much pain I hope

and pray!!

Larry in New Orleans

eaprescott wrote:

Toni, I have the fever, joint pain and chills quite often also. It

usually hits me right before I have a flare, I look at it

as " notification of upcoming events, " gives me time to prepare for

the inevitable. I can get through it with just Tramadol and Tylenol

for the fever. Let me know what your rheumy says about it.

Thanks

Ann

>

> Ok today I have not felt myself. By dinnertime I had 102.3 fever

and no

> other symtoms other than fever, joint pain and chills. I took two

extra strength

> Tylenol and all my symtoms are gone within 2 hrs. This is

strange. So is

> this what they call a RA flare?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Toni, I'm not sure what the fever was about. I'm glad to hear it's

gone though. Usually, with a flare you have a lot of joint pain, and

swelling, or I sure do. I have notice a fever is with me every night

now.

I do think you need to find a good rheumy, maybe someone can help you

with one in your area on the group, hugs Tawny

>

> Ok today I have not felt myself. By dinnertime I had 102.3 fever

and no

> other symtoms other than fever, joint pain and chills. I took two

extra strength

> Tylenol and all my symtoms are gone within 2 hrs. This is

strange. So is

> this what they call a RA flare?

>

> I guess I wait until morning to see if any other symtoms appear. I

am not in

> the mood to make a trip to see my useless rheummy. I know all he

wants to do

> is cram drugs down my throat.

>

> Oh there was a show on TV tonight talking about the Toxic effects

if Arava,

> Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex and a few other meds. And How people want

the drugs

> pulled from the market due to deaths caused by toxicity of these

meds but the

> FDA will not pull them. Hmmm....I am so glad I am NOT on any

meds!!!! Too much

> drama for me!

>

> Toni

>

>

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