feeling better

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for your concerns and suggestions. I am feeling a little

better today. I think that after trying all of those different nsaids, it

took a toll on my stomach and body. I hope that it is all out of my system

now. My rheumy and I are trying to find an effective pain reliever and

sometimes you have to go through a few to get a good one. I am trying

darvocet n100 right now and it seems to be agreeing with me. He is also

trying to get approval for remicade. The prosorba column didn't work out

although it was approved. I just couldn't travel that far each week for the

treatments. My insurance company must be wondering what the heck is going

on. My sleep patterns are still a bit messed up, but I am hoping that they

will improve now that my stomach is calmer and I have some pain relief. I

also think that some of the problem is that my PCP increased the HCTZ and

didn't advise to take in more potassium. So now I have been eating a banana

each day and it seems to make a difference. I can't drink orange juice for

potassium because it bothers my stomach. I actually got outside and started

to cut the grass on the rider and got about halfway done before it started

raining. Wyatt is going to spend the night with his father on Sat. I drop

him off in the a.m. and then I have a Longaberger basket party to go to.

Does anyone else out there collect these baskets? I love them. Its

something that my mom and I do together. I have also started entering

sweepstakes on the internet. I find a lot of them when I am up in the middle

of the night just browsing around. You never know. Thank you all again for

the support. It means alot especially in the middle of the night when

everyone else is asleep. I know there is always someone here that I can talk

to.

Stacey in PA