Re: Hi Stacey

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Hi Stacey

How are you? And how is Wyatt? I am still in one of my good times and

making the most of it! A friend of ours, Sid, has just finished building a

luxury trawler and I went on that yesterday. When I got to the edge of the

quay where I had to climb onto the side of the boat and saw the drop on the

inside I was afraid to get in, so Sid put a crate there for me to step on to.

However, I was still scared as the muscles in my legs are so weak, so I

went and had a cappuccino to think about it! In the end I climbed into the

boat and did`nt go `splash` into the sea! I went on my hands and knees and

found it better. As the day wore on I found that I could walk better which

I am happy about.

I am going to use some light dumbells to try to build up my muscles before

the next flare comes. Also, I want Steve to come with me swimming. I am

afraid to go on my own in case my muscles give out. I will use a kickboard

at first and just use my legs.

My doctor has given me Meloxicam (mobic) at 7.5 mg a day. I can`t say how

good they are yet until I flare. But so far they have`nt upset my stomach.

I get flare-up of IBS sometimes so as long as the drug does`nt make that

worse I am happy! My doctor also sent me for blood tests for diabetis,

which runs through my family, as does the RA, and I go for the results

tomorrow. I do hope that I have`nt got it. I feel I have enough to cope

with as it is.... My son, Nicky, has IBS and I am praying that he does`nt

get the RA too.

Well, I had better go and check eBay to see if I have won some lovely

butterfly fabric that I bid on! I am learning Patchwork and I have a book

which shows you how to do it on a machine, which is a must. I am also

making myself some trousers (pants) from some butterfly fabric which will

cheer me up!

Take care

Hugs

Sue

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on 7/25/02 9:57 AM, TreacleBears@... at TreacleBears@... wrote:

> Well, I had better go and check eBay to see if I have won some lovely

> butterfly fabric that I bid on! I am learning Patchwork and I have a book

> which shows you how to do it on a machine, which is a must. I am also

> making myself some trousers (pants) from some butterfly fabric which will

> cheer me up!

Sue, I'm another Sue who has RA and Type 2 diabetes and is also a butterfly

nut. I hope you don't have diabetes, but it seems easy to me compared to RA.

At least you can have some control over it.

Sue in NC

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Hi Sue,

Sorry it took me so long to reply. It sounds like your outing was really fun

and exciting. I got a good mental picture of you on your knees trying to get

onto that boat. LOL!!!! My rheumy highly reccommends swimming to keep the

joints moving. I love to swim, but have trouble being in the sun thanks to

all the meds. I have been having a rough time of it lately and hope to see

that rainbow soon. I am really getting frustrated with the situation that I

am in right now. I keep fighting though. I went out to cut the grass today

on my rider and got 3/4 of it done. I have a rather big yard. When I came

in the house, my feet were so swollen they looked like pillows, all puffy and

round. My ankles looked worse. This was rather early in the day and I was

only out there for about 45 minutes at the most and I took a break in the

middle to go pee. Thanks Lasix!!!! Anyway I keep thinking that tomorrow

will make a difference. Always tomorrow. My rheumy tested me for diabetes a

while ago. I have a problem with my blood sugar dropping which is not common

with people who take prednisone. But I tested neg for diabetes. They still

don't know why my blood sugar drops though. Just one of those things, I

guess.

Those butterfly trousers sound wonderful. Sewing is one of the things that I

have put on the back burner lately. I used to make all of my scrubs for

work. It was great because of the fabulous fabric designs that are

available. I had scrubs for every holiday and mood possible. We had a

pediatrician in our office and the patterns relaxed the kids alot. Make a

pair of trousers for me. I like penguins!!!! LOL

Love and Hugs

Stacey in PA