Judy in AZ

[Guest guest]

Do you mean that you yourself are in school or that you are busy with

school-related things of your son's, Judy?

Sorry about the support funds. I hope that can be straightened out soon.

Your Remicade story is interesting. I'll be watching for your report

when you are sure you are getting the real thing. You are wise to be on

the lookout for side-effects. After all the stories here, I'm doing a

lot of TNF-related wondering.

I'm glad to hear that you got some relief with the Supartz, but it

sounds like TKR time is coming though.

Thanks for supporting Debs. I know you can relate all too well to her

situation. I'm so worried about her.

Good to hear from you,

Re: [ ] Toilet seats. and Kathi on OK

> Hey, I am fine here .thanks for asking Kathi......I have been keeping

busy

> with school started on Aug19th and my son has been back with me 24/7

since

> May22.NO child support since June 25th.......been working on that.

>

> Tess, I have clinical depression,been on meds for yrs ....I still get

those

> " dark " periods ...I can usually work through those eventually but

sometimes I

> just need to talk.....I go to a therapist every couple of weeks ever

since

> last yr...I have told the Behaviorial Health people for yrs a lot of

my

> depression is very cyclic....and hormonal....and now they actually

recognize

> that. I just try to pamper myself when I am " down " .I'm not saying it

always

> works but.....

>

> I have been talking to Deb at least once a day.......I still have not

> recovered totally (mentally)from last yr . For those who dont know I

had a

> ventral hernia repaired 3/5/01 and 9 mon, 4 surgeries,

> 20drains?,peritonitis,flushings, pic line, so many CTs I can still

read in

> the dark w/o light, and finally removal of mesh on Oct29/01 and healed

by

> Thanksgiving (still have no feelings in my abdominal area.)..She has

it much

> worse than I did...but I can relate....

>

> Anyway, I am still in the remicade study......I dont think I am

getting the

> real thing or I am getting the 3mg and for my weight this is not

enough to do

> anything. I will know by the week 22 though cos then everyone gets

real

> thing.....my ins will pay for remicade and my Rd asked me if I wanted

to go

> on it instead of the study.I told him I would rather do it this way

and try

> it ...and save it as a last resort as I dont feel that bad that often

with

> what I am on......but I will say this is I start to get any little

> interesting side effects(sepsis, pleurisy,lupus,etc) I am out of that

> study!!!!!

>

> Oh yea, had the 5 shots series for my left knee..supartz...my knee was

> feeling better by 3rd shot I can now kneel on my knee to get up and

down off

> the floor and take a bath in the tub and get out

> afterwards........however...it has been a month since last

one(injection) and

> my knee is hurting again for a couple weeks now on the inside of

joint

> ...and I know there is bursitis in there too......called ortho.he

wants me to

> try and wait another 4-6 weeks....and try to control all this with

> lodine,ice,and darvocets.....it has its good moments....

>

> Oh yes, here is my stupid thing I did yesterday....first of all it

was 110

> out there and it was 4 pm ..my gf wanted me to go test drive some cars

with

> her ....she wants a new one....Now in my mind I was thinking we go to

car

> place...go into showroom, get a salesman, pick out something and we

would

> take a golf cart out to car to test drive......or the slaesman would

bring it

> up to bldg with ac going ....NOPE!!!I had water with me and 5 minutes

walking

> to a car then waiting for the idiot to return with the

keys......needless to

> say ..after that I went into bldgs and sat in ac and my friend and

salesman

> brought car to bldg and me for test drives.....did have some pleasant

rides

> ...but I remember now ...I always shop for cars in Feb and

Mar.....Got to go

> Debs just called ...going to call her back.....Judy in AZ