Al

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Hi Al,

Sorry to hear of your weight problems. I would be more than happy to give

you some of my poundage if it were possible. I hope that you can get to the

bottom of it soon or you may waste away to nothing, then what would all of us

" ladies " do? Thank you for your wonderful comments on Wyatt's picture.

Actually he doesn't look like either me or his father. But every once in a

while, he will make an expression that looks a little like his dad. But

that's ok. He doesn't try to. LOL. Sending you hopes for a peaceful and

painfree night.

Love and Hugs

Stacey in PA

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Thanks Carol.

is hanging in there. Scared a bit. I guess if it's any

consolation, I actually feel okay from an RA standpoint. Not much

fatigue or joint pain.

I am sorry to hear you are run down. I know exactly how you feel. You

fight and fight these diseases and there are times you feel like you

don't have it in you. That's usually when you amaze yourself by being

stronger than you thought you would be. I know that's the case with

you. You hang in there as well and know my thoughts are with you.

Love and hugs,

Al

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I just got back from my MD's office because I had another episode

> where I

> > was up all night with chest pain last night. I got in to see him

> and I just

> > cried. My heart was racing from the stress, and even my blood

> pressure was

> > a little high (it's normally 110/65). I had a really hard time

> last night.

> > On top of that, Stan's out of town and I was really scared. It

> hurts so

> > much to breathe.

> >

> > First, he said he wants me to take another course of Zithromax to

> see if

> > that makes a difference. He gave me a few more of the Percocet

> 10's (I've

> > been taking an awful lot of pain meds this month - scares me). He

> wanted me

> > to take Xanax for the stress for a little while, but I told him I

am

> > unwilling to. He gave me Inderal instead, and I have to say

> between that

> > and the Percocet I'm feeling more comfortable now, although it

> still hurts

> > to take a normal breath. We're changing my thyroid med back to

the

> Armour

> > (I had been trying Synthroid), and we're discontinuing the

> Trazodone. If I

> > don't sleep, so be it for now. It's just not worth it. Something

> is

> > elevating my pulse, and I've noticed it after I take the

> Trazodone. Also,

> > this panic mode isn't really like me. He said I need to watch how

> I do with

> > the Remicade, that if I'm having a lot of problems with infection,

> it might

> > not be worth it. He said he had another patient that went into a

> clinical

> > trial for Hepatitis, and now he's the next person on the list for

a

> liver

> > transplant. The medication destroyed his liver. That kind of

> scared me,

> > although Remicade is FDA approved.

> >

> > I'm just so sick of all this. I was doing really well last week.

I

> got so

> > much done, it was amazing. I still had pain, but it was more

> tolerable and

> > I was able to work through it. I was getting ready to buy paint

so

> I could

> > paint the master bedroom! Now, another setback. And I still need

> to go to

> > class tonight.

> >

> > Thank you, my dear friends, for letting me vent. I just don't

> think I could

> > burden Stan with any more of this. He was so enthusiastic about

> how well

> > I've been doing, that I don't want to burst his bubble. I need to

> get well.

> > I have way too much to do this month!

> >

> > I hope you're each having a better day than I am.

> >

> > Much love,

> >

> > Carol

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