Sue C

[Guest guest]

Welcome back, Sue! Sorry about your computer problems. I hope you have

no more trouble with it.

As long as you are really willing to " try anything " to feel better,

might I suggest, since we're on a roll with our no-smoking campaign

here, that you quit smoking. Join Stacey and Heidi and I think you'll

see much better long-term results than if you eliminate wheat.

You can do it!

Re: [ ] sweating

> Hi All

>

> I have been offline for weeks while my computor has been away for

repairs. I

> had a faulty motherboard. So I am just catching up on all the news.

How

> are you Stacey? So you have stopped smoking? Oh, I wish that I

could, I

> am sure that all the toxins do us no good. I have cut out cheese and

am

> trying with chocolate and diet coke. I have limited myself to half a

small

> glass of diet coke a day, but at the moment my RA is very active both

in my

> joints and muscles so it is hard to see any difference.

>

> I was interested that someone mentioned sweating because I get that,

> especially during a flare-up when my joints are hot and red. The

sweat does

> literally roll down my face and body. I keep a little fan on the

table in

> front of my chair to help me to cool down.

>

> Going back to food (which is not hard to do!!) I have often wondered

about

> wheat but it is very hard to eliminate it from your diet as it is in

so many

> things. I will try anything which may bring relief to this awful

illness so

> I may cut out wheat as best I can and see what happens. Has anyone

else

> done this?

>

> I am also trying to lose weight, like some of you. I am eating

normal food

> but less of it. I find cooking difficult so it is easier to eat the

same as

> my husband, Steve, rather than cook two seperate meals. I hope to go

back

> swimming soon so that may help me lose a few pounds!

>

> When I started on my current meds. I did`nt have much pain for about

three

> weeks and thought I had hit on the jackpot, but now it is all back

again.

> Steve said that I am walking a bit better over the last 3 days but it

is hard

> work sometimes. I have been thinking of saving for one of those

small

> electric scooters that you can fold up and put in the car for when I

am at my

> worst. Does anyone else have one of these? I hate being pushed in

my

> wheelchair and would rather be more independant.

>

> Well, must go now.

>

> Hugs to you all

> Sue C