Hi Judi

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, Good luck on the 2nd with 's surgery. Hope all goes well.

, mom to (8yr,DS) and Dayton (3yr,DS)

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Hi Judi...I'd love to have the muffin recipe!

Thank you so much for your sweet encouragement...it is wonderful to have

friends that I can share a gut-level honesty with.

((((((((((Judi))))))))))

Much Love....

Tess

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Hi Judi,

You sound like you are a very physically fit person. I

used to do tap and jazz until the pain got too bad and

now about the only exercise that I can take is water

aerobics. The heater in my pool broke so I am not even

doing that. There will be an indoor pool about a block

from my house opening in about a year. I can't wait!

I am doing pretty good right now. The MTX has cut a

lot of the pain. I'm waiting to see what happens when

I start work on the 2nd. Sitting is usually the worst

part because I have SI joint problems. It also doesn't

help that I don't have any cushion on my rear.

Some of the stuff that your PT has suggested sounds a

little wacky but you never know until you try it and

as long as it won't hurt you I would be willing to

try. Your PT is not the only one I have heard speak of

massage of Lymph area. I had a dr that suggested the

same thing saying that it would let everything flow

better and release toxins. I do believe that because,

whenever I have had a deep massage on the trigger

point knots in my back, it feels as though toxins have

been released and I am very, very tired. The masseuse

always tells me to drink plenty of water to flush it

all out of my system.

Maybe Ron didn't mean that you aren't " really " sick

but that your illness it isn't life threatening. From

what you have told us about him, Ron seems to be a

great guy that is very understanding. A paraffin bath

sounds wonderful. I am planning on making myself some

rice mitts for warming my hands.

I hope that you do go to a new rheumy! For the right

dr, I would travel almost anywhere.

Before I began to take Elavil, I woke up all night

long in pain and in the morning, I felt as though I

had not gotten any sleep. The more that went on, the

worse I felt. I am glad that you have gotten a little

sleep this week.

I have never heard about New Year's in Vienna. What

channel is it on? We are going out to hear a band

called Flickerstick on New Year's Eve. Several of the

" grown " children are going with us. I hope that you

and Ron have a good evening by the hearth. My New Year

wish for you is to find a really good dr that can help

you. Every year we have a traditional ceremony where

we write on slips of paper what we hope for in the new

year and we set them all in a brass bowl and burn

them. I guess that it is a tradition with oriental

roots? If anyone knows, I would like to hear from

them.

Have a good weekend! Iris

--- " mormar46 <mormar46@...> "

<mormar46@...> wrote:

> Thanks, Iris.

>

> I do realize that the stretching & range of motion

> is essential. In

> fact, I was exercising at a high level until just a

> couple of months

> ago (about October I cut back due to the hip pain.)

> I was walking 3-

> 4 miles a day and riding my bike another 2 miles.

> Granted, I have

> not been doing as much walking & riding since then

> (we do have a

> treadmill), but I can't imagine my body getting

> progressively worse

> in 2 months from lack of exercise!

>

> I will call the rheumy Monday, and if she gives me

> another runaround,

> she is history. I have slept pretty well the last 3

> nights, but

> still waking up in a lot of pain. Ron is going out

> this morning to

> buy me a paraffin bath for my hands (and I think you

> can use it on

> your feet, too.) Maybe that will help. It's

> amazing how long it has

> taken me to type this message. and I laughed

> so hard

> yesterday, as it was her last day at church, and I

> came in to help

> her get the weekly bulletin and monthly newsletter

> out. We were both

> panting and groaning and taking turns sitting &

> resting, she said we

> sounded like Duane's old tractor! I need to get my

> disease under

> control because I am afraid she is heading the same

> way, waking up in

> the morning with stiff, sore hands and wrists

> already.

>

> Meanwhile, I hope you are having some good days too.

> Any special

> plans for New Years? We will probably have a quiet

> evening by the

> fire, and Wed. night our annual special

> event--watching " New Years in

> Vienna " on TV. If you've never seen it, by all

> means try to watch it.

>

> Thanks again for your support,

>

> Judi

>

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