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Hi All

I thought I would tag my hello on the end of Carole's mail as Carole and I know

each other from Cat Lists sharing a mutual hobby of breeding and showing

pedigree cats.

I have a feeling I joined this list a year or so ago but had to unsubscribe as I

could not keep up with the volume of mails. Anyway my name is Judith I live in

the UK in a tiny village on the Essex/Suffolk borders. I have been a diagnosed

RA sufferer for around 4 and a half years, undiagnosed about 8 years. I have

been on Sulphasalazine for about 3 years and tried Methotrexate several times

but although the RA improves the side effects are awful so it was decided that

this treatment is not suitable for me. My affected joints are my hands and feet

and also my jaw flared up a year ago. I was also diagnosed by my last rheumie

with Fibromyalgia but my present one diagrees and says I have tennis/golfers

elbow and housemaids knee so who knows but I tend to think my old one was

correct. I do suffer complete exhaustion from time to time as well so whether

this is the RA or Fibromyalgia I have no idea. I don't take anti inflammatories

as I had duodenal ulcers from taking them so the only pain relief I have is

co-codamol. I take each day as it comes on good days I make the most of them

bad days I pass as best I can.

I will try and keep up with all the mails and look forward to reading them and

offering support if I can.

Kind wishes to you all

Judith

[ ] Re: Lori

Hi Lori - thanks so much for that tip about ginger root. I have

researched the internet and found a couple of herbs which might help

me, such as Dandelion ( sorry mind blank at present over the

others:). But when it came to finding them fresh, at the supermarket

it was a real no no.

Just recently I have cut out aspartme and artifical sweetners, and

now drinking filtered water.

I used to drink a lot of diet drinks, so that was stopped (and miss

them sorely) but I love ginger beer, and your recipe on homemade

ginger ale and ginger tea would be most welcome.

All the best - Carole

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