Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Welcome to the group, Ken! I'm sorry to hear that your RA is so severe. How long have you had RA? Do you have a rheumatologist? Have you told your physician exactly what sort of pain you are living with? I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Re: [ ] Question about Nodules! > > > Greetings,Beth....My name is Ken, I am 52, and > luckely,married to a wondeerful woman who accepts the > limitatioms imposed upon my body by severe R.A. I am > sorry about your lumps, but I question how your doctor > can diagnose you with R.A. when your blood test > indicates a negative for R.A. I am new to this group, > please forgive my boldness, but I am housebound by > this disease, in a wheelchair most of the time,and > since I have been a professional truck driver most of > my life, I have no close friends to talk to about the > pain I live with daily. Beth, if you do indeed have > R.A. you will know...you will wake up very stiff in > the mornings in extreme pain, and often it will take > you up tp an hour just to get up. you will have > trouble doing even the simplest tasks...and no one who > doesn't have a knowledge of this condition will truly > understand. I hope I haven't been too forward...I am > just desoerate for a friend, one who knows of the pain > I live with daily, and the depression of having to be > housebound, all by myself, dad after day, because my > lovely wife has to work. God bless you, and if you > feel led, please write me back. Sincerely, > squarehead.(Ken) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Message to .....thank you so very much for your reply to me. It's nice to know someone out there cares! My doctor has me on morphine sulfate,60 mgs twice a day, and oxycodone,4 times a day, and that just barely enables me to carry on.I'VE ALREADY HAD ONE OPERATION PN MY RIGHT SHOULDER, and I pray there are no more!I am thankful that I am a vet, because I go to the V,A. for all my needs...I just couldn't manage without them, becaause the price of my meds,at full price would be 3000.00 a month! Well, God Bless you, and again, thank you for your reply. I am so tired of having to face all these empty days with no one to talk to! love, ken --- <Matsumura_Clan@...> wrote: > Welcome to the group, Ken! > > I'm sorry to hear that your RA is so severe. How > long have you had RA? > Do you have a rheumatologist? Have you told your > physician exactly what > sort of pain you are living with? > > > > > I'll tell you where to go! > > Mayo Clinic in Rochester > http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester > > s Hopkins Medicine > http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org > > > Re: [ ] Question about Nodules! > > > > > > > > Greetings,Beth....My name is Ken, I am 52, and > > luckely,married to a wondeerful woman who accepts > the > > limitatioms imposed upon my body by severe R.A. I > am > > sorry about your lumps, but I question how your > doctor > > can diagnose you with R.A. when your blood test > > indicates a negative for R.A. I am new to this > group, > > please forgive my boldness, but I am housebound by > > this disease, in a wheelchair most of the time,and > > since I have been a professional truck driver most > of > > my life, I have no close friends to talk to about > the > > pain I live with daily. Beth, if you do indeed > have > > R.A. you will know...you will wake up very stiff > in > > the mornings in extreme pain, and often it will > take > > you up tp an hour just to get up. you will have > > trouble doing even the simplest tasks...and no one > who > > doesn't have a knowledge of this condition will > truly > > understand. I hope I haven't been too forward...I > am > > just desoerate for a friend, one who knows of the > pain > > I live with daily, and the depression of having to > be > > housebound, all by myself, dad after day, because > my > > lovely wife has to work. God bless you, and if you > > feel led, please write me back. Sincerely, > > squarehead.(Ken) > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Message to .....thank you so very much for your reply to me. It's nice to know someone out there cares! My doctor has me on morphine sulfate,60 mgs twice a day, and oxycodone,4 times a day, and that just barely enables me to carry on.I'VE ALREADY HAD ONE OPERATION PN MY RIGHT SHOULDER, and I pray there are no more!I am thankful that I am a vet, because I go to the V,A. for all my needs...I just couldn't manage without them, becaause the price of my meds,at full price would be 3000.00 a month! Well, God Bless you, and again, thank you for your reply. I am so tired of having to face all these empty days with no one to talk to! love, ken --- <Matsumura_Clan@...> wrote: > Welcome to the group, Ken! > > I'm sorry to hear that your RA is so severe. How > long have you had RA? > Do you have a rheumatologist? Have you told your > physician exactly what > sort of pain you are living with? > > > > > I'll tell you where to go! > > Mayo Clinic in Rochester > http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester > > s Hopkins Medicine > http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org > > > Re: [ ] Question about Nodules! > > > > > > > > Greetings,Beth....My name is Ken, I am 52, and > > luckely,married to a wondeerful woman who accepts > the > > limitatioms imposed upon my body by severe R.A. I > am > > sorry about your lumps, but I question how your > doctor > > can diagnose you with R.A. when your blood test > > indicates a negative for R.A. I am new to this > group, > > please forgive my boldness, but I am housebound by > > this disease, in a wheelchair most of the time,and > > since I have been a professional truck driver most > of > > my life, I have no close friends to talk to about > the > > pain I live with daily. Beth, if you do indeed > have > > R.A. you will know...you will wake up very stiff > in > > the mornings in extreme pain, and often it will > take > > you up tp an hour just to get up. you will have > > trouble doing even the simplest tasks...and no one > who > > doesn't have a knowledge of this condition will > truly > > understand. I hope I haven't been too forward...I > am > > just desoerate for a friend, one who knows of the > pain > > I live with daily, and the depression of having to > be > > housebound, all by myself, dad after day, because > my > > lovely wife has to work. God bless you, and if you > > feel led, please write me back. Sincerely, > > squarehead.(Ken) > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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