Re: Not quite so worried this morning

[Guest guest]

Sierra:

One day at a time is what we all have to live by..I

will keep you and your mom in my prayers.......There

are many other drugs that the drs can give your mom

that are not the ones in the news these

days.........and she can be taking some for the

anxiety and/or depression. my Rheumy has me on Zanex

for my fibro and I usually only take it at night and

it has helped me so much......

you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Pat in So Ore.

--- snowdrift52003 <snowdrift52003@...> wrote:

>

> THANKS SO MUCH for the kind responses I got to my

> post. The concept

> of not looking at the big picture struck a chord of

> truth for me, and

> of just doing what I can and letting go...

>

> A good night's rest helped my perspective. We

> received a down blanket

> for Christmas and used it for the first time. It was

> so wonderfully

> warm and lightweight; I slept deeply. This morning,

> my husband and I

> planned a vacation. :-)

>

> My mom has a fear of doctors and pharmaceuticals,

> that is why she has

> not sought help for her RA. She is now reaching a

> crisis point, where

> she can barely walk. She said she is going to pursue

> knee surgery

> after the holidays. Her hands are quite disfigured.

> At 62 she lives

> as a shut-in. I don't know if she will ever try RA

> meds. The Vioxx

> recall cemented her belief that drug companies will

> do anything for a

> buck and that doctors can't think for themselves.

> She is frightened

> for me because I take meds. I think the pain and

> isolation have led

> to some mental health problems--she has a lot of

> anxiety.

>

> One day at a time!

>

> Sierra

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Sierra:

One day at a time is what we all have to live by..I

will keep you and your mom in my prayers.......There

are many other drugs that the drs can give your mom

that are not the ones in the news these

days.........and she can be taking some for the

anxiety and/or depression. my Rheumy has me on Zanex

for my fibro and I usually only take it at night and

it has helped me so much......

you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Pat in So Ore.

--- snowdrift52003 <snowdrift52003@...> wrote:

>

> THANKS SO MUCH for the kind responses I got to my

> post. The concept

> of not looking at the big picture struck a chord of

> truth for me, and

> of just doing what I can and letting go...

>

> A good night's rest helped my perspective. We

> received a down blanket

> for Christmas and used it for the first time. It was

> so wonderfully

> warm and lightweight; I slept deeply. This morning,

> my husband and I

> planned a vacation. :-)

>

> My mom has a fear of doctors and pharmaceuticals,

> that is why she has

> not sought help for her RA. She is now reaching a

> crisis point, where

> she can barely walk. She said she is going to pursue

> knee surgery

> after the holidays. Her hands are quite disfigured.

> At 62 she lives

> as a shut-in. I don't know if she will ever try RA

> meds. The Vioxx

> recall cemented her belief that drug companies will

> do anything for a

> buck and that doctors can't think for themselves.

> She is frightened

> for me because I take meds. I think the pain and

> isolation have led

> to some mental health problems--she has a lot of

> anxiety.

>

> One day at a time!

>

> Sierra

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

> Sierra:

There

> are many other drugs that the drs can give your mom

> that are not the ones in the news these

> days

To someone with exteme anxiety and distrust of the medical system,

all drugs are suspect. Her thinking is, if it happened with Vioxx, it

can happen with all the rest. It's not rational, especially when she

can clearly see and feel the " side effects " of taking NO meds...

My mom has a college degree, but she's not thinking clearly.

Sierra

[Guest guest]

> Sierra:

There

> are many other drugs that the drs can give your mom

> that are not the ones in the news these

> days

To someone with exteme anxiety and distrust of the medical system,

all drugs are suspect. Her thinking is, if it happened with Vioxx, it

can happen with all the rest. It's not rational, especially when she

can clearly see and feel the " side effects " of taking NO meds...

My mom has a college degree, but she's not thinking clearly.

Sierra

[Guest guest]

Sierra,

I am glad that you are doing better this morning. It is a terrible

thing to be scared of medications. I am scared of many of them.

I was one of the ones who took Vioxx but I didn't take it for too

long. I never took it every day. I only took it when I felt I

needed a boost. I also was on Celebrex and Bextra but again I

didn't take them regularly. I worried because in my thoughts the

tests that needed to be done on the long term results from these new

2 inhibitors had not been done. I am on Mobic now which has

been around for years and years and the tests have been done for

it. I may not get the immediate result I got with Vioxx but at

least I know I am not hurting my heart.

I know many people like your Mom who are shut ins from RA. They are

disfigured and can't do anything. That is one of the reasons that I

opted to take Remicade. It so far, has stopped any disfiguring of

my bones and joints although it really does nothing for pain.

I wish you and your Mom the best of luck and my prayers are with you

both. We can only hope that tomorrow might bring a break through

and do the important things now to keep us going.

God bless,

Althea

>

> THANKS SO MUCH for the kind responses I got to my post. The

concept

> of not looking at the big picture struck a chord of truth for me,

and

> of just doing what I can and letting go...

>

> A good night's rest helped my perspective. We received a down

blanket

> for Christmas and used it for the first time. It was so

wonderfully

> warm and lightweight; I slept deeply. This morning, my husband and

I

> planned a vacation. :-)

>

> My mom has a fear of doctors and pharmaceuticals, that is why she

has

> not sought help for her RA. She is now reaching a crisis point,

where

> she can barely walk. She said she is going to pursue knee surgery

> after the holidays. Her hands are quite disfigured. At 62 she

lives

> as a shut-in. I don't know if she will ever try RA meds. The Vioxx

> recall cemented her belief that drug companies will do anything

for a

> buck and that doctors can't think for themselves. She is

frightened

> for me because I take meds. I think the pain and isolation have

led

> to some mental health problems--she has a lot of anxiety.

>

> One day at a time!

>

> Sierra

[Guest guest]

Sierra,

I am glad that you are doing better this morning. It is a terrible

thing to be scared of medications. I am scared of many of them.

I was one of the ones who took Vioxx but I didn't take it for too

long. I never took it every day. I only took it when I felt I

needed a boost. I also was on Celebrex and Bextra but again I

didn't take them regularly. I worried because in my thoughts the

tests that needed to be done on the long term results from these new

2 inhibitors had not been done. I am on Mobic now which has

been around for years and years and the tests have been done for

it. I may not get the immediate result I got with Vioxx but at

least I know I am not hurting my heart.

I know many people like your Mom who are shut ins from RA. They are

disfigured and can't do anything. That is one of the reasons that I

opted to take Remicade. It so far, has stopped any disfiguring of

my bones and joints although it really does nothing for pain.

I wish you and your Mom the best of luck and my prayers are with you

both. We can only hope that tomorrow might bring a break through

and do the important things now to keep us going.

God bless,

Althea

>

> THANKS SO MUCH for the kind responses I got to my post. The

concept

> of not looking at the big picture struck a chord of truth for me,

and

> of just doing what I can and letting go...

>

> A good night's rest helped my perspective. We received a down

blanket

> for Christmas and used it for the first time. It was so

wonderfully

> warm and lightweight; I slept deeply. This morning, my husband and

I

> planned a vacation. :-)

>

> My mom has a fear of doctors and pharmaceuticals, that is why she

has

> not sought help for her RA. She is now reaching a crisis point,

where

> she can barely walk. She said she is going to pursue knee surgery

> after the holidays. Her hands are quite disfigured. At 62 she

lives

> as a shut-in. I don't know if she will ever try RA meds. The Vioxx

> recall cemented her belief that drug companies will do anything

for a

> buck and that doctors can't think for themselves. She is

frightened

> for me because I take meds. I think the pain and isolation have

led

> to some mental health problems--she has a lot of anxiety.

>

> One day at a time!

>

> Sierra