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My Dear. Dear Friends:

A Blessed Christmas and Holiday season to one and all! Hopefully, you can

spend this time with family and friends with as little pain as possible.

Unfortunately, the reason for my silence has been due to a number of hospital

stays due to sepsis and apparently the lupus has attacked my brain. Some of

these attacks came during the hurricanes that we seemed to attract thi summer

and all ambulances,roads and helicopters were grounded until the winds died

down. Ron had some scarey days with me with a high temperature, no power for

the AC and I had no knowledge of who Ron or the girls were. The same thing

happened on my birthday. Right now the only meds I am on for the RA is

prednisone, placquenil and I am on 3 different antibiotics to keep the sepsis at

bay and

then pain medication mainly for my knee. Thru this whole process I have lost

about 50 lbs, but not the way to do it. At this time, my orthopedic surgeon

is thinking of putting a rod in my leg to give me permanent stability as the

fusion is still not complete after 2 years and my pain specialist wants to put

pain blocks in my back to minimize the amount of pain medication I need to

take, but it would not completely relieve all my pain. All these procedures

cannot be attempted until I finish my antibiotic course.

So this is where I have been hiding. I miss you all and think of you

constantly. Welcome to all the new members!! This is a great place for

information,

to vent, and just have a place where you " belong " .! Remember " Whine &

Cheese " is served here daily.

My love to all of you and yours for a New Year that brings us new medications

without side effects!!!!!!

Gentle, tender, angel hugs...............

Debs in FL