Re: flares, c-spine, what now Lynda

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Hi Lynda:

I know what you mean - there is no evidence of any RA

erosion on x-ray for me either, but I sure wonder why

all that pain is there! I am always amazed that the

x-rays are negative! And, you are right, there are so

many worse than I am that I used to feel really kind

of embarrassed complaining about my pain, but we all

experience pain differently, and pain is pain. I am

no longer shy, as you can tell from some of my posts,

to say I am hurting anymore. It's not as much as

other's pain maybe, but it's my pain, and I deserve a

good whine now and then! Everybody does!

As far as being proactive, just stay in this group!

that has been one of the best things I have ever done,

I know. There is so much information here, and I have

found things posted in this group that my doctors are

just finding out. My doctor put me on Lyrica a while

back when it just had come out for treatment of fibro,

and was surprised with raised eyebrows when I said I

already knew about it! She thinks these support

groups are great, and so do I.

I try and stay as informed as possible via this group,

internet, radio, t.v., newspapers, anything that has

to do with immune system diseases or RA specifically.

Knowlege is power, and that is how to be a proactive

patient, I believe.

Kathe in CA

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