Re: New Memberl here...lots of questions a

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Hi a:

What a great sister you are to write in for your

brother. The support you can give him is so very

important - family that understands is a wonderful

thing. Yes, I have an electric blanket and I love it.

When it is cold, I turn it on, and it feels so good.

I have Fibromyalgia as well as RA, and with both, the

heat is very helpful.

Since your brother is in the early stages of

treatment, tell him that it may take a while for the

meds to begin to really kick in, and that adjustments

in meds/doses of meds is normal in the first few

months. I am glad that his doctor is treating him

aggressively, as that is the best way to fight RA.

What meds is he taking?

This group is made up of the most wonderful caring and

supportive people. Go to the RA-Support page and you

will find a lot of information on RA, meds, etc.

Hopefully some day your brother will feel like getting

on line with us, we do have some men in the group

around his age I believe, and we would love to meet

him.

Kathe in CA

--- pstaple <p_staple@...> wrote:

> Hi all,

> My brother was just diagnosed with RA and I want to

> help him any way I

> can. He is a 44 yr old male who until now has been

> very active. He

> lays carpet for a living and recently had such a bad

> flare up he

> couldnt even pull the covers up over himself in bed.

> HIs joints all

> swelled up and he could'nt even get his shoes on.

> He is in his early

> stages of treatment and I'm not sure of all the

> dtails yet. I am just

> beginning my informational journey but thought I'd

> ask a quick

> question. With it being so cold, I wondered if it

> would help him to

> use an electric blanket. I know the warmth feels

> good to him and if

> that would help I will buy him one and send it to

> him. I know in some

> cases with injuries and such pain feels better with

> heat but in

> actuality it is not good for someone so I'm asking

> if you all can think

> of anything I can do at this first initial step of

> his treatment to

> help him. Thanks so much and I will be eagerly

> reading and learning

> all I can from you all.

> a

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Kathe

" To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. "

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