Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 In a message dated 6/13/2006 8:16:26 PM Central Standard Time, foxybratgirlkm@... writes: HELLO MY NAME IS KIM AND I HAVE NOT WROTE IN ALONG TIME. I WAS DIG. WITH RA IN JAN 2004. AND I'M GOING ON 27 YRS OLD NEXT WEEK. I THINK MY RA IS STARTING TO CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I NOW AM LACTOSE INTOLLARENT AND STUFF JUST KEEPS COMMING UP AND I'M REALLY GETTING AGGRAVATED WITH THIS WHOLE RA PROBLEM. ANYONE ELSE HAVE FOOD PROBLEMS? I GO SEE MY DOC. TOMMRROW. KIM Hi Kim, I'm . Diagnosed with RA in sept 2003 and i just turned 28...Food never really was a problem for me till this evil disease decided to rear its ugly head. Now i cant eat anything even remotely spicy or acidic or i will pay the price for it. This from a girl who ate jalepenos right out of the jar...Sorry you are having troubles as well. Hope your doc can help you enjoy food again. HUGS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Hi Kim! I'm Kristi and have just been diagnosed with RA and I am 30. I have had lactose intolerance too! I never thought about the two being connected, but you might be right! I never had lactose intolerance before the last year or so.. makes me wonder if the RA was beginning then. I have tried those lactaid-type pills to help tolerate it, but it hasn't worked for me. I suppose when you have your body attacking itself every day, a whole bunch of things change from what we knew. Take care and let me know if you find anything that works to help! Kristi __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Lissa, Blood creatinine levels are an indication of kidney function. Long term medication can cause damage to the kidneys. In talking to my doctor, long term antibiotics can be a problem for your kidneys as can long term NSAIDS. --- makemelaughtwice <lissacardoza@...> wrote: > Hi , > Congratulations on feeling better!Nice to hear! > I'm new to this, I have posted my specifics, look > for HELP, I NEED > YOUR WISDOM, that's me. > I'm thinking about going on the antibotics, and my > RA Dr. said there > were side effects from the anibiotics too, would you > mind explaining > to me what blood creatinine levels are? Thank > Lissa > > > > > Hi gang, > > > > I am back to the group after being away for over > five years. I am > > happy to report that I stopped the antibiotics in > 2002 and am still > > pain free. I had a blood test in October and my > rheumatoid factor > > was only slightly positive (27 versus 200 when I > had RA). > > > > I do have new concern and that is that my blood > creatinine levels > > have become elevated and my doctors think that it > may have > something > > to do with being on antibiotics for a long period > of time. Has > > anyone else noticed this problem? > > > > I have it on my to do list to update my story for > posting sometime > in > > 2008, i am happy to say that I still get calls > from people looking > > for moral support over the phone and I am always > happy to oblige. > > > > All the best to everyone for the holiday season. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Howlett > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 > > Hi gang, > > I am back to the group after being away for over five years. I am > happy to report that I stopped the antibiotics in 2002 and am still > pain free. I had a blood test in October and my rheumatoid factor > was only slightly positive (27 versus 200 when I had RA). > > I do have new concern and that is that my blood creatinine levels > have become elevated and my doctors think that it may have something > to do with being on antibiotics for a long period of time. Has > anyone else noticed this problem? > > I have it on my to do list to update my story for posting sometime in > 2008, i am happy to say that I still get calls from people looking > for moral support over the phone and I am always happy to oblige. > > All the best to everyone for the holiday season. > > Thanks. > > Howlett Great to hear that the treatment basically " knocked out " the RA problem. I have a similar history. In 1996 I started having strange intermittent swelling, mostly in my hand and fingers. At the time, the blood tests did not show RA or Lyme, I was told to use NSAIDS. My HMO dr also prevented me from going back to a Rheumatologist for more tests. I did a lot of reading, and I thought it might be Lyme disease (had dogs, occasional ticks found,and had a growing pale pink rash on my thigh that the doctors kept ignoring). So I decided to try using Tetracycline. I stayed on that (got it for the dogs online, over the counter) for four months. The rash went away, as did the strange joint inflamations. Fast forward 9 years later. Suddenly the joints start flaring up again. Randomly, lasting a couple of days, excruciating pain. Now I am in a PPO and was able to see a rheumatologist. He did the blood tests, and diagnosed PALINDROMIC RHEUMATISM...which is a precursor to RA. For the first three months, he had me try NSAIDS, which were worthless. By then I had researced all the info on RA, read books, and changed my diet (which helped..certain foods definitely affected me more than others). I went back to him and asked to be put on Minocin. He said OK, and I started that back in Dec. 2006. Stayed on Minocin, and gradually lowered the dose to one a day, mon-fri only. Then in April we switched to Doxcycline. That has continued to keep the problem at bay. He felt Doxycycline would be less toxic to my system, as well as a LOT cheaper! Just did some blood tests, all OK. Testing liver and kidneys to make sure there is no problem. I hope to be able to get off the meds after a while. (Tried briefly back in March but the RA came back). How long did you take the antibiotics? I feel so fortunate to have a Dr. that will prescribe these meds, as so many want to use the high powered stuff. Anyhow, knock on wood, I seem to have the villain at bay.... mouse > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I wasn't aware that you could get high creatinine levels so long after you stopped the antibiotic, what did the doctor say to do? Sue rheumatic Re: Back to the group > > Hi gang, > > I am back to the group after being away for over five years. I am > happy to report that I stopped the antibiotics in 2002 and am still > pain free. I had a blood test in October and my rheumatoid factor > was only slightly positive (27 versus 200 when I had RA). > > I do have new concern and that is that my blood creatinine levels > have become elevated and my doctors think that it may have something > to do with being on antibiotics for a long period of time. Has > anyone else noticed this problem? > > I have it on my to do list to update my story for posting sometime in > 2008, i am happy to say that I still get calls from people looking > for moral support over the phone and I am always happy to oblige. > > All the best to everyone for the holiday season. > > Thanks. > > Howlett Great to hear that the treatment basically " knocked out " the RA problem. I have a similar history. In 1996 I started having strange intermittent swelling, mostly in my hand and fingers. At the time, the blood tests did not show RA or Lyme, I was told to use NSAIDS. My HMO dr also prevented me from going back to a Rheumatologist for more tests. I did a lot of reading, and I thought it might be Lyme disease (had dogs, occasional ticks found,and had a growing pale pink rash on my thigh that the doctors kept ignoring). So I decided to try using Tetracycline. I stayed on that (got it for the dogs online, over the counter) for four months. The rash went away, as did the strange joint inflamations. Fast forward 9 years later. Suddenly the joints start flaring up again. Randomly, lasting a couple of days, excruciating pain. Now I am in a PPO and was able to see a rheumatologist. He did the blood tests, and diagnosed PALINDROMIC RHEUMATISM...which is a precursor to RA. For the first three months, he had me try NSAIDS, which were worthless. By then I had researced all the info on RA, read books, and changed my diet (which helped..certain foods definitely affected me more than others). I went back to him and asked to be put on Minocin. He said OK, and I started that back in Dec. 2006. Stayed on Minocin, and gradually lowered the dose to one a day, mon-fri only. Then in April we switched to Doxcycline. That has continued to keep the problem at bay. He felt Doxycycline would be less toxic to my system, as well as a LOT cheaper! Just did some blood tests, all OK. Testing liver and kidneys to make sure there is no problem. I hope to be able to get off the meds after a while. (Tried briefly back in March but the RA came back). How long did you take the antibiotics? I feel so fortunate to have a Dr. that will prescribe these meds, as so many want to use the high powered stuff. Anyhow, knock on wood, I seem to have the villain at bay.... mouse > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Sue, I am currently having numerous tests of my kidneys, including an untrasound and a biopsy. I expect to know more in the new year. Right now I am wondering if anyone else has noticed this as my doctor said that the kidney damage might be a result of long term medication, such as antibiotics. She said that they can also be damaged by things like long term anti-inflammatories. --- Sue Emrick <semrick@...> wrote: > I wasn't aware that you could get high creatinine > levels so long after you stopped the antibiotic, > what did the doctor say to do? > > Sue > > rheumatic Re: Back to the group > > > > > > > Hi gang, > > > > I am back to the group after being away for over > five years. I am > > happy to report that I stopped the antibiotics > in 2002 and am > still > > pain free. I had a blood test in October and my > rheumatoid factor > > was only slightly positive (27 versus 200 when I > had RA). > > > > I do have new concern and that is that my blood > creatinine levels > > have become elevated and my doctors think that > it may have > something > > to do with being on antibiotics for a long > period of time. Has > > anyone else noticed this problem? > > > > I have it on my to do list to update my story > for posting sometime > in > > 2008, i am happy to say that I still get calls > from people looking > > for moral support over the phone and I am always > happy to oblige. > > > > All the best to everyone for the holiday season. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Howlett > > Great to hear that the treatment basically > " knocked out " the RA > problem. I have a similar history. In 1996 I > started having strange > intermittent swelling, mostly in my hand and > fingers. At the time, > the blood tests did not show RA or Lyme, I was > told to use NSAIDS. > My HMO dr also prevented me from going back to a > Rheumatologist for > more tests. I did a lot of reading, and I thought > it might be Lyme > disease (had dogs, occasional ticks found,and had > a growing pale > pink rash on my thigh that the doctors kept > ignoring). So I decided > to try using Tetracycline. I stayed on that (got > it for the dogs > online, over the counter) for four months. The > rash went away, as > did the strange joint inflamations. Fast forward 9 > years later. > Suddenly the joints start flaring up again. > Randomly, lasting a > couple of days, excruciating pain. Now I am in a > PPO and was able to > see a rheumatologist. He did the blood tests, and > diagnosed > PALINDROMIC RHEUMATISM...which is a precursor to > RA. For the first > three months, he had me try NSAIDS, which were > worthless. By then I > had researced all the info on RA, read books, and > changed my diet > (which helped..certain foods definitely affected > me more than > others). I went back to him and asked to be put on > Minocin. He said > OK, and I started that back in Dec. 2006. Stayed > on Minocin, and > gradually lowered the dose to one a day, mon-fri > only. Then in > April we switched to Doxcycline. That has > continued to keep the > problem at bay. He felt Doxycycline would be less > toxic to my > system, as well as a LOT cheaper! Just did some > blood tests, all > OK. Testing liver and kidneys to make sure there > is no problem. I > hope to be able to get off the meds after a while. > (Tried briefly > back in March but the RA came back). How long did > you take the > antibiotics? I feel so fortunate to have a Dr. > that will prescribe > these meds, as so many want to use the high > powered stuff. Anyhow, > knock on wood, I seem to have the villain at > bay.... > mouse > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Mouse, I was on the antibiotics for about 3 1/2 years and stopped in 2002. So far so good. Glad to hear that you are doing well too. --- mousetit123 <mousetit123@...> wrote: > > > > > Hi gang, > > > > I am back to the group after being away for over > five years. I am > > happy to report that I stopped the antibiotics in > 2002 and am > still > > pain free. I had a blood test in October and my > rheumatoid factor > > was only slightly positive (27 versus 200 when I > had RA). > > > > I do have new concern and that is that my blood > creatinine levels > > have become elevated and my doctors think that it > may have > something > > to do with being on antibiotics for a long period > of time. Has > > anyone else noticed this problem? > > > > I have it on my to do list to update my story for > posting sometime > in > > 2008, i am happy to say that I still get calls > from people looking > > for moral support over the phone and I am always > happy to oblige. > > > > All the best to everyone for the holiday season. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Howlett > > Great to hear that the treatment basically " knocked > out " the RA > problem. I have a similar history. In 1996 I started > having strange > intermittent swelling, mostly in my hand and > fingers. At the time, > the blood tests did not show RA or Lyme, I was told > to use NSAIDS. > My HMO dr also prevented me from going back to a > Rheumatologist for > more tests. I did a lot of reading, and I thought > it might be Lyme > disease (had dogs, occasional ticks found,and had a > growing pale > pink rash on my thigh that the doctors kept > ignoring). So I decided > to try using Tetracycline. I stayed on that (got it > for the dogs > online, over the counter) for four months. The rash > went away, as > did the strange joint inflamations. Fast forward 9 > years later. > Suddenly the joints start flaring up again. > Randomly, lasting a > couple of days, excruciating pain. Now I am in a PPO > and was able to > see a rheumatologist. He did the blood tests, and > diagnosed > PALINDROMIC RHEUMATISM...which is a precursor to RA. > For the first > three months, he had me try NSAIDS, which were > worthless. By then I > had researced all the info on RA, read books, and > changed my diet > (which helped..certain foods definitely affected me > more than > others). I went back to him and asked to be put on > Minocin. He said > OK, and I started that back in Dec. 2006. Stayed on > Minocin, and > gradually lowered the dose to one a day, mon-fri > only. Then in > April we switched to Doxcycline. That has continued > to keep the > problem at bay. He felt Doxycycline would be less > toxic to my > system, as well as a LOT cheaper! Just did some > blood tests, all > OK. Testing liver and kidneys to make sure there is > no problem. I > hope to be able to get off the meds after a while. > (Tried briefly > back in March but the RA came back). How long did > you take the > antibiotics? I feel so fortunate to have a Dr. that > will prescribe > these meds, as so many want to use the high powered > stuff. Anyhow, > knock on wood, I seem to have the villain at bay.... > mouse > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 That is great. Saw my Dr. yesterday for the quarterly checkup. All my liver and kidney tests came back solid, and all other pertinent tests as well. I asked him about the possibility of eventually going off meds. He is totally thrilled with the fact that the minocin and doxycycline have WORKED at all! Says he wishes it would work that well with all his patients! Anyhow, he said that about 20% of those treated with good results eventually go into complete remission. However, there was one protein level in my initial lab tests which he says is an indicator that my system has the predisposition to RA. We will test for that protein again in six months and see if the levels have changed any at all... So, it is day by day for now, I guess. But I don't want to spend the next 35 years taking antibiotics! That just does not seem healthy in the long run, no matter how careful I am! mousey > > > > > > Hi gang, > > > > > > I am back to the group after being away for over > > five years. I am > > > happy to report that I stopped the antibiotics in > > 2002 and am > > still > > > pain free. I had a blood test in October and my > > rheumatoid factor > > > was only slightly positive (27 versus 200 when I > > had RA). > > > > > > I do have new concern and that is that my blood > > creatinine levels > > > have become elevated and my doctors think that it > > may have > > something > > > to do with being on antibiotics for a long period > > of time. Has > > > anyone else noticed this problem? > > > > > > I have it on my to do list to update my story for > > posting sometime > > in > > > 2008, i am happy to say that I still get calls > > from people looking > > > for moral support over the phone and I am always > > happy to oblige. > > > > > > All the best to everyone for the holiday season. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Howlett > > > > Great to hear that the treatment basically " knocked > > out " the RA > > problem. I have a similar history. In 1996 I started > > having strange > > intermittent swelling, mostly in my hand and > > fingers. At the time, > > the blood tests did not show RA or Lyme, I was told > > to use NSAIDS. > > My HMO dr also prevented me from going back to a > > Rheumatologist for > > more tests. I did a lot of reading, and I thought > > it might be Lyme > > disease (had dogs, occasional ticks found,and had a > > growing pale > > pink rash on my thigh that the doctors kept > > ignoring). So I decided > > to try using Tetracycline. I stayed on that (got it > > for the dogs > > online, over the counter) for four months. The rash > > went away, as > > did the strange joint inflamations. Fast forward 9 > > years later. > > Suddenly the joints start flaring up again. > > Randomly, lasting a > > couple of days, excruciating pain. Now I am in a PPO > > and was able to > > see a rheumatologist. He did the blood tests, and > > diagnosed > > PALINDROMIC RHEUMATISM...which is a precursor to RA. > > For the first > > three months, he had me try NSAIDS, which were > > worthless. By then I > > had researced all the info on RA, read books, and > > changed my diet > > (which helped..certain foods definitely affected me > > more than > > others). I went back to him and asked to be put on > > Minocin. He said > > OK, and I started that back in Dec. 2006. Stayed on > > Minocin, and > > gradually lowered the dose to one a day, mon-fri > > only. Then in > > April we switched to Doxcycline. That has continued > > to keep the > > problem at bay. He felt Doxycycline would be less > > toxic to my > > system, as well as a LOT cheaper! Just did some > > blood tests, all > > OK. Testing liver and kidneys to make sure there is > > no problem. I > > hope to be able to get off the meds after a while. > > (Tried briefly > > back in March but the RA came back). How long did > > you take the > > antibiotics? I feel so fortunate to have a Dr. that > > will prescribe > > these meds, as so many want to use the high powered > > stuff. Anyhow, > > knock on wood, I seem to have the villain at bay.... > > mouse > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ _______________ > Never miss a thing. Make your home page. > http://www./r/hs > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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