Re: new here and somewhat wordless . . .

[Guest guest]

Oh my goodness!! Bonnie, were we playing " guessing games " ? You nailed the one

I have! LOL I was a writer and poet, family and friends,see you later!

I have Stroke/Aphasia/RA and then I have anxiety,stress, and depression.

Sharon

bonniebaron <bonniebaron@...> wrote:

. . . . which when writing is unusual for me but i guess i'm still

trying to come to grips with the diagnosis of ra. when i went to my

primary-care doc and was finally honest enough to tell him of the

aches and pains (which i attributed to our horrid weather lately and

basically just to the aging process) i was surprised at how many

other questions he asked, then the fact that he was taking blood to

test for auto-immune diseases. never even entered my mind that there

really was a physical reason for my general fatigue and depression.

don't know why not . . . . . the minute my hounds show personality

or energy changes, off they go to the vet to be checked, so why not

me ? ? ?

anyhow, bottom line, the test came back positive for ra. he sent me

to a rheumatologist (i guess you call them rheumies here, yes ?) who

spent three hours with me, talking, examining, doing lab work. he's

started me on methotrexate (do i have that right) and folic acid

(because he said the med decreases what's in my system) and aciphex

(because i tend to take my aspirins and/or ibuprofens, which

thankfully are all i need for the pain, on an empty tummy). he says

i'll prolly take a while to " stabilize " and for now i have to have

bloodwork every two weeks. he says we can slow and/or stop the

progression of this disease. they're very positive, both my regular

doc and this new one.

i'm scared because i've never had to deal with something like this

before and yet i'm relieved because there's actually a treatable (or

so i'm told) cause for how i've been feeling recently. they both say

my lifestyle does not and will not have to change. i'm hoping

they're right. but i'm having panic attacks. i guess that's to be

expected . . . . . .

anyhow, i'm bonnie (as can be seen by my addy), i live in los

angeles with two retired racing greyhounds (who expect to go for our

three mile walk in the mornings . . . . when of course it's not

raining), i do yoga in the evenings and i work in a large lawfirm as

a legal secretary. when not involved with one of those activites, i

can usually be found with my nose buried in a book.

please . . . any advice, any comments, anything.

thanks, bonnie/boys

[Guest guest]

sharon, i'm confused . . . . who's playing guessing games ? i have

ra, no guessing there it seems, and i for sure have depression,

anxiety and stress (the first two i'm sure caused partially by the

ra and the third by the fact that, well, i work for three " high-

power " attorneys . . . . need i say more). there's no way i can

lower the stress level unless i change jobs and that just isn't an

option. what are you doing to keep sane ? ? ?

bonnie/boys

> . . . . which when writing is unusual for me but i guess i'm

still

> trying to come to grips with the diagnosis of ra. when i went to

my

> primary-care doc and was finally honest enough to tell him of the

> aches and pains (which i attributed to our horrid weather lately

and

> basically just to the aging process) i was surprised at how many

> other questions he asked, then the fact that he was taking blood

to

> test for auto-immune diseases. never even entered my mind that

there

> really was a physical reason for my general fatigue and

depression.

> don't know why not . . . . . the minute my hounds show personality

> or energy changes, off they go to the vet to be checked, so why

not

> me ? ? ?

>

> anyhow, bottom line, the test came back positive for ra. he sent

me

> to a rheumatologist (i guess you call them rheumies here, yes ?)

who

> spent three hours with me, talking, examining, doing lab work.

he's

> started me on methotrexate (do i have that right) and folic acid

> (because he said the med decreases what's in my system) and

aciphex

> (because i tend to take my aspirins and/or ibuprofens, which

> thankfully are all i need for the pain, on an empty tummy). he

says

> i'll prolly take a while to " stabilize " and for now i have to have

> bloodwork every two weeks. he says we can slow and/or stop the

> progression of this disease. they're very positive, both my

regular

> doc and this new one.

>

> i'm scared because i've never had to deal with something like this

> before and yet i'm relieved because there's actually a treatable

(or

> so i'm told) cause for how i've been feeling recently. they both

say

> my lifestyle does not and will not have to change. i'm hoping

> they're right. but i'm having panic attacks. i guess that's to be

> expected . . . . . .

>

> anyhow, i'm bonnie (as can be seen by my addy), i live in los

> angeles with two retired racing greyhounds (who expect to go for

our

> three mile walk in the mornings . . . . when of course it's not

> raining), i do yoga in the evenings and i work in a large lawfirm

as

> a legal secretary. when not involved with one of those activites,

i

> can usually be found with my nose buried in a book.

>

> please . . . any advice, any comments, anything.

>

> thanks, bonnie/boys

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry if you were offended, I have tried to find the way. Again, with my

apology to you and the others...

bonniebaron <bonniebaron@...> wrote:

sharon, i'm confused . . . . who's playing guessing games ? i have

ra, no guessing there it seems, and i for sure have depression,

anxiety and stress (the first two i'm sure caused partially by the

ra and the third by the fact that, well, i work for three " high-

power " attorneys . . . . need i say more). there's no way i can

lower the stress level unless i change jobs and that just isn't an

option. what are you doing to keep sane ? ? ?

bonnie/boys

> . . . . which when writing is unusual for me but i guess i'm

still

> trying to come to grips with the diagnosis of ra. when i went to

my

> primary-care doc and was finally honest enough to tell him of the

> aches and pains (which i attributed to our horrid weather lately

and

> basically just to the aging process) i was surprised at how many

> other questions he asked, then the fact that he was taking blood

to

> test for auto-immune diseases. never even entered my mind that

there

> really was a physical reason for my general fatigue and

depression.

> don't know why not . . . . . the minute my hounds show personality

> or energy changes, off they go to the vet to be checked, so why

not

> me ? ? ?

>

> anyhow, bottom line, the test came back positive for ra. he sent

me

> to a rheumatologist (i guess you call them rheumies here, yes ?)

who

> spent three hours with me, talking, examining, doing lab work.

he's

> started me on methotrexate (do i have that right) and folic acid

> (because he said the med decreases what's in my system) and

aciphex

> (because i tend to take my aspirins and/or ibuprofens, which

> thankfully are all i need for the pain, on an empty tummy). he

says

> i'll prolly take a while to " stabilize " and for now i have to have

> bloodwork every two weeks. he says we can slow and/or stop the

> progression of this disease. they're very positive, both my

regular

> doc and this new one.

>

> i'm scared because i've never had to deal with something like this

> before and yet i'm relieved because there's actually a treatable

(or

> so i'm told) cause for how i've been feeling recently. they both

say

> my lifestyle does not and will not have to change. i'm hoping

> they're right. but i'm having panic attacks. i guess that's to be

> expected . . . . . .

>

> anyhow, i'm bonnie (as can be seen by my addy), i live in los

> angeles with two retired racing greyhounds (who expect to go for

our

> three mile walk in the mornings . . . . when of course it's not

> raining), i do yoga in the evenings and i work in a large lawfirm

as

> a legal secretary. when not involved with one of those activites,

i

> can usually be found with my nose buried in a book.

>

> please . . . any advice, any comments, anything.

>

> thanks, bonnie/boys

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am sorry all, I am having concentration issues. Who has been

offended and what was the offense.. I am a little slow on this

types of issues. Cassy

> > . . . . which when writing is unusual for me but i guess i'm

> still

> > trying to come to grips with the diagnosis of ra. when i went to

> my

> > primary-care doc and was finally honest enough to tell him of

the

> > aches and pains (which i attributed to our horrid weather lately

> and

> > basically just to the aging process) i was surprised at how many

> > other questions he asked, then the fact that he was taking blood

> to

> > test for auto-immune diseases. never even entered my mind that

> there

> > really was a physical reason for my general fatigue and

> depression.

> > don't know why not . . . . . the minute my hounds show

personality

> > or energy changes, off they go to the vet to be checked, so why

> not

> > me ? ? ?

> >

> > anyhow, bottom line, the test came back positive for ra. he sent

> me

> > to a rheumatologist (i guess you call them rheumies here, yes ?)

> who

> > spent three hours with me, talking, examining, doing lab work.

> he's

> > started me on methotrexate (do i have that right) and folic acid

> > (because he said the med decreases what's in my system) and

> aciphex

> > (because i tend to take my aspirins and/or ibuprofens, which

> > thankfully are all i need for the pain, on an empty tummy). he

> says

> > i'll prolly take a while to " stabilize " and for now i have to

have

> > bloodwork every two weeks. he says we can slow and/or stop the

> > progression of this disease. they're very positive, both my

> regular

> > doc and this new one.

> >

> > i'm scared because i've never had to deal with something like

this

> > before and yet i'm relieved because there's actually a treatable

> (or

> > so i'm told) cause for how i've been feeling recently. they both

> say

> > my lifestyle does not and will not have to change. i'm hoping

> > they're right. but i'm having panic attacks. i guess that's to

be

> > expected . . . . . .

> >

> > anyhow, i'm bonnie (as can be seen by my addy), i live in los

> > angeles with two retired racing greyhounds (who expect to go for

> our

> > three mile walk in the mornings . . . . when of course it's not

> > raining), i do yoga in the evenings and i work in a large

lawfirm

> as

> > a legal secretary. when not involved with one of those

activites,

> i

> > can usually be found with my nose buried in a book.

> >

> > please . . . any advice, any comments, anything.

> >

> > thanks, bonnie/boys

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

i'm not offended, i'm just confused. i can't seem to figure out what

it is you're trying to say ? ? ? ? ? ?

b/b

> > . . . . which when writing is unusual for me but i guess i'm

> still

> > trying to come to grips with the diagnosis of ra. when i went to

> my

> > primary-care doc and was finally honest enough to tell him of the

> > aches and pains (which i attributed to our horrid weather lately

> and

> > basically just to the aging process) i was surprised at how many

> > other questions he asked, then the fact that he was taking blood

> to

> > test for auto-immune diseases. never even entered my mind that

> there

> > really was a physical reason for my general fatigue and

> depression.

> > don't know why not . . . . . the minute my hounds show

personality

> > or energy changes, off they go to the vet to be checked, so why

> not

> > me ? ? ?

> >

> > anyhow, bottom line, the test came back positive for ra. he sent

> me

> > to a rheumatologist (i guess you call them rheumies here, yes ?)

> who

> > spent three hours with me, talking, examining, doing lab work.

> he's

> > started me on methotrexate (do i have that right) and folic acid

> > (because he said the med decreases what's in my system) and

> aciphex

> > (because i tend to take my aspirins and/or ibuprofens, which

> > thankfully are all i need for the pain, on an empty tummy). he

> says

> > i'll prolly take a while to " stabilize " and for now i have to

have

> > bloodwork every two weeks. he says we can slow and/or stop the

> > progression of this disease. they're very positive, both my

> regular

> > doc and this new one.

> >

> > i'm scared because i've never had to deal with something like

this

> > before and yet i'm relieved because there's actually a treatable

> (or

> > so i'm told) cause for how i've been feeling recently. they both

> say

> > my lifestyle does not and will not have to change. i'm hoping

> > they're right. but i'm having panic attacks. i guess that's to be

> > expected . . . . . .

> >

> > anyhow, i'm bonnie (as can be seen by my addy), i live in los

> > angeles with two retired racing greyhounds (who expect to go for

> our

> > three mile walk in the mornings . . . . when of course it's not

> > raining), i do yoga in the evenings and i work in a large lawfirm

> as

> > a legal secretary. when not involved with one of those activites,

> i

> > can usually be found with my nose buried in a book.

> >

> > please . . . any advice, any comments, anything.

> >

> > thanks, bonnie/boys

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Bonnie,

It was me trying to tell you I had RA and so many problems. A writer and poet

is how I

make my living (made my living) a wife and Mom to our 3 kids (2 daughters are

married now) Our son is 17, the baby.

Sharon

bonniebaron <bonniebaron@...> wrote:

i'm not offended, i'm just confused. i can't seem to figure out what

it is you're trying to say ? ? ? ? ? ?

b/b

> > . . . . which when writing is unusual for me but i guess i'm

> still

> > trying to come to grips with the diagnosis of ra. when i went to

> my

> > primary-care doc and was finally honest enough to tell him of the

> > aches and pains (which i attributed to our horrid weather lately

> and

> > basically just to the aging process) i was surprised at how many

> > other questions he asked, then the fact that he was taking blood

> to

> > test for auto-immune diseases. never even entered my mind that

> there

> > really was a physical reason for my general fatigue and

> depression.

> > don't know why not . . . . . the minute my hounds show

personality

> > or energy changes, off they go to the vet to be checked, so why

> not

> > me ? ? ?

> >

> > anyhow, bottom line, the test came back positive for ra. he sent

> me

> > to a rheumatologist (i guess you call them rheumies here, yes ?)

> who

> > spent three hours with me, talking, examining, doing lab work.

> he's

> > started me on methotrexate (do i have that right) and folic acid

> > (because he said the med decreases what's in my system) and

> aciphex

> > (because i tend to take my aspirins and/or ibuprofens, which

> > thankfully are all i need for the pain, on an empty tummy). he

> says

> > i'll prolly take a while to " stabilize " and for now i have to

have

> > bloodwork every two weeks. he says we can slow and/or stop the

> > progression of this disease. they're very positive, both my

> regular

> > doc and this new one.

> >

> > i'm scared because i've never had to deal with something like

this

> > before and yet i'm relieved because there's actually a treatable

> (or

> > so i'm told) cause for how i've been feeling recently. they both

> say

> > my lifestyle does not and will not have to change. i'm hoping

> > they're right. but i'm having panic attacks. i guess that's to be

> > expected . . . . . .

> >

> > anyhow, i'm bonnie (as can be seen by my addy), i live in los

> > angeles with two retired racing greyhounds (who expect to go for

> our

> > three mile walk in the mornings . . . . when of course it's not

> > raining), i do yoga in the evenings and i work in a large lawfirm

> as

> > a legal secretary. when not involved with one of those activites,

> i

> > can usually be found with my nose buried in a book.

> >

> > please . . . any advice, any comments, anything.

> >

> > thanks, bonnie/boys

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >