Re: MIL, bad flare and feeling sorry for mysel

[Guest guest]

,

I am sorry you are in such pain. I hope you are feeling better soon. As for

your MIL, you should tell her you would not wish your illness on your worst

enemy and just leave it at that. I have had some terrible things happen in my

life and those closest to me(my own mother as well as my MIL) said some pretty

stupid things. I have come to realize that unless someone has gone through what

you have, they just don't get it.

gentle hugs and prayers for better days,

sandie

[Guest guest]

Hey :

That's what we are here for - vent away - we do

understand - we've all been there. I know when I have

to do without my Enbrel for reasons of illness, my RA

crashes on me too, just keep on looking forward to

those shots! I hope that the antibiotics work well

and quickly for you.

Yeah, it's tough when you can't " see " our pain - I,

myself, really have no obvious outward signs that show

I have OA, RA, fibro, but I sure have the pain of them

- my family and good friends say it shows on my face

when I am hurting but without knowing me well, you'd

never know it (of course, watching me hobble around

might give one a clue lol). Take care -

Kathe in CA

--- <kyrik@...> wrote:

>I knew my MIL would> constantly be watching me

> to check for signs that I wasn't really sick and was

> just making this > up. I know she thinks I'm a

hypochondriac and just> dragging her precious

> son down

> >

> I'm having the worst flare ever since I'm off Enbrel

> while I take > antibiotics for a UTI and a sinus

infection. I hurt> all over and I can't > believe the

pain; Plus the depression is killing> me. All I can

do is > to try to look forward to 2 weeks down the

line when> I can take the > shots again. > Basically

I'm just feeling really sorry for myself,> thx for

listening >

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Well, if it helps, I am too! My MIL is a stinker, I am hurting all

over and I am so depressed that I just sat in my truck and cried at

lunch today. I have decided that I am sick of being sick. Ich!

Cassy

>

> > > My Mother in law is the same way. She stares at my feet

all the

> > time and when

> > > I asked her why she actually thought you could " see " why

my feet

> > hurt so bad.

>

> Yeah, I understand I was supposed to go on a little family

reunion

> with my husband for 3 days last week. I was way too sick to go but

I

> also refused to go because I knew my MIL would constantly be

watching me

> to check for signs that I wasn't really sick and was just making

this

> up. I know she thinks I'm a hypochondriac and just dragging her

precious

> son down

>

> Sigh...

>

> I'm having the worst flare ever since I'm off Enbrel while I take

> antibiotics for a UTI and a sinus infection. I hurt all over and I

can't

> believe the pain; muscles, finger and wrist joints, head, c spine,

> herniated discs, you name it. Lyrica and Hydrocodone and Pred is

barely

> taking the edge off. Plus the depression is killing me. All I can

do is

> to try to look forward to 2 weeks down the line when I can take

the

> shots again. It's hard to hold on to that sometimes, tho

>

> I have assignments that I have to get done, too (I work from home)

> and it's becoming so hard to drag myself out of bed to do them.

> (And take the cat in for surgery, and the kid to work, and the

other

> kid to allergy shots, etc.)

>

> Basically I'm just feeling really sorry for myself, thx for

listening

> I know that a lot of you have it a lot worse, and right now I'm

just

> sorry that we have to suffer so much

>

>

>