Re: Newbie...a bit scared of the future...

[Guest guest]

Penny, have you been back to your rheumy? You didn't say what meds you are

on??? If you aren't taking anything you really need to get back to your dr.

There are many drugs to help with your hands, don't suffer unnecessarily. You

also need meds to stop the degeneration of you joints.

Patsy

El Mirage, AZ

DX 2005 Stage 1 PBC

AIH/SLE/RA/COPD

[ ] Newbie...a bit scared of the future...

[Guest guest]

--- In , " Pat Murray " <patsy56er@...>

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> Penny, have you been back to your rheumy? You didn't say what

meds you are on??? If you aren't taking anything you really need to

get back to your dr. There are many drugs to help with your hands,

don't suffer unnecessarily. You also need meds to stop the

degeneration of you joints.

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> Patsy

> El Mirage, AZ

> DX 2005 Stage 1 PBC

> AIH/SLE/RA/COPD

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> [ ] Newbie...a bit scared of the future...

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[Guest guest]

Hi!'

I plan on calling my doctor and asking for a recommendation of a

rheumatologist and making an appointment as soon as possible. I have

been trying to ignore the signs of RA, but it is unmistakable and

since I am on no medication for RA, I need to go soon.

I take Cymbalta, Tylenol for Arthritis, Amitrityline for sleep and

Vicodin PNR for breakthrough pain. I am still working part-time,

keeping up my home and doing a few hobbies. I use ice packs on my

hands a lot and I also soak them in cool water.

I am happy to have found this group.

Penny

--- In , " pennygruetz " <PennyGruetz@...>

wrote:

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> Hi!

> I have both fibromyalgia and RA and I believe that my RA is getting

> worse and the worst of it is in my hands, wrists and ankles. I am

> experiencing swelling and I have to take off my rings and my watch

and

> any bracelets that I am wearing.

>

> I am kind of down, because this may be my last or next to last

banner

> due to the deterioration of my hands. I had to give up most

drawing

> and painting for this and most hand sewing work, now this...I gave

up

> bowling, playing pool, ect....I am tired of giving up stuff...but,

I

> have no choice in certain areas. I did take up more photography

> instead of fine art work. My hands are so bad that filling out a

check

> hurts and it does hurt to type, but I do it anyway.

>

> I joined this site today. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in

2000,

> but told that I also had RA. The rhuematologist told me to watch

my

> hands and fingers and when they started giving me trouble, to come

back

> and see her. I really have been having trouble for awhile, but I

have

> been afraid to admit it...I am 56 years old and also have asthma

and

> allergies.

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> Penny

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