Re: ((((to: Laurie in Arkansas)))))

March 30, 2006

Hi Laurie;

Yes, RA is a devastating bomb that was dropped on your family. It takes a

little time to put thing in perspective.

I do not know of any RA spouse support group, but we are all here for you any

time. We may have a nasty disease, but we have big shoulders.

Take care.

[in Chicago]

Laurie <lamillerrn@...> wrote:

My name is Laurie and I've just joined this website tonight. My husband

is 32 and has just been diagnosed with RA. He began having symptoms

after Christmas and in three days went from mild right ankle pain to

full body immobilizing pain. We're pretty floored. We have 2

preschoolers, so you can imagine the stress. Thankfully 's

inflammation and pain went into remission right away with prednisone and

Mobic. We think he's having a flareup and he's begun taking the Mobic

again. He is also on plaquenil, but only for a couple weeks now, so I

don't think it's really kicking in yet. He has been having some

dizziness with this med. Is that common? Does it go away as your body

adjusts to the med? This is all so new to us--we are pretty clueless.

Does anyone know of any support groups for patients/spouses in the

northwest Arkansas area?

Laurie

>

> My name is Dennis and I live with my bride of almost 42 years in

beautiful

> downtown Pritchett, TX. We have 3 grown children who have varying

degrees of

> spine damage. I know it's not from my side of the family, so I don't

know.

>

> I've had RA from 1990 after a bout of the flu, I didn't ge a flu shot!

I'll

> never do that again. I also have Fibro, and recently have Sjogrens

Syndrome.

> I've been bed-ridden for a couple of years, and home bound for longer.

I

> also seem to be depressed because it's too much trouble to go out,

having to

> load and unload the scooter and navigate through crouds with it. It's

much

> easier to stay home and let our friends (we have none) come visit. It

does

> get lonely sometimes, but I have my 2 lap dogs for company.

>

> Dennis

> [ ] Fw: brief intro please??

>

> >

> > I wonder would it be too much to ask for us all to do a brief intro

about

> > ourselves??? I have only been with this group for a few months and

in

> > between moving and being offline with computer probs..I keep losing

track

> > of who's who......

> >

> > in Australia

> > 34years old, married with three boys.

> > RA (3yrs diagnosed, 8yrs symptoms), Raynards and more recently

> > Fibromyalgia.

>

March 30, 2006

Laurie,

I am so sorry you're going through this. I am 35 and have been 'dealing with

it' (not always successfully) for less than 2 years or so. My husband and I

also have 3 children (kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade). We live in Springdale

Arkansas and haven't found any support groups, but if you'd like to correspond

since we may be local, please do! My personal e-mail is:

casterramom@...

Look forward to hearing from you. God Bless and I'll be praying.

Prisicilla

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