Re: so sorry for the cross-post but this is the easiest way........ (OT)

[Guest guest]

Anita, I am so sorry you are in pain but I do understand what you are going

through

as I have RA myself. I live alone so I don't have a lot of support at home.

Sometimes

I go into depression because I am in pain day after day and with every step

I take.

My right shoulder is trying to lock on me and I move it frequently so it

won't. I am

75 years old and feel like I have been put out to pasture much of the time.

I am

glad you are getting the support you need at home but there are times I

believe it's

good to talk to someone outside the family that is going through the same

thing

you are. Best of luck with the Remicade.

Joyce from Texas

[ ] so sorry for the cross-post but this is the easiest

way........ (OT)

to let you all know why I have been MIA here lately. My Rheumatoid

Arthritis is not under control and therefore, my fibromyalgia and depression

has hit bottom as well. I have been in pretty bad pain everyday and have

lost interest in just about everything. This is the first time in over a

week I have been on the pc. I go to my RA dr. on Thursday and he is

starting me on Remicade infusion either that day or soon after. So,

hopefully once that gets going, I am hoping the pain subsides and then, the

fibro pain and the depression should subside as well. The fibro was under

very good control for a long time until the RA started to progress like it

has here lately. The medication worked until the RA started to progress.

So, I know all this is because of the RA progression and hopefully once it

gets under control things should be back to normal for me. At least,

whatever " normal " is. LOL!! Please forgive me and I am really tying to get

back into daily life. Luckily, I do have good support here at home and in

the great groups I am in. I am so sorry for not letting you all know this

sooner, but it is embarrassing for me to talk about because I don't want

anyone to feel like I am looking for sympathy as that is the furtherest

thing from my mind. I know others out there have it far worse than I and I

always pray for them. I don't know how to pray for myself. And I feel,

they need my prayers worse than me. Plus, I am only 34 years old and being

so much in pain, so depressed and so sick, I feel bad about being that age

w/ so much going on with me. I am not good at putting all this into words,

so please don't take anything personally here. I am not looking for

sympathy, I just want you all to know why I have not been around lately. I

hope I have offended anyone, that is not my intentions either. I just don't

want my families and my groups families to think I just left without a word.

So, please forgive me for being MIA and I am going to work very, very hard

on coming back like my old self.

Thank you all for reading this and I am truly sorry for laying it out.

My love to all of you along with Best Wishes for A Wonderful New Year!!

Anita ez

North Carolina

[Guest guest]

Bless your heart! Don't aplogize for being depressed. It happens.

It seems that everything snowballs and hits at once and it gets hard

to keep on. Just take it one day at a time and when that gets rough,

take it one minute at a time. I certainly understand and I bet

everyone else does also. If you ever need to talk, I'm here.

>

> to let you all know why I have been MIA here lately. My Rheumatoid

> Arthritis is not under control and therefore, my fibromyalgia and

depression

> has hit bottom as well. I have been in pretty bad pain everyday

and have

> lost interest in just about everything. This is the first time in

over a

> week I have been on the pc. I go to my RA dr. on Thursday and he is

> starting me on Remicade infusion either that day or soon after. So,

> hopefully once that gets going, I am hoping the pain subsides and

then, the

> fibro pain and the depression should subside as well. The fibro

was under

> very good control for a long time until the RA started to progress

like it

> has here lately. The medication worked until the RA started to

progress.

> So, I know all this is because of the RA progression and hopefully

once it

> gets under control things should be back to normal for me. At

least,

> whatever " normal " is. LOL!! Please forgive me and I am really

tying to get

> back into daily life. Luckily, I do have good support here at home

and in

> the great groups I am in. I am so sorry for not letting you all

know this

> sooner, but it is embarrassing for me to talk about because I don't

want

> anyone to feel like I am looking for sympathy as that is the

furtherest

> thing from my mind. I know others out there have it far worse than

I and I

> always pray for them. I don't know how to pray for myself. And I

feel,

> they need my prayers worse than me. Plus, I am only 34 years old

and being

> so much in pain, so depressed and so sick, I feel bad about being

that age

> w/ so much going on with me. I am not good at putting all this

into words,

> so please don't take anything personally here. I am not looking for

> sympathy, I just want you all to know why I have not been around

lately. I

> hope I have offended anyone, that is not my intentions either. I

just don't

> want my families and my groups families to think I just left

without a word.

> So, please forgive me for being MIA and I am going to work very,

very hard

> on coming back like my old self.

>

> Thank you all for reading this and I am truly sorry for laying it

out.

>

> My love to all of you along with Best Wishes for A Wonderful New

Year!!

>

>

>

> Anita ez

>

> North Carolina

>

>

>

>