Been Away - But Now Back

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone:

I know I have thousands of posts to catch up on, and with all that's

going on, I doubt I will ever get around to it, but I will try to.

I had to move because the house I was living in was being sold. I

was fortunate to find another place to live that is in the same

neighborhood that I already lived in. I have been packing and

moving things slowly for the past 2.5 weeks, and feel like crap! I

had professional movers come for the big stuff, but didn't have the

money or time to get everything all ready for them to take over. I

have been getting help with the lifting, but the packing, unpacking

and purging my household of the stuff I no longer use or need has

been very exhausting.

To make matters worse, I have been taken off all my RA meds. I have

dental surgery, a spinal tap and another MRI to be done ..... so I

had to taper of the Prednisone and stop taking MTX and Plaquenil.

The pain is UNBELIEVABLE at times. I was at my doc's office

yesterday, and he prescribed me Demerol and a new sleeping pill -

Amytriptaline (sp?). Seems to work better than the Percocet I was

taking, but he said the next option would be Morphine tablets if the

Demerol didn't do the trick.

Anyone else take Demerol? It makes me all warm and I get really

groggy on it. I can't take it if I need to do something during the

day, but it works so that I can go 4-6 hours without waking up for

more pain meds.

I hope you're all doing well. I've missed my little RA " family " ,

and I appreciate everyone who took the time to read my little ramble

here.

[Guest guest]

I'm very sorry to hear that you've been suffering so, . And a move,

too!

I hope your procedures will be finished soon, so you can resume medications

that will keep you comfortable and control your diseases.

The best of luck to you.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Been Away - But Now Back

> Hi everyone:

>

> I know I have thousands of posts to catch up on, and with all that's

> going on, I doubt I will ever get around to it, but I will try to.

>

> I had to move because the house I was living in was being sold. I

> was fortunate to find another place to live that is in the same

> neighborhood that I already lived in. I have been packing and

> moving things slowly for the past 2.5 weeks, and feel like crap! I

> had professional movers come for the big stuff, but didn't have the

> money or time to get everything all ready for them to take over. I

> have been getting help with the lifting, but the packing, unpacking

> and purging my household of the stuff I no longer use or need has

> been very exhausting.

>

> To make matters worse, I have been taken off all my RA meds. I have

> dental surgery, a spinal tap and another MRI to be done ..... so I

> had to taper of the Prednisone and stop taking MTX and Plaquenil.

> The pain is UNBELIEVABLE at times. I was at my doc's office

> yesterday, and he prescribed me Demerol and a new sleeping pill -

> Amytriptaline (sp?). Seems to work better than the Percocet I was

> taking, but he said the next option would be Morphine tablets if the

> Demerol didn't do the trick.

>

> Anyone else take Demerol? It makes me all warm and I get really

> groggy on it. I can't take it if I need to do something during the

> day, but it works so that I can go 4-6 hours without waking up for

> more pain meds.

>

> I hope you're all doing well. I've missed my little RA " family " ,

> and I appreciate everyone who took the time to read my little ramble

> here.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I hope that you enjoy your new place. I personally

hate moving!!! It is so awesome that it is in the

same area! Sorry that you are having so much pain. I

hope that the demerol does the trick! Did you mention

to your doc about the heat/warmth sensation? What is

the spinal tap and MRI for? Please let us know what's

up when you get a chance! Take care. Kim

--- ltlmisscrankypants

<ltlmisscrankypants@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone:

>

> I know I have thousands of posts to catch up on, and

> with all that's

> going on, I doubt I will ever get around to it, but

> I will try to.

>

> I had to move because the house I was living in was

> being sold. I

> was fortunate to find another place to live that is

> in the same

> neighborhood that I already lived in. I have been

> packing and

> moving things slowly for the past 2.5 weeks, and

> feel like crap! I

> had professional movers come for the big stuff, but

> didn't have the

> money or time to get everything all ready for them

> to take over. I

> have been getting help with the lifting, but the

> packing, unpacking

> and purging my household of the stuff I no longer

> use or need has

> been very exhausting.

>

> To make matters worse, I have been taken off all my

> RA meds. I have

> dental surgery, a spinal tap and another MRI to be

> done ..... so I

> had to taper of the Prednisone and stop taking MTX

> and Plaquenil.

> The pain is UNBELIEVABLE at times. I was at my

> doc's office

> yesterday, and he prescribed me Demerol and a new

> sleeping pill -

> Amytriptaline (sp?). Seems to work better than the

> Percocet I was

> taking, but he said the next option would be

> Morphine tablets if the

> Demerol didn't do the trick.

>

> Anyone else take Demerol? It makes me all warm and

> I get really

> groggy on it. I can't take it if I need to do

> something during the

> day, but it works so that I can go 4-6 hours without

> waking up for

> more pain meds.

>

> I hope you're all doing well. I've missed my little

> RA " family " ,

> and I appreciate everyone who took the time to read

> my little ramble

> here.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

,

Welcome back. Moving is just awful and I know how difficult it is.

Being taken off of your meds makes it even worse. I hope things will

get back to normal soon and you can rest.

a

On Apr 29, 2006, at 1:08 AM, ltlmisscrankypants wrote:

> Hi everyone:

>

> I know I have thousands of posts to catch up on, and with all that's

> going on, I doubt I will ever get around to it, but I will try to.

>

> I had to move because the house I was living in was being sold. I

> was fortunate to find another place to live that is in the same

> neighborhood that I already lived in. I have been packing and

> moving things slowly for the past 2.5 weeks, and feel like crap! I

> had professional movers come for the big stuff, but didn't have the

> money or time to get everything all ready for them to take over. I

> have been getting help with the lifting, but the packing, unpacking

> and purging my household of the stuff I no longer use or need has

> been very exhausting.

>

> To make matters worse, I have been taken off all my RA meds. I have

> dental surgery, a spinal tap and another MRI to be done ..... so I

> had to taper of the Prednisone and stop taking MTX and Plaquenil.

> The pain is UNBELIEVABLE at times. I was at my doc's office

> yesterday, and he prescribed me Demerol and a new sleeping pill -

> Amytriptaline (sp?). Seems to work better than the Percocet I was

> taking, but he said the next option would be Morphine tablets if the

> Demerol didn't do the trick.

>

> Anyone else take Demerol? It makes me all warm and I get really

> groggy on it. I can't take it if I need to do something during the

> day, but it works so that I can go 4-6 hours without waking up for

> more pain meds.

>

> I hope you're all doing well. I've missed my little RA " family " ,

> and I appreciate everyone who took the time to read my little ramble

> here.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>