Predisone, Hep-C, and hello again

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Hi,

I haven't posted for a while. I've been batttling a renewed fight

against depression that was caused by my learning that I have

Hep-C. My therapist helps me through with it, and I feel like I'm

on top of myself again. My walking is worse, but I can still get

around and still handle NYC subways. I am not going to let my

OA, fibro, carpal tunnel and Hep stop me from doing what I want

and going where I want to go. During the depression I managed

to get work done, but that took a lot of energy.

My rheumy started me on predisone, and so far I'm not feeling

any side-effects. This is day five of the three-a-day cycle, and I'll

have finished the two-a-day cycle by this Friday 08/18. I'm using

lidoderm for my upper spine and tramadol for the fibro and other

pains. I asked my rheumy to tell me what hurts where or do all

my conditions hurt everywhere. The shoulders, hips and upper

spine are osteo, and the elbows are fibro. The fingers are also

osteo. I'll be seeing him in a month.

I read a mention of cymbalta. My neurologist started me on it,

and I was edgy about the stuff. Paxil caused problems

downstairs for me and problems women wouldn't have. So far,

seven days into Cymbalta, I'm not having those problems. I do

think it's reducing my anxiety-depression, though. Again, I won't

know for a while.