Re: Heat vs Ice and Joint Changes

[Guest guest]

Holly, what meds are you on, if you don't mind my asking. I can't see the joint

damage on myself but I have been on a DMARD since the beginning. mary in pa

[ ] Heat vs Ice and Joint Changes

I'm still really new to RA and I had two questions for you guys. The

first one is how do you know when to use heat and when to use ice to

ease the pain of your joints? I find that I'm in pain constantly and

i'm not sure how to treat it.

The second thing is that I am just at the point where the RA is

starting to change the way my joints look (mainly fingers and toes)due

to the damage. has anyone else had a hard time with this? i'm only 21

and i keep looking at my feet and thinking, those are not mine. it's

just weird to have your body look one way your whole life and now to

have things start changing and know that they will probably continue to

change. anyway, i didnt know if anyone else has felt like that.

Thanks for your guys' support!

Holly

[Guest guest]

i'm on methotraxe and plaqanil. and i take prednisone when the pain

gets real bad. why do you ask?

>

> Holly, what meds are you on, if you don't mind my asking. I can't

see the joint damage on myself but I have been on a DMARD since the

beginning. mary in pa

> [ ] Heat vs Ice and Joint Changes

>

>

> I'm still really new to RA and I had two questions for you guys.

The

> first one is how do you know when to use heat and when to use ice

to

> ease the pain of your joints? I find that I'm in pain constantly

and

> i'm not sure how to treat it.

> The second thing is that I am just at the point where the RA is

> starting to change the way my joints look (mainly fingers and

toes)due

> to the damage. has anyone else had a hard time with this? i'm

only 21

> and i keep looking at my feet and thinking, those are not mine.

it's

> just weird to have your body look one way your whole life and now

to

> have things start changing and know that they will probably

continue to

> change. anyway, i didnt know if anyone else has felt like that.

> Thanks for your guys' support!

>

> Holly

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

hello holly, whats up girl??? im 38 & when im in severe PAIN i PREFER HEAT. ice

would be GOOD for inflammation of the joints. holly,we all change at one time or

another but since we have ra our joints change FASTER than others..its O.K.

though for ME anyway!!! i LEARN other ways in which to care for my FAMILY & they

are o.k. with it... i DO the THINGS i CAN do & DONT THINK ABOUT what i CANT

do...DOES that make any SENSE for you,HOLLY????? I HAVE AGREAT SUPPORT

SYSTEM!!!! guess what though,ITS NOT MY IMMED.FAMILY BESIDES MY HUB & my lil

girl,alyssa. its the other PEOPLE WHO R LIKE FAMILY THAT helps the most,im soo

LUCKY TO have SUCH a GREAT FRIEND,WHOME I CALL HER MY SISTER,PATTY. THERE ARE no

words to describe this TREMENDOUS WOMAM,I MET LIKE 18YRS.AGO.. and we have been

thier,through GOOD times & BAD times aswell..so STAY STRONG & KEEP THE POWER CUZ

things are always POSSIBLE WHEN LEFT IN GODS HANDS.. god bless,melyndagamez

3/26/08 10:48p.m. central time

[ ] Heat vs Ice and Joint Changes

>

>

> I'm still really new to RA and I had two questions for you guys.

The

> first one is how do you know when to use heat and when to use ice

to

> ease the pain of your joints? I find that I'm in pain constantly

and

> i'm not sure how to treat it.

> The second thing is that I am just at the point where the RA is

> starting to change the way my joints look (mainly fingers and

toes)due

> to the damage. has anyone else had a hard time with this? i'm

only 21

> and i keep looking at my feet and thinking, those are not mine.

it's

> just weird to have your body look one way your whole life and now

to

> have things start changing and know that they will probably

continue to

> change. anyway, i didnt know if anyone else has felt like that.

> Thanks for your guys' support!

>

> Holly

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I use ice on my knees when there is a bad flare,

swelling, and redness. The rest of the time, I use

heat as it helps my Fibromyalgia as well.

--- hpigrl316 <hollythomas@...> wrote:

> i'm on methotraxe and plaqanil. and i take

> prednisone when the pain

> gets real bad. why do you ask?

>

>

> >

> > Holly, what meds are you on, if you don't mind my

> asking. I can't

> see the joint damage on myself but I have been on a

> DMARD since the

> beginning. mary in pa

> > [ ] Heat vs Ice and Joint

> Changes

> >

> >

> > I'm still really new to RA and I had two

> questions for you guys.

> The

> > first one is how do you know when to use heat

> and when to use ice

> to

> > ease the pain of your joints? I find that I'm in

> pain constantly

> and

> > i'm not sure how to treat it.

> > The second thing is that I am just at the point

> where the RA is

> > starting to change the way my joints look

> (mainly fingers and

> toes)due

> > to the damage. has anyone else had a hard time

> with this? i'm

> only 21

> > and i keep looking at my feet and thinking,

> those are not mine.

> it's

> > just weird to have your body look one way your

> whole life and now

> to

> > have things start changing and know that they

> will probably

> continue to

> > change. anyway, i didnt know if anyone else has

> felt like that.

> > Thanks for your guys' support!

> >

> > Holly

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

> >

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I was just wondering if you were on a DMARD and I see that you are. I only know

one person personally whose fingers have begun to twist and that is because she

refused to do anything for a long while. mary

[ ] Heat vs Ice and Joint Changes

>

>

> I'm still really new to RA and I had two questions for you guys.

The

> first one is how do you know when to use heat and when to use ice

to

> ease the pain of your joints? I find that I'm in pain constantly

and

> i'm not sure how to treat it.

> The second thing is that I am just at the point where the RA is

> starting to change the way my joints look (mainly fingers and

toes)due

> to the damage. has anyone else had a hard time with this? i'm

only 21

> and i keep looking at my feet and thinking, those are not mine.

it's

> just weird to have your body look one way your whole life and now

to

> have things start changing and know that they will probably

continue to

> change. anyway, i didnt know if anyone else has felt like that.

> Thanks for your guys' support!

>

> Holly

>

>

>

>

>

>