Re: Read your medicine bottle carefully

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and group;

ouch gout is so painful one cant even put a blanket on it I

have heard. Hmmmm so it wasnt gout. Does draining your knees feel

real painful?? Daignosed with gout again I see. I am so sorry your

having so much pain. I never realized so many people was suffering

from RA till I joined our group.

you sound like a very strong person to have dealed with this

pain as long as you have. I didnt really care to join a support

group myself but I begin to become desperate to know what was going

on with me. The enternet seem to say the same thing over and over,

only doctors would be able to understand.

I have learned more through our support group than from anywhere

else. I am so glad I did join. I don't understand a lot of the RA

lingo, but I am now. RA ratio I dont understand, but I am asking my

rheumy what mine is next time.

I am truly sorry you had a swelled knee on the day of your vacation,

omg what a disaster for you. Humira is great for me. I was amazed

how the RA pain disappeared in 12 hours or so. I have been on

plaqunil and sulfazaline for months and my RA became worse. Others

said it help them a lot. So it seems to depend on the person.

I too am a diabetic type 2. I have many other health problems but

the RA was the worse for me to live with. If I could move around

and lose weight my other health problems would improve much. Laying

in bed with to much pain to move was not helping me at all. After I

joined this group, I knew there was other meds to help me with the

RA, so I got my rhuemy to get more agressive with it.

I don't know how my post was encouraging but I am so glad they are.

Sometimes I think I text way to much. our moderator said long

post are welcome so I continue to post long post. It is much easier

to read long post if we make paragraphs. Reading long post with out

paragraphs makes me see double haaaaaaaaa, I dont know where to

separate for paragraphs so I take an educated guess haaaaaaaa.

and group, My pain has been so bad I didnt care if my doctor

gave me arsnic, I would have taken it. I watch for side affects,

remember everyone don't have the side affects listed, and some side

affects are rare. I can't take MXT cause it breaks me out in

hives.

Here is some good advice for everyone. Check your dose carefully on

all your meds. I just found out yesterday my sulfazaline said 2

tablets twice a day. I been taking one twice a day. I need to use

my reading glasses when reading my dosage also. My husband enjects

my humira. He read and watched the dvd on it very carefully and

made me watch and read too haaaaaaaa. I am so bad sometimes.

The group told me to let my humira warm up for about an half hour

and it wont burn when taking the injection. They was right it

worked. I have no problem taking injections, after I had kids I

love shots haaaaaaaa.

I read all the post, I redflag the ones I need to answer, and the

next day I answer all the redflags. Sometimes I answer guickly when

necessary. I answer all post directed to me. Its my excuse to make

my long post haaaaaaaaaa. Sometimes someone touches me deeply and

have to comment on their post even if it wasnt commented to me.

When I first started the group I was overwhelmed with the posts than

some one told me we dont have to answer all the posts. After that

the reading and posting went pretty smoothly. I hope you enjoy the

group as much as I do. I feel this group is a God send. THrough

this group I am improving so much. I love everyone here. I get up

evermoring after breckfast I run to start my reading and posting for

our wonderful friends here. God bless and take care and group.

gentle kind hugs everyone

Clora

> Hello all

> I have never been one to sign up for groups but my wife Elena has

been reading all your emails to me and it is encouraging to here

your posts. I originally was diagnosed with gout in my right knee

about four years ago. I eventually wound up at a Rheumatologist

because the swelling would not go down. My Dr drained my knee

several times and treated me with steroids and ibuprofen. eventually