Re: ?? FLARE ?? MISTAKES ARE MADE

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Diane and group;

Yes said hips is a joint. And RA affects joints. I guess that

even means the jaw bone. My rheumy says I have bursitis in my hips

and shoulders. Omg I think the shots is wearing off casue my hips

and shoulders are really hurting. I am messed up this week lol. I

just started back on my injections so my RA is killing me lol. How

can I laugh? If I don't I will cry!

Besides your a nurse you know better. Hips are joints. Many people

think doctors and nurses should know everything and that upsets me.

I use to think the same thing till I worked for a doctor. We are

peopole and make mistakes too. Oh but if we do it's katy bar the

door. haaaaaaa just thought what I said. No I am not a doctor.

I made a mistake one time. I accidently put two patients cards

together by accident. And the doctor gave the patient the wrong

meds. Meds that would kill her. We had to hunt her down before she

takes the meds. I was a wreck. The doctor said to say nothing she

would talk to the patient.

THe patient was found before she took the meds. So she came back in

and as she waited to see the doctor she kept saying why did she want

me back in. I felt so bad but I said the doctor wants to talk to you

about it, I am not allowed. Whew that was a close call. I don't

know what the doctor told her. I wasnt fired, but there was some big

changes made on the patients files we gave to the doctor.

Ok I could go on lol but I have a back log here and want to talk to

everyone before I start on the new post. God bless everyone, I am

praying for a cure for arthritis.

gentle hugs

Clora

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> I think I'm having my first flair since getting things under

control.

> I take enbrel mtx and naprosyn. I woke this am with my hips

hurting so

> bad. I went to work but wasn't up to par and definately hurt. I

> called my rheumy and he was out so I got the doc on call. He told

me

> he didn't believe RA affects the hips and maybe I should walk

more.

> I'm a nurse hello I walk a lot. I was speechless, so I called my

PCP

> and she got me some pain meds but I think maybe prednisone would

help

> more. My rheumy is back monday.

>

> I just wanted to verify that I'm not crazy and RA can and does

affect

> hips. Right? I swear my rheumy said it can affect all joints but

not

> the back. Before I started my meds it even hurt my jaw.

>

> I just hope this weather related and doesn't mean the enbrel isn't

> working anymore. I have felt so good until today.

>

> Thanks for listening, hope everyone isn't flaring with me

> Diane

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