Re: Christmas season prayers

[Guest guest]

Prayers are going up right now for you and your husband. I understand too

well about stress and especially the holidays can make it worse for me. But

I know there are others who is a lot worse off than I and probably do not

complain. I never seem to be in remission anymore with this RA. As soon as I

get off one flare another follows and pain starts in another area or joint

each time. I hope you and your husband gets some relief soon. God bless

and Happy Holidays!!

Irish

[Guest guest]

I am concerned at two of the symptoms your husband has mentioned concerning his

headaches, 1/ being able to make the headache worse when he touches the spot on

the back of his head 2/ his right hand shaking when he picked up anything with

it. I gather the doctor does not know about these. You need to contact your

local doctor, not sure what you call them in the US. I am from Australia. Has

anyone mentioned migraines as a possible cause. I am glad to see you are going

to see a neurologist soon as he will be able to sort it out for you. I am a

migraine sufferer myself and have experienced both these symptoms myself. If the

shaking occurs again and especially if is associated with any weakness or

numbness in the arm or down the same side of the body, any slurring of speech,

you should contact your emergency dept or call 911 so they can rule out anything

more serious. I speak from the background of being a nurse. Please let us know

how you both are going,

you will be in my prayers.    Bev from Oz

From: Dalanne <tombstone1968@...>

Subject: [ ] Christmas season prayers

Received: Monday, 14 December, 2009, 12:50 PM

 

I haven't posted for awhile now. Since June I've had badly cramped muscles in my

right arm to the point that I couldn't work. My chiro has helped butit reached a

point that it wouldn't heal past. He sent me to a neurologist in Terre Haute. He

thoroughly checked me and thinks that I have a herniated cervical disc and that

my RA has taken up residence in my neck. Didn't know that it could do THAT! I am

to return day Tues (day after tomorrow) for an E.M.G. test to determine which

disc is causing the problem. So....please pray that they can figure out which

one and that he can fix this so I can go back to work?

What do any of you guys & gals do for relief if you have RA in your neck? Right

now heat is the only thing that helps me.

Secondly: my RA is really flaring due to severe stress: my husband's heart is

better after visiting Mayo back in May but he's been having a constant headache

for months! He finally started opening up about the headaches and asked to visit

his regular doc. All the medications that she's given him haven't touched these

headaches nor has any of the over-the-counter medications. She wants him to see

a neurologist and so does he now. I was successful in making an appt in

Indianapolis with a group of neuros from the IU Med Center on December 30th! He

confessed to me last night that he can press on a spot on the back of his head

and make the headaches flame up immediatly! He's been throwing up daily with

these headaches and phenergan is barely helping. Last night his right hand shook

when he picked up anything with it. Oh, if they can find something wrong?! My

blood pressure has been hovering around 140/80 for months now!

I think if it weren't for the high stress the RA would calm down again. I know

lots of you pray for each other. Would you add us in for a couple of weeks?

We're Dalanne & Jim. I do pray for you folks as I see the needs and the hurts

but I don't usually ask for it for myself.

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[Guest guest]

Yes, I'm concerned about his being able to make the headaches worse, too. I made

him call his doctor. She asked him to come in for a little more bloodwork.

That's it. The neurologist office did tell me that if they get a cancellation

they can get him in earlier. The shaking hasn't occurred any more. Seems he

hadn't eaten at all that day as all food smells made him nauseous. The Doc

thinks his sugar level was too low. I'm just biding my time till we go to the

neurologist.

On a happy note I had my E.M.G. test today. I really DO NOT ever want to have

THIS test done again. EVER. But I do NOT have RA in my neck. I have compressed

discs and degenerative arthritis instead. I am to stop my Paxil and replace it

with Cymbalta. That doc says the Cymbalta will help block the nerve pain while

taking care of my seratonin problem I have. I wish Cymbalta were as cheap as my

Paxil was. $35 vs $4 is quite a difference. We are just happy that it is a very

slow-moving form of arthritis in my neck. It could have been SO much worse.

Dalanne

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> I am concerned at two of the symptoms your husband has mentioned concerning

his headaches, 1/ being able to make the headache worse when he touches the spot

on the back of his head 2/ his right hand shaking when he picked up anything

with it. I gather the doctor does not know about these. You need to contact

your local doctor, not sure what you call them in the US. I am from Australia.

Has anyone mentioned migraines as a possible cause. I am glad to see you are

going to see a neurologist soon as he will be able to sort it out for you. I am

a migraine sufferer myself and have experienced both these symptoms myself. If

the shaking occurs again and especially if is associated with any weakness or

numbness in the arm or down the same side of the body, any slurring of speech,

you should contact your emergency dept or call 911 so they can rule out anything

more serious. I speak from the background of being a nurse. Please let us know

how you both are going,

> you will be in my prayers.    Bev from Oz

>