infection

December 9, 2004

In a message dated 12/9/04 7:05:58 PM Central Standard Time,

mcqueenm46@... writes:

I'm in the category of people whose joints rear up and shout

when battling an infection.

I certainly agree with that one. I had a bad tooth acting up a few of weeks

ago that caused some swollen lymph nodes, a little headache and mild fever

which broke a near remission of the PA that lasted about 2/12 years. My

shoulders

are nearly as bad as theyve ever been and my skin has gone to about 15% and

more pain in the plaque areas than I can remember before. I had been treating

the occasional mild PA flare with a few days of vioxx but dont have any more. I

just have to be careful not to strain any more than necessary to do my job.

It's hard to face that I've been able go back to work but am getting screwed up

again. If I overdo it then I will be useless for 3 days until the pain

subsides and over-doing it is amounting to as little as carrying 30 pounds 50

feet.

Cant get in to derm till the 23rd and rhuemy till Jan 17 Anyone else notice

big changes during relatively minor infections? Orin

December 10, 2004

In a message dated 12/10/2004 6:05:37 AM Eastern Standard Time,

orinok@... writes:

Anyone else notice

big changes during relatively minor infections? Orin

Hey Orin...I've actually noticed the opposite...my pain and symptoms chill

out about when I have an infection, I always thought it was because the

antibodies have something else to do! Please take care of yourself...lots of

rest

and maybe some warm baths to help you get through until you get to the

doctor...

December 10, 2004

Hi Orin,

i'm the same - about 2 months ago gotbronchitis... i immediately

stopped my gold injections but i went into an immediate flare and

hurt absolutely everywhere for 3 weeks... i felt about 150 years

old... around the same time vioxx was taken off the market (and i'm

still trying out alternatives, without much success unfortunately)

so the flares came back and appear to be very comfortable in my ol'

bod, i'm afraid

take care orin. really sad to hear of your regression... that's

rough.

love, karen

>

> In a message dated 12/9/04 7:05:58 PM Central Standard Time,

> mcqueenm46@m... writes:

> I'm in the category of people whose joints rear up and shout

> when battling an infection.

> I certainly agree with that one. I had a bad tooth acting up a

few of weeks

> ago that caused some swollen lymph nodes, a little headache and

mild fever

> which broke a near remission of the PA that lasted about 2/12

years. My shoulders

> are nearly as bad as theyve ever been and my skin has gone to

about 15% and

> more pain in the plaque areas than I can remember before. I had

been treating

> the occasional mild PA flare with a few days of vioxx but dont

have any more. I

> just have to be careful not to strain any more than necessary to

do my job.

> It's hard to face that I've been able go back to work but am

getting screwed up

> again. If I overdo it then I will be useless for 3 days until the

pain

> subsides and over-doing it is amounting to as little as carrying

30 pounds 50 feet.

> Cant get in to derm till the 23rd and rhuemy till Jan 17 Anyone

else notice

> big changes during relatively minor infections? Orin

>

December 10, 2004

I get extra achy when fighting a cold, infection, or G-d for bid, the flu.

My mom and I have pa and she says the same thing. My normal pain spots get

worse and I get more achy than normal people with the same infection or virus.

A

mystery. For the past 5 days I have had bad muscle aches in my upper legs.

Could that be from pa or am I maybe fighting some kind of virus. Thanks to

this wonderful group. I have been in so much pain and fatigue but am too scared

to try biologics. I have 2 young kids and am afraid of anything happening to

me. It's just pain. I keep thinking this flare up since the Fall will end.

My back, toe joint, feet and hands are mostly affected.

Warmly

December 10, 2004

Hi Orin and ,

sorry to hear your pa and p are flared I also experience flares

with infections and viruses. It can be discouraging.Hope you quickly

regain your progress , . And Orin...hope you can stick it out on

the job until you get into the derm and rheum.It would be hard not to

overdo if you job requires it

take care,

Marti

>

> In a message dated 12/9/04 7:05:58 PM Central Standard Time,

> mcqueenm46@m... writes:

> I'm in the category of people whose joints rear up and shout

> when battling an infection.

> I certainly agree with that one. I had a bad tooth acting up a few

of weeks

> ago that caused some swollen lymph nodes, a little headache and

mild fever

> which broke a near remission of the PA that lasted about 2/12

years. My shoulders

> are nearly as bad as theyve ever been and my skin has gone to about

15% and

> more pain in the plaque areas than I can remember before. I had

been treating

> the occasional mild PA flare with a few days of vioxx but dont have

any more. I

> just have to be careful not to strain any more than necessary to do

my job.

> It's hard to face that I've been able go back to work but am

getting screwed up

> again. If I overdo it then I will be useless for 3 days until the

pain

> subsides and over-doing it is amounting to as little as carrying 30

pounds 50 feet.

> Cant get in to derm till the 23rd and rhuemy till Jan 17 Anyone

else notice

> big changes during relatively minor infections? Orin

>

December 10, 2004

>

> I get extra achy when fighting a cold, infection, or G-d for bid,

the flu.

> My mom and I have pa and she says the same thing. My normal pain

spots get

> worse and I get more achy than normal people with the same infection

or virus. A

> mystery. For the past 5 days I have had bad muscle aches in my

upper legs.

> Could that be from pa or am I maybe fighting some kind of virus.

Thanks to

> this wonderful group. I have been in so much pain and fatigue but

am too scared

> to try biologics. I have 2 young kids and am afraid of anything

happening to

> me. It's just pain. I keep thinking this flare up since the Fall

will end.

> My back, toe joint, feet and hands are mostly affected.

>

> Warmly

>

,

How old are you? I'm 41 years old or young depending what type of day

it is, with four young children. I was diagnosed with PA in November.

I've had two flare ups to date. How long have you and your mother

had PA? Mine started out with a finger that got swollen, inflammed

and wouldn't get better. I had an x-ray done on it and eventually saw

a rhuematologist for it.

Rhonda

December 11, 2004

Hi Rhonda,

I'm 37 and have 2 children. My back pain started in 97 after my first baby.

Then rib pain, followed by hand and feet pain, especially in one toe joint.

Plus fatigue. My mom had symptoms as young as I and in her 50's was diagnosed

with fibromialgia and pa. After many other treatment courses she is now

doing remicade. Hope you're feeling well,

ps I got my first case of iritis recently

December 12, 2004

,

I'm so glad we have the message boards for supporting each other. The

information on this website is so informative. I am doing much better. So far

I've had two flare ups. I still do not have mobility in my pinky finger where

the last flare up occured. Do you have mobility problems too? I hope the

remicade works out well for your mother. What concerns me is having more joints

lock up from future flares. I've asked my Rhuematologist what to expect. He

tells, " I can't predict the future. " I understand that, but I believe in

preventing reoccurances if at all possible.

Take Care,

Rhonda

Re: [ ] Re: Infection

Hi Rhonda,

I'm 37 and have 2 children. My back pain started in 97 after my first baby.

Then rib pain, followed by hand and feet pain, especially in one toe joint.

Plus fatigue. My mom had symptoms as young as I and in her 50's was diagnosed

with fibromialgia and pa. After many other treatment courses she is now

doing remicade. Hope you're feeling well,

ps I got my first case of iritis recently

December 18, 2004

sounds like a maxillary sinus infection, very opportunistic.

you should see a doc and have a catscan or mri done to find out.

if you're already on abx, which i think you are. it may be a reason

to look into your immune complex and see if you are a candidate for

iv gamma globulin.

you wouldn't sinus surgery as your system is already

immunocompromised.

if it is a sinus infection and it doesn't clear with proper abx (try

ketek first) you can have a biopsy done of the mucous and see if it

fungal, which would call for antifungal treatment.

in otherwords don't take it lightly.

" eric_s11050 " <eric_s11050@y...>wrote:

i seem to have an infection in the upper teeth, it seem that it is

right below the eye any one get this, what schould I do?call doc or

not?

eric

December 18, 2004

Yes-call a doctor and have him/her look at it.

In , " eric_s11050 " <eric_s11050@y...> wrote:

>

> i seem to have an infection in the upper teeth, it seem that it is

> right below the eye any one get this, what schould I do?call doc

or not?

> eric

December 18, 2004

Yes-call a doctor and have him/her look at it.

In , " eric_s11050 " <eric_s11050@y...> wrote:

>

> i seem to have an infection in the upper teeth, it seem that it is

> right below the eye any one get this, what schould I do?call doc

or not?

> eric

December 18, 2004

eric...your sinus cavity and the lonest root of andy tooth being the eye tooth

are evry colse together..have you had a cold or problems with sinus? If you have

any problems with youe eye teeth could ge an infection in the root if not it is

probably in your sinuses...

eric_s11050 <eric_s11050@...> wrote:

i seem to have an infection in the upper teeth, it seem that it is

right below the eye any one get this, what schould I do?call doc or not?

eric

December 20, 2004

wow i re read my post to this question....i think the lyme " fog " is movingmy

keys....hope you can translate that if not sorry.lol.......must have major fog

going on this week.....my figures are not going where i know thekkeys

are.....best of luck laurie

Laurie <laurie362004@...> wrote:

eric...your sinus cavity and the lonest root of andy tooth being the eye tooth

are evry colse together..have you had a cold or problems with sinus? If you have

any problems with youe eye teeth could ge an infection in the root if not it is

probably in your sinuses...

eric_s11050 <eric_s11050@...> wrote:

i seem to have an infection in the upper teeth, it seem that it is

right below the eye any one get this, what schould I do?call doc or not?

eric

February 14, 2009

My son just got an infection where the helmet was rubbing and got

irritated. It was just adjusted that day and when I took off the

helmet there was a big red bump. The next morning there were small

little blisters on the red bump, and when we took him to the

pediatrician he thought it could be staph and did a culture and put

him on antibiotics...and no helmet until it is all the way healed. Has

this happened to anyone else? Once you got one infection, was that it,

or did putting the helmet back cause another one?? Are the results

from the helmet worth the aggravation and worry?!

February 14, 2009

I have heard about this before. If you have a red spot and it gets bad

enough for the skin to breakdown, you do need to leave the band off.

That is why it is important to catch red spots early, but it isn't

always possible depending when they show up and if the baby doesn't let

you know. Babies heal quickly, so hopefully you'll only be out of the

band a few days. Make sure you get it adjusted when you're ready to put

it back on. My daughter didn't have this problem but even most parents

that do think the band is worth it. Hopefully this is a one-time

problems. Keep us posted on what happens next.

-christine

sydney, 3 yrs, starband grad

>

> My son just got an infection where the helmet was rubbing and got

> irritated. It was just adjusted that day and when I took off the

> helmet there was a big red bump. The next morning there were small

> little blisters on the red bump, and when we took him to the

> pediatrician he thought it could be staph and did a culture and put

> him on antibiotics...and no helmet until it is all the way healed. Has

> this happened to anyone else? Once you got one infection, was that it,

> or did putting the helmet back cause another one?? Are the results

> from the helmet worth the aggravation and worry?!

>

February 14, 2009

My sons helmet has made a world of difference, but all along we have been dealing with his skin we had sores seeping out puss red blisters all over his forehead u name it , the thing that has helped us the most is a cream we got from the Dr called nystatin and also used Hydrocortisone at the same time and ONLY using a mild soap to wash it no matter how bad the smell was. There have been plenty of times I wondered if it was worth it we kept going, we will probably get out of it on March 6th his head is not 100% better but I would say about 85%. From: christineashok <christineashok@...>Subject: Re: infectionPlagiocephaly Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 10:12 PM