Re: Re: New to the group Just wanted to say hello!

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Poor you Nichol, I know it's so difficult to get through these flairs. Try

to remember though that this will pass and you have better days coming.

I don't know what to think of your other posting regarding the reaction to

celebrex, sounds like you might have an allergic reaction, I would

definitely record all the things you are experiencing so you can share it

with your doctor.

Have you tried hot baths with epson salts. Epson salts help to remove

toxins from the body, I do epson salts baths all the time and it helped me

some when I was in a flare. There's also some essential oils that you can

get that help in the bath, but I'm not totally up on which essential oil

would be best.

Hoping you have a better day tomorrow!

Dorey

www.LivingWithRheumatoidArthitis.com

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From: " snrkfamily " <snrkfamily@...>

<Rheumatoid Arthritis >

Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 9:59 PM

Subject: Re: New to the group Just wanted to say

hello!

> Thank you for all your imput! I just love being able to come to a

> place and talk with others about what is happening in my life. I

> don't feel like anyone around here even understands. To answer any

> of your questions. I am not currently on any medication. Other than

> 800mg of ibuprophen three times a day. The dr. first put me on rx

> Sodium Neprozen, but It didn't do anything for me and I couldn't

> even get out of bed. So he switched me to this. He doesn't feel

> comfortable giving me anything else for the RA and has refered me to

> the reumy. When I get my fevers I am in a full blown flare up. I

> can't even move practically, crawling to the bathroom. It feels like

> I am a bathtub of water. Expecially from the waist on down. My hips,

> Knees and feet. The right side more dominate on joint pain and the

> left side now more on the muscel pain. I have read a book or two on

> RA. And I guess that muscel aches are part of RA but, usually are

> seen in older patients. I guess its from the inflammation in the

> tendens and muscsels. But, I will have to ask the reumy about that.

> Anyways. I need to get up and move around. Thanks for all who

> listens.

> Nichol

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>> Hi my name is Nichol and i'm 33 years old, Married and have three

>> wonderful Children. I have been very sick the past year. And after

> a

>> huge batch of test they diagnosed me with

>> RA. It started last year I ran a fever for 4 weeks of

>> about 99 - 103 degrees. I couldn't even get out of bed I was so

>> stiff and sore. I ached all over and just felt like I sould die at

>> any

>> moment. I then started getting these bumps all over my legs. They

>> ended up telling me it was called erythema nodosum. These bumps

> were

>> on my legs from the knee on down, for about 6 weeks and I couldn't

>> even walk very well. My

>> ankles were red and tender and about twice the size they regularly

>> are. I got well and was doing ok until about 6 weeks ago. Then I

>> started running the fever again but no bumps. I felt like I had

> been

>> ran over with a mac truck. I had the fever for 2 1/2 weeks this

>> time.

>> I went to the dr. and they ran all kinds of tests. I am also very

>> very anemic.

>> So they did more tests and came to the conclution that I have RA. I

>> have to see a rheumetologist but I can't get in to see one until

>> July.

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>> So here is my questions. Are these bumps I had related to the RA?

>> My

>> joints arn't hurting that much anymore but my muscels are killing

> me

>> when ever

>> I

>> do anything. From walking to typing on the computer. Is this

> normal?

>> I

>> have always ached here and there but when I get these fever

>> episodes.

>> I feel like my life is falling apart. I feel like a Hypocondriact?

>> But, I really feel awful. The only joints that really bottered me,

>> is I have these really swollen joints in my thumbs right at the

>> bottom where my hand connects to my thumb. And it feels like all

> the

>> tendens are huge and sore. If I bump them I know they are there and

>> they still hurt but, never got red. They

>> are on both thumbs. My feet also hurt really bad but not the whole

>> foot just one section on the outer joints in the foot. (The small

>> ones) but, I think it is funny because they are on both feet the

>> same

>> place. Both thumbs the same place. My knees are just really stiff

>> adn I also just have generalized body

>> aches. It takes me like 2 hours to get going in the morning. How

>> long

>> will this last? Last summer I was out for like 12 weeks please

> don't

>> tell me it is going to be a repeat!! Please help me with any

>> information to read. Links that help you ext. Thanks so much

>>

>> Nichol

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