Just another note from Key West

[Guest guest]

I'm reading posts from several days ago and thought that I'd send a

note.

Our manager at the guest house quit last Monday. She let me know at

10:30 AM

that it was her last day. When I came in Tuesday morning, all of their

possessions

were cleaned out and I guess that they have moved on.

The manager's husband, Erwan, left their beagle in a rental car when he

went

into get some groceries. Someone called the police and they broke into

the

car and rescued the poor animal. The vet said that the dog would have

died

if it had been in the car for just a few more minutes.

He was STUPID and I think that the two of them shouldn't have a pet and

should never have children. Anyway, Erwan went to court and the judge

charged him $900 and community service for 4 months plus $45 per month.

Erwan was supposed to pay the money on August 1 and begin community

service work on the same day. The couple left July 31....so, I think

that

was the reason.

So, that puts me and Jim back at the guest house. We're both exhausted

as

we live 30 minutes away from the B & B and this is a very busy time.

The vioxx 50 continues to work for me well or I wouldn't be able to go

into

the guesthouse to work at all.

For the newby, getting off the prednisone is horrible. And the pain

that

I had a year ago was mainly from getting off of the prednisone

gradually.

I had been up to 40 per day and had to go off gradually....and it was

very

painful.

We still have buyers for the B & B...but, now there's a possibility that

we

might have to put in a sprinkler system before we sell...$45,0000...so

we

may NEVER sell because we don't have $45,000 and certainly don't

have any idea as to where to get it.

So, here we are back into another STRESSFUL situation. Guess that's how

life is. I see Jim 1 hour per day...as we take turns working at the

guest house.

He goes in the morning and I go in about 2 or 3 pm and work until

midnight.

It's good that this didn't happen a year ago..or Jim would be there

everyday and

I wouldn't even be able to go in at all.

The arava and mtx and changing my diet and vioxx 50 are keeping me in

pretty

good shape at the moment. My doctor is still trying to get the

insurance company

to approve me for enbrel.

Has anyone switched from arava to enbrel and seen a big difference? As

I

have to take 8 mtx a week with my arava, the doctor thinks that I'll be

able

to lower the mtx when I get on enbrel.

Happy belated birthday, a.

Later,

Delaine

Key West, FL