MCTD Support Group
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) or Sharp's syndrome is a human autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body. MCTD combines features of polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic scleroderma and is thus considered an overlap syndrome. MCTD commonly causes joint pain/swelling, Raynaud phenomenon, muscle inflammation, and scarring of...
We had some severe thunderstorms( i saw funnel shaped clouds) yesterday,humidity was high,and so was my pain level.
I started feeling better late in the afternoon,after the humidity dropped and the storms were over.
Hugs and Prayers to all..Have a "good day".
Lisa
lisa we are getting those same storms today, i hurt all over.
cat-get those tomatoes, do not let them go to waste.
i am ok, sort of a quiet weekend. this week is going to be nuts, relatives are arriving all week.
hope everyone has a low pain day!
kristin
TO;Kristinmh,Be careful today and stay inside the lighting was severe,yesterday,coming straight down to the ground.Where do you live at? i think you told me once,but i forgot,my stupid lupus brain.lol.
"you think cat picked the tometoes yet?
Hugs to all...
Been busy with family visiting. So nice to have lots of people around to help keep my mind busy.
My friend has FS and was recommended by to take adrenal supplements. Has anyone done this?
I woke up hurting this morning, but I started my 40 mg Opana and feel better so far, yippee!! We are supposed to get thunderstorms starting Wednesday. I love to watch them and love when they come in and cool everything off, but don't like the pain or the fires they cause. Mixed emotions for sure, lol!
Happy Monday!! Hugs, PolarBear
HAving a busy day running errands with my kids who are done with school. They sure keep me busy which is probably a good thing...I don't have time for pain when we are spending time together. We've had weird weather too and a large funnel cloud formed over Sudbury. Very scary but I must admit, I love to watch storms from the comfort of my living room window with a nice hot tea in my hands! Gotta take advantage of those special moments. I feel like crap but I doesn't matter today.
Have a great day everyone!
Jose
JMMcull-- yah, always a good idea to write stuff down for the doctors. I always bring a list, even if I don't get through the whole thing...
Lisa-- Yes, I finally picked the tomatoes! Zippy was way too interested in the whole procedure... I remember our last dog, Freddie, did eventually figure out that he could eat them off the vine, and it won't be long before Zip makes the same connection. They are just tiny little things, and we ate most of them last night, but will have a few for a salad tonight. If I am lucky, and the last of them ripen eventually, we should get a couple of more salads' worth out of them over the next weeks...
Brandon, glad you are back! And congratulations! BTW, I also noticed the "promise to be nice" thing-- and I thought I just had never seen it before. Of course, I do promise NOT to be nice to this disease, and I solemnly swear to give it nothing but misery, and to attack it relentlessly and without mercy, until it goes back under whatever rock it crawled out from under!
Josee, admire your frankness: "I feel like crap." I am sorry that you do-- but again, it's much more important to be REAL than to be nice. Also, I hear you about the funnel clouds-- what's up with the tornadoes everywhere? We had one back in New York in 2006, and I saw the news coverage. They said, "Oh, yeah tornadoes aren't that uncommon in Westchester County." Yeah, right! And Florida is known for it's earthquakes, and I just love those Maine oranges!
Anyway, I'm not even making any sense... I'm going to try to take a nap... I'm doing okay, but my eyelids feel swollen, (so does my brain) and this heat is just knocking me out...
--Catalyzt