Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
I was speaking to Anna on the phone and she asked me to pass on this message to her friends at DS.
As she posted a couple of weeks ago, she ended up in hospital with pericarditis, a rare but life-threatening complication of RA. She was only home two days and again rushed back to ER with chest pains and breathing difficulties. This was dx as pericarditis still plus Pleurisy. She has been at a rehab hospital to rest and regain her strength and hopes to be home on Friday. She has had a really tough time but is her usual positive self.
Aiola (Amanda) - she especially asked after you as you have just been through the same thing. Anna also said that her Cardiologist had never seen a case of Pericarditis so it is extremely rare.
Hopefully she'll be back on the board here in another week or so and can catch up with you all herself.She is thinking of you all and hoping "the beast" is behaving itself for you,
Cheers
Angel
As she posted a couple of weeks ago, she ended up in hospital with pericarditis, a rare but life-threatening complication of RA. She was only home two days and again rushed back to ER with chest pains and breathing difficulties. This was dx as pericarditis still plus Pleurisy. She has been at a rehab hospital to rest and regain her strength and hopes to be home on Friday. She has had a really tough time but is her usual positive self.
Aiola (Amanda) - she especially asked after you as you have just been through the same thing. Anna also said that her Cardiologist had never seen a case of Pericarditis so it is extremely rare.
Hopefully she'll be back on the board here in another week or so and can catch up with you all herself.She is thinking of you all and hoping "the beast" is behaving itself for you,
Cheers
Angel
Sue
Laura
Kim
I am sorry Anna has beeing going through all this.
She has been a good support to me in the past, really nice and I know she has been for others.
I hope she recovers fully and be ok. I will be thinking of her.
and we look forward for her to be back
hugs jilly