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...
Finding it hard to think of many things I like about myself right now. I like that I'm a kind person and that I'm a christian but my body has turned on me and it's making me sad. Lost my voice again had it for a whopping week!! Prefnisone equals FAT. Plus because of my low potassium dr took me off my pill for fluid retention equals FAT AND SWOLLEN!! And my potassium is still dropping. So hope I don't have to go back in the hospital. I'm so tired of all the complications of this disease and its treatments. I feel so defeated this little engine is runnin out of steam but every day I get up and tell myself I think I can. But that's getting harder to do.
I can barely see the light in the ceiling and I can't hear you calling, but I can help you.
I won't let you fall.
Grandfather - Hold us tight
Bluedogs2
Depot
I know sometimes it seems like we can't go on but then from somewhere deep inside we find the strength to get through the next day. My prayers and hugs are sent your way.
My dear late brother-in-law was found to have an extremely rare condition called hypokalemic periodic paralysis. The common presentation is to wake up paralyzed after eating a big, high carb dinner. For unknown reasons, all the carbs cause potassium levels to plummet. A trip to emergency, an IV of potassium, you sashay on home. My BIL had a more chronic form that caused chronic weakness in his legs. It is hereditary, but it ran on the side of his family he had little contact with. Found out about it at a cousin's wedding, and bingo!
You would most likely know if you had family members with this, but I keep thinking this is something you should know about if yours keeps dropping like a stone with no discernable cause.
I believe I mentioned before that one of my relatives meds was affecting his potassium-a laxative meds-so it had to be cut back ...so perhaps your dr needs to look at your other meds and see if one could be affecting your potassium levels?