Another Flare but not as intense as before Plaquenil
The Saturday with heartburn. By Monday the heartburn was getting worse and my stomach was tied in a not and rejecting all food and beverage. My joints ache, especially my neck! I have the abdominal cramps that I normally get. They are weird and hard to describe. ..it kind of feels like the fat or muscle of my abdominal wall is cramped rather than my guts. I have fatigue but I not as much muscle weakness as I usually get. I can walk the steps with no problem. I'm taking Prilosec buth the heartburn is some of the worst I have ever experienced and no amount of tums seems sufficient. What little relief it provides only lasts a few minutes. Tomorrow morning I am seeing my PCP. I am taking my lab results from my Rheumatologist and hope he will draw new labs and maybe we can pinpoint some additional treatment plans.
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So sorry! I take Lansoprol every day for the heartburn and it really helps. I take Celebrex the connective tissue pain. I get it really bad in the neck too. I just got the abdominal pain last Friday, but it started at my lower back and then moved to the abdominal and ran a bit down my thighs. It was so painful that I had to lay down on my office floor hoping it would go away. It didnt, so a colleague to me home. They wanted me to go to the ER, but I refused because I have been there 5 or so times. The pain went away in about 3 hours. I have no idea what it was.
I hope you are feeling better now!!
Gabrielle
Thank you for the response. Sometimes I feel like I am going crazy and imagining all of this stuff. I can really relate to a lot of the stuff you post. Most of the world doesn\'t understand. I am sorry your boss is making it tough!