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- I have found a delightful drink I can make that helps reduce my joint painIt's called golden milk. First you have to make the tummerick paste. It's easy. 1 cup water1/4 cup tummerick1/4 tsp ginger1/4 black pepperstir over med heat until it turns...
- I have been debating whether or not to try this. I'm afraid this will be just another expensive treatment without any results.
- My toes are starting to turn so my doctor suggested that I use toe spacers. I went online and found yoga toes. I bought the gems ones. So far I have used them for a couple of days. I was a little surprised at how relaxed my feet felt the first time...
- Sometimes I feel so alone in this fight. I know my husband loves me but I think he's clueless to what I go through. Besides the horrible aches and pains of RA. My feet are killing me. I need to see a podiatrist but I feel guilty. More doctors,...
- I just had my first infusion since last January last Thursday. Within two hours I started having the worst flares of my life. They were in my rotator cuffs on both shoulders. I took Orencia before so this kind of shocked me. My shoulder flares are...
- In Jan. My Rummy told me that she wanted to take me off Orencia because I was gaining to much weight. I have diabetes too. She wanted to start me on Simponi. I agreed . I heard nothing until March when She informed me that United health care said...
- Well I finally admitted to myself and to my doctor that I was depressed. Why because I felt trapped in my body. I can't do the things I used to do. If we go out by noon I'm exhausted. The pain in my feet and my hands never go away and I feel worn...
- Does anyone else feel like they are drying out. My skin my hair and my eyes all feel like the desert most of the time. I have a bottle of hand lotion and eye drops in nearly every room.
- My favorite things that help me through the day are my hot wax machine, My favorite coffee cup. The handle has finger holes and a thumb rest. I never drop it. It's an old Whataburger cup. and then there's my recliner. What are your favorite things...
- My Dr. just told me she wants to start me on simponi aria infusions. I was on Orencia but my lab results showed an increase of ra activity. I have never heard of this one so I would like some input.
- I just got my Vectra DA test back and my rheumy said that I had very little inflammation my EGF was just 2%. The Vectra score said is 44 just one point from being in the high severe category. I was taking Orencia infusions but she stopped them...
- Has anyone else noticed that their skin and eyes feel like its drying up. I'm on Orencia infusions and Celebrex. I have never in my life had a problem with either. Here lately it's kinda driving me nuts. I have eye drops and hand lotion in just...
- My doctor wants me to start wearing a night hand splint. I ordered the imak carpel tunnel ones . Have any of you used them or any other splint.
- I just used my hot wax machine on my hands when I decided to do my feet. Dumb idea. At first it felt wonderful then I realized I had a problem. A foot full of wax and how to get it off. Picture this. I'm sitting on a bench the room is carpeted. Wax...
- Anyone out there use acupuncture.