Lisa-Witt

I saw a new rheumy last week. He feels that I was misdiagnosed and don't have RA. He thinks I have Fibromyalgia. So, he took me off of Celebrex and Tramadol and put me on Cymbalta. He wants me to...

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I haven't slept well for a couple months. I wake up every few hours in intense pain from not moving. Nerontin and is used to treat seizures and neuropathic pain normally but my doc feels it's worth a...

Having another bad day. I seem to be having more of those again. I'm sitting here debating whether to take more pain meds (I only have one bottle of regular Tramadol left and my doctor doesn't want...

I'm always in pain. Sometimes it's a very low level I can "ignore". Some days it's agony. There are times other people can do what needs done, and I can relax. But other times not. And that's just...

I decided one day about a month ago that I felt plain and frumpy. I've heard and said it all of course- who cares what anyone thinks, my hubby thinks I'm pretty so whatever, beauty is skin deep......

Hubby needed to get some things from the pharmacy on Friday, so he was going to pick up my ER refill too. He was busy and forgot to pick them up though, so for the weekend I'm back to the regular...

Since I started the Nexium I haven't had much in the way of stomach problems related to meds. But even before RA and before Celebrex I had the occasional terrible stomach ache. I have ever since I...

The doctor is switching me to an extended release Tramadol that I will need to take every day. hubby and I were laying in bed discussing how it may/may not work, how it might affect me etc. I said I...

Just got off the phone and now waiting for my doc to call me back. I'm trying to get my Tramadol prescription adjusted and refilled without having to go in again since I was just there a little over...

I have always been a night owl. I tried for years to make myself go to bed earlier and re-train myself because people insisted it was possible. I never succeeded. I would always just be awake until...

If you are someone who has given me advice, please read the entire entry before you jump to the conclusion that I am criticizing you. That is not my intention, I'm just trying to foster some...

Read a good little blog post yesterday about how people with RA lie all the time. It's so true. After a few miserable days, you start to feel like you are whining and others will get sick of you....

I've had to up my dose of Tramadol from 50 mg. to 100 to get it to take the edge off my pain. I knew it was only a matter of time. It wasn't making me super loopy anymore so I knew I was adjusting to...

We had a little over a week with no colds or illnesses in the house. I was healthy, the kids were healthy, hubby was healthy. We went on vacation. I needed a few painkillers after two days of walking...