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- What is a diagnosis? By definition, a Noun; 1) The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. 2) The distinctive characterization in precise terms of a genus, species, or phenomenon. Diagnosis isnt...
- I just read on another forum that someone had their best friend steal their pain meds. Who does that? Have any of you had your meds stolen by friends/family? Now I'm nervous that I should lock up my meds when guests are over..LOL.
- Sorry I've been MIA for a few days. My mother fell and dislocated/fractured her ankle. So I dropped everything quickly and went to her. She'll be having surgery...but not until next Friday because of meds. She has to come off her DMARD for...
- For the past few days I've had eye pain....feels like pressure behind my eye. I've had this before when I've had optic neuritis but, I also have a lot of twitching of my lower eye lid. I haven't had that before. Have any of your experienced this?...
- I finally scheduled physical therapy for my shoulder. I've been putting it off because movement hurts and therapy involves movement. LOL. But...I'm sucking it up and going. It will either help or not....if it helps then great. If not, or if it...
- My resolution this year was to go somewhere every month this year. Just weekend type getaways, nothing major. The hubby and I love to travel but all of 2011 I found myself cancelling trips because I just couldn't function. So this year I decided...
- What can y'all tell me about Leflunomide side effects? I'll be taking it with MTX, folic acid and for the next 2 weeks prednisone.
- Well....it's not a rotator cuff issue at all. (I was hoping it would be a simple tear and easily fixable.) Instead I have thickening in the inferior joint capsule, cysts in the posterolateral humeral head, severe bursitis in the...
- My son graduated from college in early May (yay!) and his apartment lease was up at the end of May. Yep, he's moving back home. I LOVE having them (twins) home so that's not the issue. The mistake came from me believing I could help him pack and...
- I have Raynaud's as well as RA (plus other stuff) but my question is. Has anyone see/felt an improvement with their Raynaud's while on MTX? I've been on MTX for 8 weeks now and this week I've noticed that my hands aren't doing the white/blue thing...
- How can we, well I, tell the difference between joint pain from my RA and joint pain from something else? When should I have an ortho check things? I have an appt on Tuesday with an ortho about my right shoulder. It's been hurting for weeks and I...
- I've read that many have canes or walkers to use when needed....but I'm not sure I could. My wrists and shoulders hurt so much I don't think they could hold me up. When my ankles and feet are hurting I'm just a mess hobbling around. I've fallen 4...
- I'm currently on MTX (switched to injections today) but the Rheumy wants me to consider Arava. How has this worked for others?
- I've had 4 doses of MTX, so I'm definitely not an expert and probably not even seeing the full effects. However, I'm confused on how each week is different. First week was horrible vomiting and such, second week better with slight nausea, fatigue,...
- The first two weeks on mtx I was suffering side effects...vomiting and such. However, this week has been much much better! No nausea and less than 2 days of added fatigue. My rheumy is a little different in that he has me do blood work every two...