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I woke up feeling stiff all over today.  I'm not sure if I can blame what I had for dinner last night (15-bean soup, with carrots, onions, garlic, green beans, chili powder, and canned...

The doc called this morning and said that the injection-site reaction I had to my Humira is "not uncommon."  (The area is much less red today and no longer raised, thank goodness.)  He said I...

Went to the doc yesterday morning.  My right wrist hurt and my feet & knees were stiffer than "normal," but the doc found only minor swelling in a couple of knuckles.  I have limited mobility...

I'm up against a hard deadline, I've got a rush job coming in this afternoon, and all my joints hurt today--ouch!--but for some reason, I'm in a really great mood.  I've decided to just "be" and...

Good news: I've been doing well on Humira, and my sed rate has been normal for a while, so my rheumy said I could stop taking the methotrexate after the first of the year. (I had reduced down to 2...

July undry? my-oh-my?It's overcast and drizzly in Southern California this morning. We might not even get up to 80 degrees today. That's unusual for July, but we got this kind of weather last year...

My Humira injection didn't hurt at all today. That's never happened before. If it weren't for the little drop of blood on the cottonball afterward, I would've thought the pen malfunctioned (even...

Last night, our tax guy came over to prepare our tax forms. I was at my computer, working on an environmental services proposal for the office, while hubby and tax guy were crunching numbers. (I'm...

Had a fun vacation at Walt Disney World -- despite the high heat and humidity. Daughter enjoyed her first plane ride too. (Son stayed home and took care of the rabbit since he felt he...

I did it!Almost a year ago, I told my family that I was setting a goal to walk in the Orange County Arthritis Walk on May 16, 2010 at UC Irvine. I planned to walk along our local river trail...

     On Mother's Day, the weather couldn't quite make up its mind. My daughter had asked what I wanted to do on my special day (son had to work), and I thought of the arboretum. On the way there,...

     When we had Easter dinner with hubby's family last Sunday, my FIL commented that I didn't bring my cane. (The last time he saw me was at a "Light the Night" charity walk. I'd been having...

That's not two of Santa's reindeer. I mean the thunder and lightning I drove through when I came home from the rheumy's office today. The rain was coming down in buckets, so even with my windshield...

I asked hubby to go with me for a walk along the "river" today to work off some of the Thanksgiving calories we consumed at my mom's yesterday.  I use quotation marks around the word "river"...

Well, I made it through Hearst Castle’s Tour 1, which took us around the lower levels of the grounds and through one of the guest cottages: 2/3 mile and 170 stairs. Beautiful landscaping, tons of...