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- Hi. I need your opinion. I have bronchiolitis obliterans. I quit my job almost two months ago. My family are out all day and I am alone at home. My husband and I always planned to get a pet after we retire. Since my future is rather uncertain I...
- Hi. I'm a 41 year old female living in Japan. I started having trouble breathing last summer. It was pretty subtle at first but by November I was not only breathless on exertion but had wheezing and crackles. I have had Rheumatoid arthritis for...
- Hello. I hope everyone is doing okay. It's a rainy cold day here in Japan and I am for once thankful I don't have to be at work. Yesterday, armed with all my data I went to get my second opinion from a pulmonologist. He was in agreement with my main...
- Hi. I have had Rheumatoid arthritis for seven years and am usually at the RA forum. Last summer I started to have trouble breathing upon exertion. After some tests the pulmonologist thinks I have obliterative broncholotis. I am heading for a second...
- Hello. I am not new to DS but have been away for a long time. A brief history. I have had RA for six years going on seven. It has been quite aggressive but I managed to keep working with the aid of painkillers and because I loved my job. I started...
- Hello. I have had RA for 3 years. I am currently doing really well with no swelling or pain. I am on MTX and Enbrel. I used to come here alot but I haven't been here for awhile.I need some advice. My white blood cell count has been decreasing since...
- Hello. I am in a bit of a bind. My mother suffers from depression. We live in different countries. When she gets very depressed she will not answer her telephone. This has happened once before. At that time we didn't speak for a month. Now it has...
- Hello. I haven't been here for a long time. Mainly because my RA has been under control and I am feeling pretty good. I have a question about jogging. I like to jog but haven't been doing it since I was worried about my joints. I have been swimming...
- Hi. I saw my doctor yesterday and he has increased my MTX from 6mgs to 8 a week. This is probably because I am feeling more stiffness and pain and my numbers are showing it. I am not happy about this because my goal was to slowly decrease my meds...
- Went to my doctors. My bloodwork showed what I think I already knew my CRP has gone up. The aches and pains of the past few days have been more noticable than usual.I've just been so busy at work I was able to not think about them. This is grave...
- Hi all. I've been doing very well for the past 10 months and so haven't done much posting of late. I have truly been lucky! For the past few days or so though i've felt slight tinges of pain in my toes and today in my knee and elbow. It could be...
- Hi all. Haven't posted in awhile. I've been doing very well with almost no symptoms of late apart from fatigue which I think will be forever with me. For the past few weeks I have started to dread my enbrel days. I dread poking myself with the...
- Liked this article on curry.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6090460.stm
- My 16 year old has just been diagnosed with the new strain of influenza. I'm trying not to be paranoid here but I am terrified of getting it :( I am wearing a mask and keep washing my hands using anti bacterial gel on them as well, BUT I am still...
- Hi. I've just been to my dr. He thinks I am in remission and is thinking of slowly cutting down and then eventually stopping my medication. I am elated of course and I am just praying this will last. If I could do magic I would make remission one...