Only joking....Hi all, this is just a quickie as I only came out of hospital last night after having my facial surgery. I am still very whoosy but had to say hello. They have rebuilt my nose with part of my ear....sorted the 2 other cancers and I have skin grafts and loads of stitches.Havent had time to think about my RA so I suppose thats a bonus. Anyway not loads of pain but lots of discomfort and the first time I have drunk tea and soup through a straw. If I havent lost weight after this then I give up. Your posts Angel with all the graphics have really cheered me up. Thanks! I do hope the rest of you are doing ok and I will be back on soon. Apparently the swelling and bruising hasnt finished coming out yet so not sure what else to come. Catch you in a couple of days.......

pam im so sorry i completely forgot how are you ? unless you start liquidising marsbars and aeros and drinking them through your straw your gonna lose weight of course you will pity you have to go through this to do it im thinking of you as i remember how uncomfortable i was after my surgery and it wasnt on my face keep your chin up actually ill rephrase that keep your chin still and welll be hear for you and good luck and feel beytter soon
kirsty

Pam, hope you are recovering from your surgery. Sounds like a doozy!

Linus, thank you for thinking of me. I'm still here, just sort of quiet right now. In the weeks since I've lost my nephew, I developed (and passed, thank god) a huge kidney stone, and then my dog had cancer surgery. She was just supposed to be spayed, but they found cancer on her ovary and mammary glands.

My life right now is like a bad country song.

Angel... I hope you are doing okay with your injections. It's a bit daunting to do them at first, but trust me, you become a real veteran after a while. I do three shots a week between the Enbrel and the Methotrexate. The only place that I have trouble sticking is my tummy. That hurts and honestly, squicks me out a little. So I stick to my thighs.

Kim

Hi Everybody....

Hope you all had a good weekend.

Iamgonnadoit....Glad you're back home. I've been praying for you. It must be a very scary situation to be in. Were they able to get everything this time, so you won't have to go back? I hope so. Take care of yourself. Post when you're up to it. Maybe just a quick one, sometimes, to let us know how you're doing...until you're better.

Kirsty...good to hear from you. Hope you're feeling well today. It's still rainy here, so bones aching. But, I do feel better than a few days ago.

Kim...the shots aren't too bad. Thanks for the tip about the tummy. I think I'll stay away from there, since I was a little concerned about that area. I'm truly sorry about your nephew. You need some time to grieve...& to take care of yourself. Just check in sometimes....we understand...& care.

Hello to Rita, & Stirfried....

glad everybody is turning out well khewes what ever dont kill us makes us strionger and my goodness woman you must be ready for miss universe glad your just being quiet ive been really worried about you i know how i felt last month when i lost my gran and shed had a very long and happy life i think its the could have beens when its someone young sorry to hear about your other problems i hear passing those kidney stones is like giving birth i wouldnt know had cesearians both times and boy was i glad of the kop outs anyway glad everythings getting better or easier
kirsty

Hi noodles. Welcome to our little corner of 3FC.
This was my first kidney stone. I did go to the E.R. and yes, it's pain like you can't even imagine. I almost let my 14 year old drive me to the E.R. it was THAT BAD. But the drugs they give you there, they're pretty cool.

Mine had a little spike on it, and when the urologist saw it he said "Ow, bet that hurt coming out". Uh.. yeah.

I named him El Diablo. I'm waiting to hear what it was made of. Were yours calcium or uric acid? If it turns out to be uric acid, then I have gout on top of everything else.
My husband has gouty arthritis in his toes. Great, we can be the gout twins.

I haven't had too much trouble with the methotrexate since I switched to injectables, although I do itch like crazy at the injection sites, all the damn time.
So far the hair shedding has been minimal.

Hope my liver holds up!

Noodles!! We're very happy for you to be a part of our little home on the board.

You've really been through it, Angel. Glad you're doing better. The Methotrexate effects my white blood count....it's already low, so have to really watch it. I itch a lot...have rashes, even. My hair was already thin, but now, thinner. Stay nauseated a lot & makes food taste strange. My DH has to keep an eye on me, or I'll start to throw something out, thinking it's gone bad, & it hasn't. My OA is in my back, mostly from a car accident in '83...put me on disability. My RA started about 2 yrs ago, & spread very fast. I take Remicade treatments every 5 weeks now.

Khewes....are you feeling better now? Hope so. The girl that does my hair said after she passed a couple of kidney stones this past winter, her Dr put her on a glass of wine each day. She said she hasn't had any trouble, since.

Well...gotta work today at the station, so need to get off....hope all have a good day.

Hi to everyone else!

My urologist told me to drink Lemonade, but I like the wine cure better.

hi all just a quick post to sore to sit for long my arent ancestors got a lot to answer for my lot gave me my oa and spinal probs and ibs and theres diabeteslurkin along with angina and liver probs thats one of my main reasons for dieting so i can try and avoid the rest of them but what the hey hope everyone isnt too bad and im off to lie down speak later
kirsty

Just a quickie.......Oh Linus I meant to give you a mention and somehow didnt......so sorry. Thanks so much for sending me good wishes in an earlier post when i was feeling down. I do hope that you are not feeling grotty for too long. This weather down here is driving me nuts, is it the same in Bonnie Scotland. Rain rain and more rain. Anyway hope you feel better after your nap. catch you soon. Hope everyone else is feeling Aok
today.TTFN

Hi everybody....
Can't stay long, but so glad we're hearing from all of you. I sure hope everyone is feeling as good as you can today. I'm fair, I guess. Might as well not complain...no one around here (at home) listens much anyway. I think they're all just used to it. I don't EVER get used to it!

Iamgonndoit....hope you're recovering well. Get that rest & don't worry about your eating right now. If you gain a couple of pounds, you can lose it later.

I can't eat chocolate either! Or Ice cream...& it was my favorite!

I'll post more later....take care.