hello friends!
shelly, im sorry to hear bout your dad ,how is he doing?
dee,sorry bout dez,good grief!
hope she is ok.
deb,did you get your hair fixed?
i have had that happen to me not a pretty site!
gayle,i still need to crack down on this house,the faster i go the behinder i get.
how is allison?
carol,this post is for you!
first off bigger than big hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i can honestly say i understand and feel your pain!
i was diagnosed with rhumatoid arthritis 6 yrs ago and i thought this is it my world is coming to a end,my hopes my dreams gone.....
with that being said...
you can beat ra!
dont let it beat you!
my dr. told me cuz i was overweight the pain was worse cuz i was unactive(i was working at the time)
i would be in a wheelchair cuz my ra affects the blood as well,i could no longer work couldnt wear shoes good at all id sit for hours holding my big toes crying and rocking and thru the burning numbness heartbeat,pounding,whitelite busting thru your eyes even considered cutting it off!
how could somthing so little hurt so big!
what can i do i cried to him several visits and meds later.
you gotta choice.....
ra and the ra clan.fibromylia (sp)sojersyns ok i cant spell it! disease and reg.oa has 2 things in common,
they steal and they hurt!
of course taking the meds is crucial and some are unpleasant,prednesone but you can side step it.ive proved it carol.
if they give you pred burst first thing cut down on the salt cuz you will swell.
watch out for gas inducers i do have to alarm the family cuz preds gives gas.
you can lose weight on preds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you hear me!
you can lose weight on preds!
you will have hot flashes prior to a ra flare up watch for em!
you will notice the feet and ankles and knuckles of finger turning slightly red watch out drink water and hot baths,for its a flare up,reduce that sweeling as fast as you can,no sweeling no pain!
get it?
i know this because i have no ins. and cant get the care or meds i realy need.
i have scoured everything i can get my hands on about this unseen disease!
i say unseen because if a person doesnt have ra which is the worse of the arthrisitis family they dont understand how you feel cuz its inside unless you have nodules or crippled up fingers as a result of no treatment they cant see it and it makes you feel very alone.
now,you realy need to exercise,i know i know!
your feet and ankles feel like glass about to fracture after getting up and walking,the gristling and cracking are endless,does your feet burn to the fact that whlie sleeping so that its excruiating for the other foot to touch it?
yep me to,wrap ice cold washrags around your feet,reduces the beating pressure,
dr.said if you dont wanna be on a cane,walker,wheelchair keep moving even tho you feel like dying.
once you get stiff your down for days.
walking with leslie sansone BAREFOOTis aceptable to ra it doesnt mind it.
i have been doing pilates for im getting ra in my spine the fluid movement are realxing and beneficial to those that have ra it will stretch you out and you wont be as tite in the joints.
im sorry this so long girls but i needed to tell carol that there is life after ra!
its not a death warrant.
i no your depressed i went in a depressed state of shock as well.
you can beat this and i know there is no cure but...
you can make it easier by knowing how it works and how to live with it.
and one more thing!
ra has a factor that it loves and feeds and grows off STRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you have a stressful situaion and we all do prepare cuz the destructor will come looking for you!
beat him!
you can email me or talk to me about it whenever you need to.
remember ...
DONT LET IT WIN!
MANY HUGS,
doni