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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / February 2005My turn to be sick..
Been fighting a migraine since yesterday but woke up today with flu symptoms as well. Went back to bed around 9:30 and slept/napped until nearly 2. The headache feels better but my stomach - ugh. At least I'm back to one thing to deal with. Of course the flu isn't helping my joints at all and, to whine a bit, the Synvisc is definately wearing off. A month ago it was just one knee going back to the usual pain but now the other one has joined in. Stairs are becoming difficult again so I won't be able to wait until the spring after all. Ah well, there are many ways it could be worse. So I'm home today, wrapped in warm clothes with the cat curled up with me. Huh, curled up is wishful thinking ;) What she does is take up as much space as possible while still maintaining full body contact. Right now she is lying on her back, along the front of the keyboard as I type, her head jammed into my elbow, all four feet in the air and her tail on the keyboard. Pretty cute actually. The fur in the keyboard is another story. :-) Skip  SignatureSlowing down but not stopping To reply: zed oh que kay fourty two at sympatico dot ca I just discovered my laptop keyboard pops out so I can actually clean under it. Fur just love to disappear between and under those keys. Feel better soon. Duckie > Been fighting a migraine since yesterday but woke up today with flu symptoms > as well. Went back to bed around 9:30 and slept/napped until nearly 2. The [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Skip Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Get to feeling better soon! ((((((Skip)))))) Janet R > Been fighting a migraine since yesterday but woke up today with flu > symptoms [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Skip Thank you! Funny how I can sleep so much during the day - now it's time for bed and I'm wide awake! Skip > Get to feeling better soon! ((((((Skip)))))) > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > Skip I have had steroid insomnia for a couple weeks now..... What's sleep? Is it that thingy you do with your eyes shut at night time? LOL There are always those entertaining infomercials on late night TV....I hear they cure insomnia! Janet R > Thank you! > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> > >> > Skip >I have had steroid insomnia for a couple weeks now..... > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Janet R The ones for hunting knife "collectors" that show at 2am don't help my insomnia a bit. One of the bright sides of being deaf. The light from the TV doesn't bother me or Charlie. So if I can't sleep I just watch it with the sound off so it won't bother him. If he can't sleep I can't hear it anyway as I take my hearing aid out at night. I've been where you are from asthma. To wired from steroids to close my eyes. Every nerve vibrating. And too exhausted to move. Its a rotten combination. Sending prayers and purrs for relaxing days and restful nights ahead. Jo My exact self I could sleep all day but as soon as it gets dark, I cant sleep. Wish I knew what the problem was. My husband says I am like we used to say about babies who didnt sleep at night, and that was that they had their days and nights mixed up. Maybe thats my problem??? jb | Thank you! | [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] | > > | > > Skip Oh no,,,, its my turn. It is the same as last time with shortness of breath, congestion,,, and noooo fever. I have coughed until the muscles in my stomach are really really sore. Every cough now has a great deal of pain that goes along with it. I did do one thing right. I went to my family doctor right away because it was time for my type 2 diabetes check up anyway.... Woohooo my reading was 94. No one was more suprised than me. When I told the doctor about my lungs and throat,, he nods has head and says, I can hear it and we are going to do something about it. Wham,,,,, shot in the butt with anti-biotics and two prescription of more of the same. Biaxin and Tussizone and I am already taking Isoniazid for TB. I can not remember the last time I took any kind of anti-bio. With all this going on,,,, a question to the group,,,,, should I put off me Enbrel shot??? What do yo think? Harv Harv, I think I'd skip at least one injection and give the abx time to do their stuff. If you're not feeling markedly better in a few days, skip the next one, too. I hope you're feeling much better really soon. Kelly C.;o) > Oh no,,,, its my turn. It is the same as last time with shortness of > breath, congestion,,, and noooo fever. I have coughed until the muscles in [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Harv > Harv, I think I'd skip at least one injection and give the abx time to do > their stuff. If you're not feeling markedly better in a few days, skip the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Kelly C.;o) Thank you Kelly and I am thinking the same thing. I have no doubt that I will be able to tell when I have gone too lone without the Enbrel. Harv > Harv, I think I'd skip at least one injection and give the abx time to do > their stuff. If you're not feeling markedly better in a few days, skip the > next one, too. Hate to say it, but I would too. I know you need that Enbrel, but we need you well even more. > I hope you're feeling much better really soon. as do I, as do I. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Harv I agree, skip one injection and see how it goes. If a chest infection is bad enough to treat with antibiotics, you should regard it with the same concern as your GP. How does your body cope with other minor infections ? Get well soon. Peter > Harv > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Peter Hi Peter,,, Pretty good as a rule. The problem is that this is my second round of this for me this year which might mean that it never really cleaned up after the first bout and is coming back. I did not waste any time getting my doctor help this time. I think I will put off my weekly injection of Enbrel until I feel my RA coming back and then its the shot and deal with my lungs the best I can. Harv {{{{{Harv}}}}} DeeTee ________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ ________________________________ > Oh no,,,, its my turn. It is the same as last time with shortness of > breath, congestion,,, and noooo fever. I have coughed until the muscles [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Harv ((((((Harv))))))....Take it easy and give yourself a good rest. Janet R > Oh no,,,, its my turn. It is the same as last time with shortness of > breath, congestion,,, and noooo fever. I have coughed until the muscles [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Harv {{{{Harv}}}} Just talked with my daughter who had a cold last week and she sounded AWFUL. Guess she is not better but at least she in not coughing. Hope you feel better soon. Duckie > Oh no,,,, its my turn. It is the same as last time with shortness of > breath, congestion,,, and noooo fever. I have coughed until the muscles in [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Harv Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) My SIL calls me a vampire. :) But he still loves me. His mother is in bed every night by 8pm. If I did that, I would be awake by midnight for the rest of the night. Duckie > My exact self > I could sleep all day but as soon as it gets dark, I cant sleep. Wish I knew > what the problem was. My husband says I am like we used to say about babies > who didnt sleep at night, and that was that they had their days and nights > mixed up. Maybe thats my problem??? > jb (((((((((((Skip))))))))))))))) SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare I hope your migraine and flu symptoms are under control by now. I am sorry to hear that it was your turn now. I hope the knees are doing better now and behaving. Look at it this way, the fur keeps your keyboard warm so that it doesn't feel like you are touching ice on cold days. :-) SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > Been fighting a migraine since yesterday but woke up today with flu > symptoms [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Skip |
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