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From Nana - 05 Dec 2005 18:19 GMT
HELLO ALL.
    MY NAME IS NANA. I AM FROM NEW JERSEY.  I WAS  SEACHING   FOR
ARTHRITIS GROUPS AND JUST NOW FOUND YOU ALL.

I HAVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. I AM  100 % BED RIDEN . HE...being arthur
HAS KEPT ME HERE 100% GOING NOW ON  31/2 YRS.

UNTILL I LEARN TO LUV HIM ( being arthur ) TO DEATH ...HERE I BE.JUST
TO SAY.... MY #1 MAN IN MY LIFE IS GOD. :)

I HAVE NOT READ THE WHOLE BOARD. I WILL ASK  NOW.....DOES ANYONE OF YOU
HERE DO ALTERNATIVE CARE.....NON-MEDICAL FOR YOUR   ARTHRITIS.?

I WILL BE COMING BACK TO CHECK YOUR REPLIES TO MY POST. DO MAKE YOURSELF
A PLEASANT DAY. LORD BE WITH YOU.
LUV~NANA :)
Diane - 05 Dec 2005 23:45 GMT
nana, what drugs are you on for your RA?

diane
From Nana - 07 Dec 2005 00:28 GMT

DIANE,
  I AM NOT ON ANY DRUGS .  : )  
Susan Minto - 06 Dec 2005 00:19 GMT
Hi Nanna, I hope you are seeing a Rheumatologist for your RA and I hope you
take real medication.
Non- Medical only helps with the pain not the disease.
Susan
From Nana - 07 Dec 2005 00:52 GMT
HI SUSAN,
     HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD RA.?  
YES, I SURE HAD SEEN  A FEW RHEUMALOLOGIST IN MY TIME...`IN MY EARLY
YEARS

WHAT MEDICATIONS  ARE YOU TAKING FOR YOURS.?    THANKS _NANA :)
Susan Minto - 07 Dec 2005 01:14 GMT
Hi Nanna,

I've had RA for 2 yrs but mums had it for 30 so as I said I know both sides to this disease.

I am trying to get pregnant at moment so can only take Prednisone which doesn't really cover the pain but I live with it, but as soon as I get pregnant and have the baby then I will be hitting the hard drugs and hoping to go into a remission.

Mum didn't take MTX until she had had RA for nearly 20 yrs which meant she got into a bad way before going into remission but at least she is active again and living life to the best that she can.

Susan
Nicole H - 06 Dec 2005 01:08 GMT
Nana
RA is nothing to mess around with.... you need conventional medicine and maybe can add some vitamins, supplements that have been shown to work.
What have you been doing for the RA since you were diagnosed?  What exactly is keeping you bedridden?  Pain, joint disfigurement, etc?  As you know, RA disfigures your joints and can serious problems.  
I would think being bed ridden would be enough motivation to get to a doctor.
I have SLE and don't use a rheumatologist anymore but have found 2 family physicians who know their stuff.... and the rheumy is always there if I need one.
I'm a christian woman also but no where does the bible say we aren't to seek medical care
From Nana - 07 Dec 2005 00:45 GMT
HELLO  NICOLE,
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY,
Nana
RA is nothing to mess around with.... you need conventional medicine and
maybe can add some vitamins, supplements that have been shown to work.
FOR SURE .R.A. IS NOTHING TO MESS WITH.  YES, I HAVE DONE SUPPLEMENTS
OVER THE YEARS AND STILL DO.

What have you been doing for the RA since you were diagnosed? 
I WAS DIAGNOSED IN 1986 .....I COULD WRITE A BOOK ON WHAT ALL I HAVE
DONE,  I AM NOW WITH DR. DAVID WILLIAMS

What exactly is keeping you bedridden? 
MY HIPS....

Pain, joint disfigurement, etc?  As you know, RA disfigures your
joints and can serious problems. 
] SURE DO KNOW.

I would think being bed ridden would be enough motivation to get to a
doctor.

I SURE HAVE, ONE COME TO MY  HOME FOR 2 YEARS ..2XA WEEK

I have SLE and don't use a rheumatologist anymore but have found 2
family physicians who know their stuff.... and the rheumy is always
there if I need one.

WHAT IS SLE,?

I'm a christian woman also but no where does the bible say we aren't to
seek medical careM  

OHHHHH  FOR SURE. I DO HOPE I DID NOT GIVE YOU THE  IMPRESSION. WE ARE
NOT TO SEEK MEDICAL CARE.  

I AM JUST CHECKING OUT TO SEE WHAT SOME OF THE WORLD IS DOING FOR THERE
R.A.   JUST CURIOUS.  THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY
LORD BE WITH YOU.
LUV~NANA :)
Diane - 07 Dec 2005 02:30 GMT
nana,

there are so many excellent treatments available for RA these days.
please talk to your rheumatologist about them. i'm mortified that you
are not on any medication.

my grandmother had RA (or a close cousin of it) back in the days before
there were good meds. she was bed/wheelchair-ridden with her hips and i
would hear her crying with pain at night. she only had bufferin to ease
her pain. there are many more things you can use today. please get
help.

diane
 
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