As many of you know I wrote saying that I am finally getting to start MTX,
well becasue of some unusual side effects to meds, my doc had me start the
folic acid 4 days before I would start the mtx to see how I tolerated it,
Just my luck, looks like I am having a allergic reaction to ...

Hi folks:  I have a strange problem...I have developed a rash under my breast
that is red and itches.  I think it may be from the pool where I swim  or from
the recent heat wave we had here in VT and the pharamacist suggested I use an
ointment (Lamisil or Lotrimin) and some ...

Okay, yesterday I went to the store cause we were rattling in the
cupboards. I bought tomato juice and string cheese and veg.s and other
things that are on the SB diet which were not in the house. I was hungry
before I left so I jammed a spoon down in to the peanut butter and dug ...

Does anyone know if diabetes is more common with RA sufferers?  
Nan

Want to ask for your prayers, good vibes, etc. for a family from our
church.   The family's daughter, who is married and has 3 young
children, is suffering from severe depression.   She has suffered with
depression for quite a while, but is in the midst of having her meds

Anyone get the new july/august addition of Arthritis Today?   On page 82
of the issue, is a small article about RV's and how they are easy to
drive, can be customized, and may be the ultimate arthritis-friendly
getaway.   There are a couple of quotes in there from a Delores Wilson.

For the past two weeks I've been experiencing swollen feet and ankles.  I
did see my primary and she said it could be the ibuprofen I've been taking
or it could be the humid weather.
I stopped the ibuprofen but I'm still bothered by the swelling.

This is from the ACR website there is a congressional action alert.
Here is the information from ACR:
 http://capwiz.com/acr/issues/alert/?alertid=6035256&type=CO
Just add your zip code and you can contact your congressional rep

Not good news. Dr doesn't agree with MRI report. So no Kyphoplasty. He did
spend a fair amount of time looking at the films while I was there, but not
too much on the cross section ones. Plus he took regular x-rays and compared
them to the ones from last year. He said he doesn't ...

Today I received a very legit looking email asking me to update my ebay
credit card account. The thing that made me suspicious is that it was sent
to a different account than the one I usually use for ebay. My son had bid
on something and won over the past few days so I thought ...

Sort of following on from recent posts, i'm just wondering what foods/drinks
people do find aggravate their Arhtritis.
If I listen to my Mum (bless her), almost everything is bad for it in one
way or another so I personally tend not too worry about it too much, but I

a 16 yeaold Danish teen with JRA forced to return to Denmark, where her
experimental med is not available, due to an immigration loophole
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/local_news/epaper/m1a_helene_0625.ht
ml

There, that feels better already!  What a week this has been!  Here I was
minding my own business when WHAM!! everything broke loose at once.
Wednesday found out that TWO of our creditors took money from our checking
account that they weren't supposed to...one was $415 that last ...

Here we go again, Sarah has been diagnosed with cancer of the uterus & the
doctor seems to think it may be an aggressive type.
She is scheduled for a CT & a few other not very fun sounding tests next week.
It is at stage 1 & the doctor wants to do a total abdominal hysterectomy ...

I posted a couple of weeks ago asking if anyone had had elbow surgery.  It
seems like no one has---although I'm sure many of you have had lots of other
interesting surgeries!  Anyway, when I went to my Dr. last week I asked him
if I could talk with someone who has had the same kind ...