Just got back from Half Moon Bay and a visit with caroline, John and the lovely
Jen.  What an amazing family.  We talked for hours literally and probably could
have gone on talking for many more.  I was exhausted going up as I had no sleep
(tacchycardia last night that didn't ...

I discovered a WONDERFUL Faygo diet drink this week - Key Lime Pie flavor.  I
really didn't believe that it could be any good, but I bought one out of
curiosity.  It really tastes like Key Lime Pie, and like a fairly good pie at
that.  As a native Floridian, I can be a bit of a ...

does anyone else here have the following problem with their select comfort
mattress? i have a deep valley in the middle of mine (i have the two separate
mattresses, both set around number 40). when i take it all apart, the foam
seems ok, but when i put it all together, there is ...

Miscarriage Associated With Progressive Joint Disease in Rheumatoid
Arthritis
By Will Boggs, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 20 - A history of miscarriage before the

I have a nodule on my thumb that has been there several years.  I have had
cortisone shots in it several times and they last for a while then the pain
comes back.  I can bend it about half as much as my other thumb (top
knuckle).  Do they ever do surgery on this kind of nodule and ...

The RD's office has found a way to continue my Remicade
on Monday's.   I've had 2 since the square dance convention.
Funny how they can find ways when there's danger of
losing $$$$ from an expensive drug patient.  <g>

i saw the hip doc again - i have been in so much pain it is keeping me
up at night - rolling over on it hurts - i had a little chair mishap
about 2 weeks ago - leaned back - but the back was gone, and heard a pop
in my hip - it was bothering me before that, but that was the

   I could use some anti virus advice.  I didn't like McAffee and their
perpetual renewal notices, so when my new computer came with an offer from
Norton, I took them up on it.  Bad idea.  The software missed an incoming
virus, (or at least handled it badly) that with a little help ...

Has anyone gotten yeast infections while on MTX?  I have only taken it for 3
weeks now but the starting of the second week it felt like I might be
getting one and sure enough I have one now, I used to get them all the time
but can't use any of the creams can only use difulucan but ...

I am looking for a newsgroup for people suffering from gout but cannot find
such a site . can anyone tell me if there is one i can participate in?
thanks ,
Keith

Cure for arthritis and cancer?
By Sridhar K. Chari
Tribune News Service
The Tribune

I go into the derm today to discuss and be tested for new possible
gland disease. Your postive thoughts and prayers are certainly welcome
and appreciated. It is obviously something as these lumps don't just
show up for no reason but hopefully it is something small and easily

Hope the humira works for everyone as it is doing so far for me. [i hope].
Does anyone know if it is ok to freeze humira.  It says not to freeze it but
wonder what would happen if you do.  Mine accidently got put in there.  what
else can go wrong?   audie

Hello everyone.  I have been injecting MTX for a couple of months now and
have some questions for you more experienced MTX'ers.
1. How do you get that last little bit of MTX out of the bottle?  I have
couple of bottles that are not quite empty but I just cannot bring myself

Hello all, My wife will soon start her Humira treatment and we're very
hopeful that it will deliver some relief from the misery that R.A. is.
I wanted to ask if anyone here has ever tried some alternative method
and/or medicine to treat R.A.-- such as CMO or bee stings and