found out today that the guitarist for motley crue (mick mars) is a fellow
arthritis 'gimp', has AS and just had a hip replacement. Prayers to his
recovery.
just a random

I've just been enjoying the US election Bohemian Rhapsody, and thought
you might enjoy the following - especially if you've ever used Ebay, or
know someone who does !
http://www.geoffellis.com/ebay.html

GO BLUE!!!

sorry, just couldn't resist!
Donna G

  Managed to squeeze in my RD visit. Got some IM cortisone, along with neck
injections and upped my pain meds to get thru this next week or so. But, I had
to ditch Vioxx 2 weeks ago after being on it for 5 years. It's the only nsaid
I've ever been able to tolerate. I need it. I'm ...

I was wondering of anyone knows what the 4th and newest med is in the group
of inhibitors.  I know and have tried Celebrex, Robicox and Vioxx.  I heard
there is a fourth and newest one??
Thanks for the help.

Arthritis and Sleep Problems in the Canadian Population: the Role of
Pain
J. Denise Power, Anthony V. Perruccio, Elizabeth M. Badley. Arthritis
Community Research and Evaluation Unit, Toronto Western Research

        My name is George I'm 39 & live in BC Canada, I've been getting joint pain for a while now, mostly in one hip. Anyhoo, I've been seeing the doctor for a couple of months for an unrelated problem (back injury) & mentioned it to him. He did a blood test & it came back with ...

a friend of mine mentioned garden gnomes the other day, which of course
reminded me of krissy-jo's sister's (do i have that right?) gnome adventure.
remember that?  LOL.
diane

hello, i have RA for 2 years now. take mtx 2.5 x 8 pills weekly. also
remicade 600 mg. every 8 weeks. and various supplements that attend
such...
just yesterday i got hit hard  and fast with the flu. my doc rx

We should probably start getting organized for the ASA Christmas card
list. Since it is the middle of October already. by the time we get
the list together and the details finalized, it may be mid- Noviember.
If we get a head start there wont be the panic at the end. What do you

I'm having trouble posting with Gravity 2.6 (I was using Gravity 2.5) and am
unable to post/reply with the new version, so I'm trying using Outlook (I
hate this program) to see if it is a server/connection/program problem.

Does anyone else use Forteo?  I've been using it daily since my fractures in
April. And I've noticed my sweat has a very peculiar smell. Not just
underarm sweat, my whole body smells weird. It's not a BO smell just a
strange unpleasent smell around me. It gets into my clothes and ...

Allow me to introduce myself...my name is Gislenne, I am a mother of 4 and also
a grandmother...I live in Philadelphia Pa..I am happily married and love
life..and everything about life...
On my spiritual journey through life my

Fibromyalgia and Vitamin D deficiency: Is There a Correlation
Alan L. Braun, Theodore W. Rooney, Joyce Brown. Mercy Arthritis and
Osteoporosis Center, Des Moines, IA
Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a poorly understood syndrome of unknown cause.

The more I learn about arthritis the less I like it. I have been having
intermittent pain in my TMJ for the past couple of weeks. I saw my GP yesterday
and asked him if that could be arthritis. His answer........ Yes. Damn. I hate
this disease. I thought I had a high pain threshold, ...