Hi - are you all fed up with food yet?  I am sick of eating and looking
forward to my tea tonight - a poached egg!
We had no snow, despite me taking the sledge all the way up north, but had a
nice time.  However there is nowt like your own fireside, so I am looking

My big nasty flare is finally subsiding. I had been unable to walk for
ten days, with both ankles, my left knee, and my right elbow and wrist
unable to handle any pressure.
I'm on my third dose of MTX. I notice a small flu-like feeling for

The thread on tinnitus (ear ringing) made me wonder -
How many of you have balance trouble? Or don't handle changes in elevation
well because of your ears?
Balance problems were one of my first symptoms. In fact, initially, I only

Has arthritisinsight.com been changed?  I can no longer bring up the website.
Barbara

My friend's father in law is not doing well, and so she needed a home
for his kitten. I said I would take it, so she brought it today. It is
a blonde ragdoll. Although they are long haired, they are not supposed
to shed. They are not known to scratch either, and have a very soft

yup, the bread and milk has disappeared from the grocery store shelves,
so you know we're in for it here in virginia. 6-10 inches tomorrow. i
will be trapped alone at home with two crazy dogs. and i just realized.
. . i have no chocolate!!!!!!!!

Scleroderma is a rare form of Arthritis! Is there anyone on this newsgroup
that does have Scleroderma?
Doris

My hips have been a little better lately, but my left knee
is quite painful and weak. In the absence of other immediate
solutions, is there a chance that I can buy some kind of
support or bandage that will help with this problem in the

Did anyone else get this post?  note date, just came 3 days ago, and last three
days get the sanE post.
Shirlawn
Subject:    Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early

Just got home from the hand specialist.  He worked on my son in the
past and I adore this doc.
I went to him because I was having range-of-motion issues and OA pain
and my monkey thumbs have several issues.  I explained that I really

Just to say that my knee (where I had a suspected minor haemorrhage) is
much better. I've been able to take the dog out for the last couple of
days, which is a vast improvement on last week. Looks like things are
getting back to normal.

i haven't been on line a lot lately so i haven't been here much, but
when i am on line, i have been lurking.
hip is still painful (after over a year) - stairs are horribly painful &
if i have to carry anything - forget it...(two flights of stairs at home

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Hi, This Connie - Carol's friend.  Her surgery went well and she is
not feeling any pain yet due to the nerve block she had.  She will
post when she has feeling in her arm!  She said thank you for all the
prayers and good thoughts.