I figure by now the swelling and pain are pretty much as bad as they are
going to get.  Keeping that wrist elevated won't be easy.  But it sure is
going to be a priority.  Not only because you are supposed to, but because
it will cut down on the pain and swelling.

What a crazy week it has been. My brother and his family came and went.
They did the usually Orando tourist stuff which I passed on. I thought
it better not to stress my body any more than necessary but have ended
up with a bad visit from Arthur anyway. My feet in particular my ...

Hiya, ASA,
    Good RD visit 2day. I'm back on the MTX but without Pred. Yay! The
Plaquenil didn't do anything at all for me. I'm also on Lodine. I didn't
know you could take Prilosec twice a day but since Lodine's hard on my

woozy.  cant membr anython.  just throhg door.  homme.
kaaaaaaaaaaaaye

I am 48, male have OA in left hip, no more putting it off. Can someone
tell me about time.
Time in hospital, time I can walk,drive  and daily functions? tia

Just when I thought my life was going well and that I'd be able to
survive, I got hit with a whammy. My HR manager at my former employer
told me that I could get LTD and SSDI - no problem. Now I get a letter
in the mail from the LTD company that says if I get SSDI that my LTD

Has anyone who has been on enbrel had problems with muscle aches in your
legs?  After about shot 3 or 4 it seems my legs started achy really bad, and
now it is in my calf's, knees, feels like you have exercised and walked up
lots of hills but haven't they sure ache at night.

Poster presentation
Antibodies to ferritin in rheumatoid arthritis are associated with
disease severity
D Mewar1, DJ Moore2, PF Watson3 and AG Wilson1

My doc, Mittie Doyle, can't be reached since Katrina hit us here in New
Orleans.
I'm 71, have had rheumatoid arthritis for about 12 years, in great
health GENERALLY. 5 years ago, methotrexate did wonders for me once the

today i was eating lunch with my brother and outside the restaurant
window, i saw a big truck go by. across the side it said "kelly cobb"
in big letters , with a pic of a woman that i didn't get a good look
at. so kelly, what are you doing on the side of a truck??

Hellooooo....ooo...ooo
Is anyone still here?  I have been guilty of neglecting newsgroups a lot
lately, but I thought I'd post about the new 50mg, once a week Enbrel.
I've noticed no change, and its been 7 weeks now.  There's no change in the

I tried it last month, my tummy didn't like it.  Now doing fine on Voltaren
alone, the NSAID component of Arthrotec, and I have most of a bottle of
Arthrotec 50 hanging around and feeled unloved and unwanted.  If anyone has a
possible home for it, let me know.  (you can email me ...

I had asked prayers for a peaceful passing. She was like an adopted mom to
me. She fought that big fight with cancer attacking many areas of her body.
I just found out she passed away on Monday. Now she is finally at peace and
no longer having to fight that Big C.

for anybody, who will undergo hand surgery in the future.  a good tip is:
old socks are much easier to put on with one hand.  the elastic is stretched
just enough that you won't feel like you should paint a target on the wall
and keep score.  new socks actually shoot across the ...

My Ortho doctor wants to do an ankle fusion on my left ankle but I am
dead set against having it done.
In studying options for ankle replacement, I discovered that a Dr.
Feldman in Florida performs the Buechel-Pappas ankle replacement