We're going to be having some infants with us for several months. At
night, seeing as I have a circadian rhythm sleep disorder and the
medication+pain keep me up anyway, I'll be doing the feeding and the
changing (we're taking precautions to minimise the risk of infection to

I am so sick of this....the ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia...blah
blah blah
What it all boils down to is pain, fatigue, very infrequent proper
sleep.

Back to the joy of walking on uneven slippery surfaces.  Good for the ol'
joints or what. Not!
It's been blowing and snow flurries all day.  I was ankle deep in the stuff
while brushing off my car.

I am up to my neck in boxes. Nearly every drawer is now
empty. We still have no place to move to but hope by
next week that problem will be solved. Jen has been
running around for us. We have been getting notes on

I try not to whine too much but I hurt! My RD put me on Arthrotec which helped
the pain a lot. But it tore my gut to shreds. I stuck it out for three weeks
then went to my GP. He changed me to Diclofenac which I think you know as
Votarin n the US. I've seen here that some of you ...

It's been since January 19th that I have worked a full time job.  It
was at this point in my 48 year old life that I decided to quit a very
good job and seek Social Security Disability.  In 6 weeks give or take
I was approved the first time out.  I have AS and they approved me for

Choose your partners, one and all,
Aspirin, Advil or Tylenol!
Now fling those covers with all you've got.
One minute cold, the next minute hot.

Thank you so much for the Christmas Card and the Anniversary Card...Mike and
I will be married 31 years on the 27th of Dec....Sometimes you can't love
them enough and sometimes you could kill them....LOL...
My advice for a long and happy marriage...Act on the first one, and try ...

Our neice Marrissa has been severly injured in Iraq.  She was a gunner
on a humvee which went over and land mine and ended upside down.  She
has broken bones in arms and legs.  They have amputated her left foot.
She has brain damage, too early to tell how much.We are waiting for

i've had my new ankle/foot brace for about a month now. it's molded to
the shape of my foot and ankle, the exterior made of taupe leather and
ties up the front. it's not as ugly as it could be, but i need to wear
gigantic tennis shoes with it (anyone remember the seinfeld episode

First, Vioxx does nothing to slow down AS.  You need a disease
modifying drug such as Arava, Enbrel or Humera.  
Celebrex is still available, have you tried it?  However,  I can no
longer take Celebrex due to stomach problem, but Enbrel has

I have AS and nothing works for me since they took Vioxx off the
market.  I am cervically fused from C-3 to C-6 for ten years now.  I
have Adhesive Capsulitis so bad the manipulation didn't work.  First of
all should I get surgery for the AC? My other question is nothing works

Hello everyone long time since I have posted. Everything is going ok here.
We have new fur babies.. 6 beautiful Beagle babies Tri colors and they are
so sweet.
I had to post and brag a little.

The biopsy on the spot on my nostril came back and was positive for
squamous cell skin cancer. The derm feels that what he did was
sufficient and as long as it heals properly that there is nothing else
to be done. I'm still a little freaked out about the cancer work. I

    I thought I would take the liberty of starting the Holiday
Greeting Card List which we also refer to as the Lori Varela Memorial
Card Exchange.
    If you would like to participate in sending Christmas,