I have arthritis in my hands, I'm 37 years old and a mechanic.
I have tryed a product called Celebrex and it worked like a champ.
Two months later my wife took it away from me and told me that it
causes heart problems, shoot what else works as good as Celebrex.

Dear Folks,
My son turned nineteen yesterday!  And he made the mistake of going to
the podiatrist with me.  Well, his orthodics were in and so he endured
a fitting.  While he was talking to the podiatrist, he mentioned a pain

I am scheduled to fly out to California in 9 days, off the enbrel now for 2
weeks and boy can I tell no energy at all, I see the neurologist this
Wednesday so hopefully she will say the lesion in brain is no big deal and
tell me I can go back on enbrel, we will see. I have down ...

Hi all I have been away for awhile and my health is now letting me type
again. I have something I would like to ask the group what they think.
. I was told by a counselor in my therapy group that once I confronted my
past my RA and Lupus will disappear. What do you think about ...

From time to time the Arthritis Society sends a mobile van into rural
areas to deliver services to those who otherwise might not be able to
access them. I saw the OT this past Thursday for a follow up. She is
the one that recommended the fellow that is making my shoes. She was

I was rereading some old posts, and saw the one in regard to
compression stockings. There are some shown at this link:
http://www.healthyfeetstore.com/sockshosiery.html
WOuld the moderate compression hose work for you, Diane?

I just upped my MTX to 20mg 2 weeks ago and seem to have gotten a cold this
past week or sinus stuff, didn't get it while on enbrel, anyway doc is gone,
do you take the MTX if you have a common cold and sore throat or should you
skip it? I hate to miss if I am not taking the ...

My laptop hard drive crashed...completely...utterly...to the point that the
Geek Squad cannot recover any data from it. I am sad. However, since it is
less than a year old, it's under warranty and our estimate for repairs was
$0.00. We are hoping it will be fixed in time for our ...

While I haven't posted or read the group in years and years, I find myself
here again because I am interested in knowing if anyone here has experienced
a problem with their hair due to meds.
I am a 51 year old female, diabetic since the age of 5, was diagnosed with

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.  One man, a
CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid
going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to
become a teacher?"  He reminded the other dinner guests ...

Just wondered if anybody has tries this as a substitute for NSAIDs in
the treatment of RA pain ?
It is also know as Serrapeptase.
If you have tired it - did it work - and how well compared to NSAIDs ?

Due to a foul up in getting my prescription for Enbrel renewed I have been
off of it for going on three weeks now.  My pain is really starting to
return now.  Especially in my hands.  I am hoping to get this resolved this
coming week but I have a question for the group.  My doc ...

Inflammatory Nanoparticles Discovered In Joint Fluid of Arthritis
Patients, Based On Methods Pioneered by Nanobac Pharmaceuticals'
Scientists
5/3/2006 11:50:00 AM EST

Acupuncture stimulates certain areas of the body with needles. It's not
necessary to use invasive needles to activate these points! Chopsticks
work just as well without the discomfort of needles and can be done
anywhere, including your home, the office--even in your car.

It doesn't appear that there is anyone  that would be able to meet me
in Baltimore this summer during my week there. That being the case,
are there any points of interest that I should try to take in while I
am there. My residency is from the 20th to the 27th, but I may be able