Saw the new RD again. Talk about a changed attitude! Last time he tried to
tell me it was all fibro. Now that he's gotten all the test results back, he
was very compassionate -  said I have confirmed Sjogren's as well as some
form of inflammatory arthritis. He tried to pin it to ...

Anybody wih adverse reactions to the statin drugs?  I was on lovastatin
for two years with no trouble.  Came off it for seven months while
doctors tried to figure out where my hepatitis came from.  Went back on
it five weeks ago and am in awful pain in back, hips, flanks, wrists,

"Arlene is rebounding. She has a long way to go but she has decided she
won't give up. She is lucid and responsive. She is still on the respirator
but she is getting stronger. She just may pull this off.  Jesse (Arlene's
hubby)"

My friend (the one with Legionnaires Disease) was improving. We were so
excited when they moved her from the hospital to a rehab center. Now she's
developed blood clots in her lungs, has been moved to the ICU of Washington
Medical Center and her prognosis is very grave. They do ...

I thought this flash cartoon was very clever, funny and creative.
Enjoy and watch out for those animations!
http://abum.com/file/shadow/animations/17632.swf

Just wondering what Humira users experiences have been?  I've had RA since
1973, been on tons and tons of different meds for these last 33 years, the
latest Methotrexate, Arava and Celebrex.
Something weird started happening with my hair about a year ago - the hair

NO ONE IS TURNED DOWN FOR ANY REASON!!
If you are in need of health insurance for you or your family and you have pre-existing conditions, or you have been turned down for any reason, and you don't want to pay high premiums and deductables, I have the perfect insurance for you!
IAB ...

Anyone here tried steroidal joint injections for RA?  I just had it
done a week ago in seveal joints and I can see no improvement.  Anyone
else?
Teresa

I have recently undergone fusion surgery on levels c5-c6 and c6-c7.  I
had severe disc degeneration disease and C5 C6 area and slight disc
degeneration in C6 C7 area.  I had surgery for weeks ago.  I went
through the surgical procedure due to severe pain in my right arm.

Dear Folks,
I know that we have discussed this before but I thought that I'd bring
it up one more time.  I have RA, OA, and bone spurs in my neck.
Previously I have told my rheumy that I would not consider surgery and

I went to my doc a couple weeks ago for pain in multiple joints.
He ran tests to see if it might be rheumatoid arthritis, and they came back
normal.  I wonder if it's possible i have osteo not only as confirmed in my
spine but also in my fingers/thumbs, shoulders, jaws, elbows, ...

As I had posted before I had to quit enbrel for 4 weeks due to MS testing
and then an insurance problem, anyway when I first started enbrel I gained
about 10 pounds over a 2 month period, doc said that didn't do it but
nothing else changed. Anyway when I was off it lost about 3 ...

I am requesting Prayers, Good Thoughts or what ever for my Mother in
Law, Lucille Greenup. She is in Unity Hospital Fridley, Minnesota.
Lucille suffered a stroke this past Sunday & wasn't found until Monday
morning.

Well talked to Diane this  morning and whined a bit myself.  She is doing so
well.  Yesterday she walked using the parallel bars and with straps on but
walked!  She is managing to get a shower and use the toilet with help so
that is big!  She still can't stand at all so still has ...

I know that you have heard that you can make a ton of money everywhere, but I need for you to understand, this is different!  This company has been in business since 1982, they are a not-for-profit company that has put all of their money into their members and associates!
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