Yesterday was a lousy day - was able to eat and drink a bit to keep the
fluids going, but didn't feel up to much of anything thanks to the UTI that
didn't respond to previous antibiotic.  Thank goodness for Mom - she cooked
up some soup and I had a toast and peanut butter ...

Okay - let me tell you my secret to holidays.  Prednisone!
Last week I was in tears, sleeping most of the day because the pain and
fatique was too much, cooking easy stuff.  The rd suggested the only thing
we could do to relieve the inflammation was increase the prednisone until

Notice
Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas and oil,
as
well as current market conditions, The Light at the End of the Tunnel has

How are you doing?  Any better?   Did you have your joint counts and
stuff done yet?  It's kind of funny, becasue I don't feel like the
rituxan worked all that well this last time either.  Maybe it was a bad
batch?   Maybe it is just my imagination?

LAUGH A LITTLE EVERY DAY....
SPECIAL POEM FOR SENIOR CITIZENS!!
A row of bottles on my shelf
Caused me to analyze myself.

My wonderful friends,
I have so enjoyed getting your cards...I regret to say I have not sent mine
out.
I started addressing them, but my hands have been given me fits and I just

After serious & cautious consideration . . .
 Your contract of friendship has been renewed for the New Year 2009!
 It was a very hard decision to make. So try not to screw it up!!!
 My Wish for You in 2009

I want to wish all my friends on ASA a very merry Christmas.  I havent been
online much lately but I have been in so much pain in my back and right hip.
My THR is sch for Jan 20.  I must take a series of shots to build up my
blood before I can have surgery.  the shots are call ...

Just wondering if anyone has had injections and if so what type and what were the results?

Feel free to add in names that I might have forgotten. These are the ones we
are missing and haven't heard from in awhile.
Mama Char
Char

Hope everyone has good holidays and a terrific New Year with less pain and
more mobility all around. I am off tomorrow for a week at my parents so I
won't be on usenet.
Gareeth

I got a Christmas card today from Mo and she said to say hello to the
newsgroup for her. She is still on all her meds and still writing and
tutoring creative writing groups. She didn't say much else because it was an
airmail card and space was at a premium for her.

I don't want to go into the details on a public forum, but someone I know
recently made a comment about a mutual friend that showed a real lack of
comprehension about the fatigue of chronic illness.  There was a comment
along the lines of knowing some people with terminal cancer ...

Any coffee drinkers out there?  Ever hear of this blend/brand?
Mary recently went shopping alone for a few items we forgot to
purchase at the commissary.
Along with the forgotten items, she came home with a package of

We bought a new (to us) car to replace the 2002 Saturn station
wagon with 130,00 miles that was totaled!
It's a 2006 Suzuki 4-door with 40,000 miles, $8,000 from Budget,
marked down from $14,000.  They are anxious to clear their lot