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This website is for anyone who has tested positive for ETG (a metabolite of alcohol) and did not drink, no matter what kind of program we are in.

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akadeebster said it precisely & succinctly; this is a website for anyone who has tested positive for EtG without drinking alcohol no matter what sort of program they're in. Our primary purpose is to gain accurate & adequate information to eventually exonerate ourselves & just as much to provide support to those who have had those innocent positive EtG's. EtG is a minor metabolite (breakdown product) of ethyl alcohol. It's something that is sometimes (not always) tested for in the broad category of 'alcohol testing'. <foxy1_2000_1999@...> wrote: I just wanted to know...if this website for individuals that tested positive for alcohol while on probation?

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akadeebster said it precisely & succinctly; this is a website for anyone who has tested positive for EtG without drinking alcohol no matter what sort of program they're in. Our primary purpose is to gain accurate & adequate information to eventually exonerate ourselves & just as much to provide support to those who have had those innocent positive EtG's. EtG is a minor metabolite (breakdown product) of ethyl alcohol. It's something that is sometimes (not always) tested for in the broad category of 'alcohol testing'. <foxy1_2000_1999@...> wrote: I just wanted to know...if this website for individuals that tested positive for alcohol while on probation?

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I just wanted to know...if this website for individuals that tested positive for alcohol while on probation?

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" Are random (annoying but ultimately pretty minor) twinges

something that come along

occasionally if you have Reiter's then go away, or is this

the beginning again? I'm able to function 100% and it's

certainly not the pain like before but still... worrying! "

Hi Steve

Maybe you should have a blood test done by your regular

doctor, to see if your inflammation level is normal or

elevated (a sign that you have inflammation in your body).

Even if your original trigger hasn't reoccurred, Reiter's

can flare up again. I've just gone into a drug-induced

remission for my 3rd flare, but could only pinpoint the

trigger for the first flare (although I think the 3rd flare

was triggered by stress). Also, my last flare started off

very slowly and only gradually increased in severity.

If you are starting to flare again, prompt medical treatment

is the most important thing :)

Best wishes,

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----- Original Message -----

From: " Steve " <scots_lad_newcastle@...>

Over the last 3 weeks, I've started getting twinges all

> over my body, in different joints at different times - knees, fingers,

> wrists... also some heel pain. That was for a week or so, then it went

> away for a few days, and is now back again.

Hi Steve

Sounds like things are settling down for you. The twinges may be a hint for

you to keep up with exercise or maybe just because of the weather. Even

doctors now agree that weather changes do affect the pain we have. I do

know that when there are rapid changes in pressure, I go through the roof..

I would keep a note about each time these twinges come and take it with you

the next time you go to the doctors. If not RS it could be a relative of RS

saying hello.

Blessings

Fr. Dave

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Hi ,

Thanks for that - hopefully that's the case for me as well. Today has

been fine, nothing at all. In fact, I find it worse when I'm sitting

in the office all day not moving much!

I don't do a great deal of exercise apart from walking (a lot and

fast) but I have been doing Weight Watchers over the last 3 months,

and gone from 15 stone to 13 and a bit stone. Do you think that would

have any effect?

Cheers

Steve

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Hi ,

I didn't even know such a thing was possible. Last time this happened,

I didn't feel like anyone in the medical profession really knew what

was going on / what to do. I did finally go to a Rheumatologist who

was better, although he seemed to think the RS would go away (it did)

and never come back because I was " young and reasonably healthy " .

So basically... you can just go to your GP and have this test - is it

pretty straightforward?

Cheers

Steve

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Thanks Dave, hopefully that's the case. As I mentioned elsewhere I

feel fine today, and things are often worse when I'm sitting down at

my desk in the office.

Can sleep (or lack of) also have an effect? Midweek I tend to only get

5 or 6 hours a night and am often tired and yawning. Weekends, I catch

up, and I do feel better today.

Cheers

Steve

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steve, if you mean, would losing weight have any effect on the way you feel, i

would have to say, it most likely would. anyone with joint problems will have

more pain if they're carrying more weight around. lose excess weight, and i

think you might well lose some of the pain. i suspect your doctor might tell you

the same thing. there is no downside to losing weight, unless you lose too much.

james

Steve <scots_lad_newcastle@...> wrote: Hi

,

I don't do a great deal of exercise apart from walking (a lot and

fast) but I have been doing Weight Watchers over the last 3 months,

and gone from 15 stone to 13 and a bit stone. Do you think that would

have any effect?

Cheers

Steve

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Hi Steve

A simple blood test can measure your 'sed rate' and 'c-reactive protein'

level (see below). I have a blood test done every month to monitor my

disease activity level (currently mine are normal - hooray!) and to check

the drugs I'm on aren't having any adverse effects. It's just an easy blood

test, nothing fancy :)

The info. below comes from http://www.webmd.com/content/article/78/95618.htm

" The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (sed. rate or ESR) is an indication of

the degree of inflammation in the body. It is actually a measurement of the

speed with which red blood cells fall in a test tube of blood. When the

inflammation in the blood goes up, these inflammatory substances attach to

red blood cells and the cells fall faster. In healthy persons, the sed. rate

is low and it climbs with inflammation. It doesn't point to any particular

disease, but is a general indication of the amount of inflammation in the

body.

C-reactive protein (CRP) also indicates the amount of inflammation present.

It is thought to be a better test than the sed. rate. If the CRP is high, it

is a better indication that there truly is significant inflammation or

injury in the body.

Both CRP and ESR levels are used to monitor disease activity and how well

someone is responding to treatment. "

P.S: As the others say, you're probably fine, but a blood test may ease your

mind.

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> and gone from 15 stone to 13 and a bit stone. Do you think that would

> have any effect?

> Cheers

> Steve

Hi Steve

I think we had better qualify what Stone is in pounds for most folks on the

list that use other measurement systems.

1 stone = 14 pounds (Avoirdupois) = 6.35 kilograms.

Fr. Dave

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Steve,

Losing weight definetly helped get my meds down faster. It made me feel

more energetic. I've been inspire by all of you chatting about bikes and am

having my husband set up my bike on a trainer in the basement this weekend so I

can get on it anytime.

Margie

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Margie wrote " I've been inspire by all of you chatting about bikes and am

having my husband set up my bike on a trainer in the basement this weekend

so I

can get on it anytime. "

Hi Margie

Good luck with the cycling. And don't worry if you can't do it for very long

to start with. I started doing it to build up my leg muscles which had

wasted away from lack of activity (when I first got Reiter's). Poor muscle

tone meant I kept falling over and hurting myself.

P.S: I even bought myself some padded cycling shorts a while ago: The guys

in the bike shop asked whereabouts I usually cycled - had to admit it was in

my spare room :)

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Hi Steve

Sorry that you are a member of the achey bone club... I don't have RS

( although 25 years ago they thought I did ), I have psoriatic

arthritis - many of these inflammatory arthritis diseases share many

of the same symptoms. I'm on a full course of meds now, and feel much

better than this time last year; but sometimes it feels like I'm only

getting hit with a sledgehammer twice now instead of 10

times(yikes-lol). Muscle aches come and go for me on a regular basis.

For me a regular stretching program for me shoulders, hips, legs,

lower back help a lot. If I don't do these 3-4 x a week my muscles

bother me much more, and settle down more slowly.

Like most folks here I had to reset what I consider normal... normal

now is very comfortable days through moderate muscle / joint pain that

is manageable with an Aleve and stretches.

Father Dave gave a great suggestion on keeping a log or a journal of

your symptoms and anything different from normal in your life. That

helped me get a handle on what makes flares worse for me. Eg I can not

eat indian food now - not only do I get indigestion, it tends to make

me more achey. It also helped me see the value in keeping up with my

stretching program.

I hope you continue to improve and stay comfortable for what you want

to do everyday.

Best regards -

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It is good to hear that you had a remission. I was diagnosed over a

year ago and cannot walk when I wake up. I cannot lift my coffee cup,

yet alone make the coffee. It takes me over an hour for the pain to

lessen so I can move steadily.

I do not know much about remission, but I assume each one of us is

different and you might be seeing the beginnings of a flare because you

are so intune with your body.

I would call the DR, and ask him/her what to do. This Dr knows your

case and what you went through. Hopefully you have a good relationship

with them.

Kay

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Hi,

Yes, this is normal for us sufferers. Randomly you will have attacks

of syntoms, sometimes worse than others, and generally a good

perspective and mild pain relivers like idropophine, which will also

help with the twinges and arthritis that occurs in the joints,

especially the weak ones. You'll also see other re-occurances of

symptoms, but try to take everything in stride and keep up the hope.

Sincerely,

Deano

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if your legs are not up to, then i would pick something else. but there is a training method called "freestyle" where you work lower body several days in a row alternating no/low weight to heavier weights but it also alternates exercises. i would say its not a problem unless you feel you are not up to it.yesterday i did a cardio workout that had squats and lunges and today i did a kickboxing workout with focus on legs using weights but they were both shorts segments, so that could be a factor on HOW much was worked in each workout and how hard. maybe today do a cardio kickbox program where you still get focus on some legs but without all the squats and lunges, then do your step/circuit with your squats and lunges. kassiaAnne Langston <annemargo@...> wrote: I'm alternating two workouts this week--what I'd forgotten is that the "cardio" I've chosen has a whole lot of lower body toning, and so does the "step/circuit" training one. Both mostly squats, lunges and plies (sp?) without weights, but my legs were feeling very heavy today! I know you're not supposed to work on the same area two days in a row, think I should substitute another cardio workout? Anne

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Thanks Kassia! I think you're right, I'll switch to Taebo for the cardio today and Saturday. It doesn't feel like my legs could handle the whole week doing the same thing 6 days in a row, doing different leg work would work though. Anne Kassia wrote: maybe today do a cardio kickbox program where you still get focus on some legs but without all the squats and lunges, then do your step/circuit with your squats and lunges.

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When theFIRM first started they recommended working the body parts you

want to lean 6 days per week, Freestyle and Slim Training (Beachbody's

Slim n 6) both use that mode of training. With your legs so fatigued I

would recommend using a non-step cardio, your form while doing squats,

lunges etc., will probably be compromised and you'd defeat your purpose

in working out while possibly hurting yourself.

VennittaOn 11/8/06, Anne Langston <annemargo@...> wrote:

I'm alternating two workouts this week--what I'd forgotten is that the " cardio " I've chosen has a whole lot of lower body toning, and so does the " step/circuit " training one. Both mostly squats, lunges and plies (sp?) without weights, but my legs were feeling very heavy today! I know you're not supposed to work on the same area two days in a row, think I should substitute another cardio workout?

Anne

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If your legs are sore, don't work them again, find another workout. If your legs aren't sore, it's fine to do another workout with leg work.

Tonya

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I'm alternating two workouts this week--what I'd forgotten is that the "cardio" I've chosen has a whole lot of lower body toning, and so does the "step/circuit" training one. Both mostly squats, lunges and plies (sp?) without weights, but my legs were feeling very heavy today! I know you're not supposed to work on the same area two days in a row, think I should substitute another cardio workout?

Anne

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Thanks Tonya! I learned my lesson last week, my legs are still pretty sore. I'm giving them a break this week for sure. Anne If your legs are sore, don't work them again, find another workout. If your legs aren't sore, it's fine to do another workout with leg work. Tonya

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Hi,

Everyone with restless leg should have their iron

level and ferritin checked. If your ferritin level is

below 60 it will make your symptoms much worse. I

have had restless leg as well and found taking SlowFe

1-2 times a day helped. I have been able to absorb

iron since my surgery. Be careful taking sinemet

daily becasue you can get a rebound problem and the

restless leg can get worse. Requip is a medication

for restless leg but you should have your iron checked

first. Probably more info than you needed.

Pam

--- sgmtmom <skymtn@...> wrote:

> I had my surgery 4 months ago and in the past month

> or so I have been

> having Restless Legs Syndrome. Prior to surgery I

> used to have about

> 1 episode every 1-2 months, now it is several times

> a week and the

> effects are worse. I went to my daughter's

> Christmas program last

> night and for 2 1/2 hours as I sat there I had to

> move my legs

> constantly and get up several times to walk. I know

> that not

> everything is related to the surgery, but am curious

> if this has

> happened to anyone else.

>

> Thanks,

>

> 8/16/06

> 335/267/???

> Pre-op/Now/Goal

>

>

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