Guest guest Posted February 9, 1999 Report Share Posted February 9, 1999 >In a message dated 2/7/99 12:18:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, >judy@... writes: > ><< Maybe, that's what I have. How can the pain be so > severe to screaming point (in my case, crying point) when everything else > seems so mild?????????????? And why does it travel? For two days now I've > had it in the right shoulder, unable to write or move the arm out sideways. > But next thing, it'll probably come in the left shoulder or in the knees > or the ankles. Does it happen this way in OA. Do you get the icy cold in > the joints which then turns to the burning in OA? >> >Hello I am sorry you are in such pain. It has been my experience that the pain >with this does travel like this. I kinda lite picture the mycroplasmas a a >colony of carpet beggars who are running from hiding place to hiding place >trying to find a place where your antibiotics can get them. since they don't >travel well they like to make it painful on their journey. I also like to >imagine them dying in big numbers when they run into the antibiotics and that >they know that they have to leave my body. This disease hurts, however god >don't give you nothing you can't handle. So go to your DR and tell him to give >you something decent for pain like Codeine #4's and don't leave until he does. >If he won't take yourself to the hospital and tell them you cannot stand the >pain one more minute and ask them to give you a shot for the pain and some >medication to take home. When the drl.s see that you are serious about getting >your pain treated they will give you the medication you need to make it. Hope >this helps, Hi , Thank you for your support. LOL I don't want to think about these bugs running all around in my insides - makes me think the worms are there already :) But, I know what you mean. There is a war going on inside and wherever there is war there has to be pain and suffering. However, you made a remark " God don't give you nothing you can't handle " What a lovely phrase! I think we should all accept these words as our motto and the next time I flare, I shall remember them. I repeated them to one of my students today (elderly lady) and she varied it a little - " God gives you the courage and the strength to overcome it! " My mistake was in leaving the flare too late to treat. I was in severe pain for most of the day before going home to take my meds...foolish, 'cos by that time my brain was befuddled (not that I'm not like this most of the time:) and the pain had taken a strong hold. Over here, the strongest painkiller they will give you is Panadeine Forte, after that, once they know the pain is there all the time they put you on morphine tabs. Even the hospital would have only given me a couple of panadeine - not the heavy ones, just the ones you take for a headache!!! I see my doc next monday and we will sure be having a little talk about coping with flares. Ha ha, I love him - he actually said to me that he believes that most auto immune diseases are caused by bugs that get into your system - nearly floored me with that one! He is one doc here that isn't afraid to try things. Take care and thanks again for your support. Love and hugs, Jude. ______________________________________________________________ xxxxxx xxxxxx x x x x x x x x Love, Laughter x x and Friends x x are always x x welcome x x here x x x x Perth, Western Australia mailto:judy@... Web site: http://www.iinet.net.au/~judy/jknee2.html ICQ no #7500461 Rheumatoid Arthritis 13mths AP 13mths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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