Re: New to group, sorry long post

January 27, 2005

Hi Nelwyn,....welcome to the group!!!! I'm glad that you joined the

group. There are a lot of great people here, and wonderful

information. When were you first dx with the RA? I'm glad you have

a good rheumy, that is so important. Also, glad to hear that the

Enbrel is working for you.

I'm sorry that you are going through a bad day of pain. You are a

very busy lady, working full time, wife, and a mom, your schedule is

full. That is so wonderful that you adopted a little girl from

India. I lived in Bangladesh for awhile, and there are so many

children in need there. How old is she? I know she is a beauty.

It is good to be able to talk to someone who knows what your going

through. I'm glad you are here. You can email me anytime, would

love to hear from you. You will find a lot of good people here, Tawny

--- In , " nelwynrobinson " <nrobinson@a...>

wrote:

>

> Hello.

> My name is Nelwyn and I live in Texas. I have had RA for 15 years

now

> (wow, I was surprised when I stopped to figure that out!) I am

almost

> 42 years old. I am also surprised that I have never really joined a

> support group for RA, although I am in several other groups for

other

> issues.

>

> My medical history:

> I currently take Naprosyn 1000 mg/day, Prednisone 5mg/day, Plaquenil

> 2X/day, and Prevacid (to counter the above), and also Enbrel

injections.

> The Enbrel has saved the day for me....I know I would be much worse

> now if it hadn't slowed my disease down.

> I have a great RA. He's at www.arthritiscentral.com if you want to

> read some RA news and info. I have participated in several drug

> studies with him (in the beginning), but now that I no longer

qualify

> since I " ve taken so many meds in the past.

> I have had one wrist fused and some lesser surgeries on a few

fingers.

> Today, I have shoulder pain, my fingers hurt, and my other wrist

feels

> like someone is pulling it off, and I'm never sure if my right ankle

> will support me when I stand up. Oh, did I mention I have

> degenerative disc disease too? Many days its worse than having RA

(I

> do feel they are related).

> I work full time, I'm married, and I adopted a toddler girl from

India

> last year (if you want your RA to flare,...adopt a toddler, ha).

She

> is our only child, as RA (coupled with my age) ruled out a bio

child.

> I prob would be diagnosed as staying mildly depressed 24/7. That is

> why I decided today was the day I seek out a support group, as I am

> feeling very tired and its hard to describe to my family how I

feel.

> I hope to talk with others and help others.

> Looking forward!

> Nelwyn

January 27, 2005