Re: Having my own mini-Katrina

[Guest guest]

Hi Dennis,

So glad to hear from you. We start worrying if we don't hear from you

guys. I am very worried about Larry, he loved his dogs. It so awful

there, I can't imagine being stuck like that. I thank God for where I

am, at least I'm safe, and have a roof over my head. A lot of OK

national guards are headed that way to help out. Also, OK will be

helping with emergency housing here also, along with Texas and

Arkansas. Everyone is really getting together to help in all ways.

Gosh, that is not good having those symptoms for that long. Do you

think you have an infecton, or flaring? I'm glad you went off the

Arava for now until you find out whats going on. I hope you get in

to the rheumy soon, that worries me. Keep us posted on how your

doing. I sure miss you not posting, so glad you did. Will keep you

in my prayers, Tawny

> I haven't checked in for a while, but haven't been bothered by the

> hurricane. We did get a fairly heavy shower from it, though. We

sure needed

> it, almost 10 " behind for the year. It really hurts to see the

video of that

> Gulf Coast area. I lived in Biloxi for a while and had kin in the

New

> Orleans area, but I think they moved out a few years ago. I also

thought

> about Larry, and his dogs. Many people interviewed here say they

had to

> leave the pets there because they didn't have room. I hope they at

least let

> them go out so they could protect themselves.

>

> Wednesday, 2 weeks ago, I started feeling bad during the afternoon,

and

> hurting like I forgot my Prednesone. Since then, I've had high

fever (102*)

> off-and-on, chills, and a little swelling of joints. I went to my

GP and

> found nothing wrong. I went back Tuesday for blood tests, urine

tests, and

> chest x-rays. Everything was almost perfect afer 5 hours of more

pain, so I

> came home. I had called my Rummy's office again and again, and was

promised

> that I would be called with an appointment time, but, no calls! I'm

taking

> my Lortab 2 at a time, but it doesn't help much. I also doubled my

Pred. I

> did finally get my last 5 blood test results, so I understand a

little more,

> like stopping my Arava because my ALT doubled in that one month!

Anybody

> want to guess what my Rummy might do?

>

> Dennis

[Guest guest]

Hi Dennis,

So glad to hear from you. We start worrying if we don't hear from you

guys. I am very worried about Larry, he loved his dogs. It so awful

there, I can't imagine being stuck like that. I thank God for where I

am, at least I'm safe, and have a roof over my head. A lot of OK

national guards are headed that way to help out. Also, OK will be

helping with emergency housing here also, along with Texas and

Arkansas. Everyone is really getting together to help in all ways.

Gosh, that is not good having those symptoms for that long. Do you

think you have an infecton, or flaring? I'm glad you went off the

Arava for now until you find out whats going on. I hope you get in

to the rheumy soon, that worries me. Keep us posted on how your

doing. I sure miss you not posting, so glad you did. Will keep you

in my prayers, Tawny

> I haven't checked in for a while, but haven't been bothered by the

> hurricane. We did get a fairly heavy shower from it, though. We

sure needed

> it, almost 10 " behind for the year. It really hurts to see the

video of that

> Gulf Coast area. I lived in Biloxi for a while and had kin in the

New

> Orleans area, but I think they moved out a few years ago. I also

thought

> about Larry, and his dogs. Many people interviewed here say they

had to

> leave the pets there because they didn't have room. I hope they at

least let

> them go out so they could protect themselves.

>

> Wednesday, 2 weeks ago, I started feeling bad during the afternoon,

and

> hurting like I forgot my Prednesone. Since then, I've had high

fever (102*)

> off-and-on, chills, and a little swelling of joints. I went to my

GP and

> found nothing wrong. I went back Tuesday for blood tests, urine

tests, and

> chest x-rays. Everything was almost perfect afer 5 hours of more

pain, so I

> came home. I had called my Rummy's office again and again, and was

promised

> that I would be called with an appointment time, but, no calls! I'm

taking

> my Lortab 2 at a time, but it doesn't help much. I also doubled my

Pred. I

> did finally get my last 5 blood test results, so I understand a

little more,

> like stopping my Arava because my ALT doubled in that one month!

Anybody

> want to guess what my Rummy might do?

>

> Dennis

[Guest guest]

Dennis, Im sorry you are in so much pain, but you

helped me realize I am not going crazy, or a

hypochondriac. I also have pain so much and my tests

will come back normal, I also have swelling and its

odd but feel like I have fever a lot of the time also.

It amazes me how one joint can flare sometimes and be

so hot and big, my big toe joint did that, and I

wondered what on earth ? I thought you had to hurt

everywhere like that during a flare up. I'm pretty

much resigned to the fact I'm odd, but after joining

this group at least I know I'm not " that " odd and

I'm also not alone going through the oddities of it

all. Take care, and good luck with the Rheumy

in MO

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[Guest guest]

Dennis, Im sorry you are in so much pain, but you

helped me realize I am not going crazy, or a

hypochondriac. I also have pain so much and my tests

will come back normal, I also have swelling and its

odd but feel like I have fever a lot of the time also.

It amazes me how one joint can flare sometimes and be

so hot and big, my big toe joint did that, and I

wondered what on earth ? I thought you had to hurt

everywhere like that during a flare up. I'm pretty

much resigned to the fact I'm odd, but after joining

this group at least I know I'm not " that " odd and

I'm also not alone going through the oddities of it

all. Take care, and good luck with the Rheumy

in MO

____________________________________________________

Start your day with - make it your home page

http://www./r/hs

[Guest guest]

Glad that you're safe, Dennis. About the Arava, did you take what they

call a loading dose? I did when I first went on it, and that raised my

liver enzymes. But my rheumy said that they don't worry until the high

normals are double or triple or something. Anyway, he might or might or

not tell you to resume taking it. Let us know what he says.

Sue

On Thursday, September 1, 2005, at 02:19 PM, Dennis W wrote:

> I

> did finally get my last 5 blood test results, so I understand a little

> more,

> like stopping my Arava because my ALT doubled in that one month!

> Anybody

> want to guess what my Rummy might do?

[Guest guest]

Glad that you're safe, Dennis. About the Arava, did you take what they

call a loading dose? I did when I first went on it, and that raised my

liver enzymes. But my rheumy said that they don't worry until the high

normals are double or triple or something. Anyway, he might or might or

not tell you to resume taking it. Let us know what he says.

Sue

On Thursday, September 1, 2005, at 02:19 PM, Dennis W wrote:

> I

> did finally get my last 5 blood test results, so I understand a little

> more,

> like stopping my Arava because my ALT doubled in that one month!

> Anybody

> want to guess what my Rummy might do?

[Guest guest]

I started the Arava at 1 a day for the first week, 1 twice a day for the

next week, and 2 twice a day from there. That's when I stopped, during that

third week, because I couldn't take that pain and nausia any more. My ALT

went from 22 before, to 42 that month, and now down to 35 so far without

taking it. I've noticed that median numbers change for everyone, none are

right. Oh, well...

Dennis

Re: [ ] Having my own mini-Katrina

> Glad that you're safe, Dennis. About the Arava, did you take what they

> call a loading dose? I did when I first went on it, and that raised my

> liver enzymes. But my rheumy said that they don't worry until the high

> normals are double or triple or something. Anyway, he might or might or

> not tell you to resume taking it. Let us know what he says.

> Sue

>

> On Thursday, September 1, 2005, at 02:19 PM, Dennis W wrote:

>> I

>> did finally get my last 5 blood test results, so I understand a little

>> more,

>> like stopping my Arava because my ALT doubled in that one month!

>> Anybody

>> want to guess what my Rummy might do?

[Guest guest]

I started the Arava at 1 a day for the first week, 1 twice a day for the

next week, and 2 twice a day from there. That's when I stopped, during that

third week, because I couldn't take that pain and nausia any more. My ALT

went from 22 before, to 42 that month, and now down to 35 so far without

taking it. I've noticed that median numbers change for everyone, none are

right. Oh, well...

Dennis

Re: [ ] Having my own mini-Katrina

> Glad that you're safe, Dennis. About the Arava, did you take what they

> call a loading dose? I did when I first went on it, and that raised my

> liver enzymes. But my rheumy said that they don't worry until the high

> normals are double or triple or something. Anyway, he might or might or

> not tell you to resume taking it. Let us know what he says.

> Sue

>

> On Thursday, September 1, 2005, at 02:19 PM, Dennis W wrote:

>> I

>> did finally get my last 5 blood test results, so I understand a little

>> more,

>> like stopping my Arava because my ALT doubled in that one month!

>> Anybody

>> want to guess what my Rummy might do?