Re: Need advice and support

[Guest guest]

Is he only on Prozac currently? We just added Seroquel and my daughter was

on the highest dose of Zoloft. It is the 4th day and I am already seeing a

difference and she is feeling a difference. Good luck to your son. It is so

hard

to make these difficult decisions. Kim

In a message dated 4/23/2005 9:58:08 AM Central Standard Time,

grizz140@... writes:

Hi everyone. I took my child to see his doctor yesterday. I'm

looking for some advice or maybe just some support. We were given 3

options. 1) lower his prozac and add pinolol (lowers blood pressure)

2) leave his meds as they are and wait to see if the ocd will

eventually get better again on its own 3) put him in a new childrens

psych. ward thats about an hour from us for 5 days.

[Guest guest]

Wow that sounds like what has happened to me.. I don't like all this a bit..

a year ago I was walking 4 miles a day 5 days a week now I can barely get

around.

I am not going to take cancer drugs or predisone .. I will hurt .. Lord help

me..

I want to try the antibiotics first.. am waiting for an appointment with a

Rhemy but has not called. don't think he will want to go the antibotic way

they make tooooo much money with the cancer drugs.

[ ] Need advice and support

> Hi, my name is Jean. I have been recently diagnosed with RA. I had a

> bad fall in June, injured my knee, and had been treated for that till

> I realized that both of my knees were affected and my doc tested me

> for RA. I'm seeing a rheumatologist in one week, and am on Prednesone

> in the interim. I'm somewhat better, but need to walk with a cane and

> quite frankly, I'm overwhelmed with this whole situation. I work full

> time 40+ hours a week and teach a computer course on the weekends 10

> hrs. My family has been great picking up the slack at home. All I can

> manage to do is work my jobs. I just want my life back!

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Wow that sounds like what has happened to me.. I don't like all this a bit..

a year ago I was walking 4 miles a day 5 days a week now I can barely get

around.

I am not going to take cancer drugs or predisone .. I will hurt .. Lord help

me..

I want to try the antibiotics first.. am waiting for an appointment with a

Rhemy but has not called. don't think he will want to go the antibotic way

they make tooooo much money with the cancer drugs.

[ ] Need advice and support

> Hi, my name is Jean. I have been recently diagnosed with RA. I had a

> bad fall in June, injured my knee, and had been treated for that till

> I realized that both of my knees were affected and my doc tested me

> for RA. I'm seeing a rheumatologist in one week, and am on Prednesone

> in the interim. I'm somewhat better, but need to walk with a cane and

> quite frankly, I'm overwhelmed with this whole situation. I work full

> time 40+ hours a week and teach a computer course on the weekends 10

> hrs. My family has been great picking up the slack at home. All I can

> manage to do is work my jobs. I just want my life back!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I understand your hesitation with the cancer drugs and biologics,

however, if it were not for those drugs my life would be way worse

which is hard to imagine, but it would be. They have slowed my

disease progression to some degree and since there is no known cure,

slowing sounds good to me especially since I am only 39. Just a

thought. If you want to try the antibiotics that is great, but push

to get them started because this disease can do a lot of damage

while we are waiting around for these doctors.

Tracie

>

> Wow that sounds like what has happened to me.. I don't like all

this a bit..

> a year ago I was walking 4 miles a day 5 days a week now I can

barely get

> around.

> I am not going to take cancer drugs or predisone .. I will hurt ..

Lord help

> me..

> I want to try the antibiotics first.. am waiting for an

appointment with a

> Rhemy but has not called. don't think he will want to go the

antibotic way

> they make tooooo much money with the cancer drugs.

>

> [ ] Need advice and support

>

>

> > Hi, my name is Jean. I have been recently diagnosed with RA. I

had a

> > bad fall in June, injured my knee, and had been treated for that

till

> > I realized that both of my knees were affected and my doc tested

me

> > for RA. I'm seeing a rheumatologist in one week, and am on

Prednesone

> > in the interim. I'm somewhat better, but need to walk with a

cane and

> > quite frankly, I'm overwhelmed with this whole situation. I work

full

> > time 40+ hours a week and teach a computer course on the

weekends 10

> > hrs. My family has been great picking up the slack at home. All

I can

> > manage to do is work my jobs. I just want my life back!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I understand your hesitation with the cancer drugs and biologics,

however, if it were not for those drugs my life would be way worse

which is hard to imagine, but it would be. They have slowed my

disease progression to some degree and since there is no known cure,

slowing sounds good to me especially since I am only 39. Just a

thought. If you want to try the antibiotics that is great, but push

to get them started because this disease can do a lot of damage

while we are waiting around for these doctors.

Tracie

>

> Wow that sounds like what has happened to me.. I don't like all

this a bit..

> a year ago I was walking 4 miles a day 5 days a week now I can

barely get

> around.

> I am not going to take cancer drugs or predisone .. I will hurt ..

Lord help

> me..

> I want to try the antibiotics first.. am waiting for an

appointment with a

> Rhemy but has not called. don't think he will want to go the

antibotic way

> they make tooooo much money with the cancer drugs.

>

> [ ] Need advice and support

>

>

> > Hi, my name is Jean. I have been recently diagnosed with RA. I

had a

> > bad fall in June, injured my knee, and had been treated for that

till

> > I realized that both of my knees were affected and my doc tested

me

> > for RA. I'm seeing a rheumatologist in one week, and am on

Prednesone

> > in the interim. I'm somewhat better, but need to walk with a

cane and

> > quite frankly, I'm overwhelmed with this whole situation. I work

full

> > time 40+ hours a week and teach a computer course on the

weekends 10

> > hrs. My family has been great picking up the slack at home. All

I can

> > manage to do is work my jobs. I just want my life back!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Welcome Jean. Sorry about your injury. Did you have any knee problems

before the fall?

My one knee was injured in an auto accident, which turned out the be

the trigger for

my arthritis. I was only in my early 20's when this happened. I'm now

51.

Hopefully your rheumatologist can help you get your life back.

a

On Oct 21, 2005, at 7:45 AM, wrote:

> Hi, my name is Jean. I have been recently diagnosed with RA. I had a

> bad fall in June, injured my knee, and had been treated for that till

> I realized that both of my knees were affected and my doc tested me

> for RA. I'm seeing a rheumatologist in one week, and am on Prednesone

> in the interim. I'm somewhat better, but need to walk with a cane and

> quite frankly, I'm overwhelmed with this whole situation. I work full

> time 40+ hours a week and teach a computer course on the weekends 10

> hrs. My family has been great picking up the slack at home. All I can

> manage to do is work my jobs. I just want my life back!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Jean. Sorry about your injury. Did you have any knee problems

before the fall?

My one knee was injured in an auto accident, which turned out the be

the trigger for

my arthritis. I was only in my early 20's when this happened. I'm now

51.

Hopefully your rheumatologist can help you get your life back.

a

On Oct 21, 2005, at 7:45 AM, wrote:

> Hi, my name is Jean. I have been recently diagnosed with RA. I had a

> bad fall in June, injured my knee, and had been treated for that till

> I realized that both of my knees were affected and my doc tested me

> for RA. I'm seeing a rheumatologist in one week, and am on Prednesone

> in the interim. I'm somewhat better, but need to walk with a cane and

> quite frankly, I'm overwhelmed with this whole situation. I work full

> time 40+ hours a week and teach a computer course on the weekends 10

> hrs. My family has been great picking up the slack at home. All I can

> manage to do is work my jobs. I just want my life back!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, welcome to the group. This is a great place to get

info. I hope you feel better soon.

Beth(AR)

--- <coomz101@...> wrote:

> Hi, my name is Jean. I have been recently diagnosed

> with RA. I had a

> bad fall in June, injured my knee, and had been

> treated for that till

> I realized that both of my knees were affected and

> my doc tested me

> for RA. I'm seeing a rheumatologist in one week, and

> am on Prednesone

> in the interim. I'm somewhat better, but need to

> walk with a cane and

> quite frankly, I'm overwhelmed with this whole

> situation. I work full

> time 40+ hours a week and teach a computer course on

> the weekends 10

> hrs. My family has been great picking up the slack

> at home. All I can

> manage to do is work my jobs. I just want my life

> back!

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi, welcome to the group. This is a great place to get

info. I hope you feel better soon.

Beth(AR)

--- <coomz101@...> wrote:

> Hi, my name is Jean. I have been recently diagnosed

> with RA. I had a

> bad fall in June, injured my knee, and had been

> treated for that till

> I realized that both of my knees were affected and

> my doc tested me

> for RA. I'm seeing a rheumatologist in one week, and

> am on Prednesone

> in the interim. I'm somewhat better, but need to

> walk with a cane and

> quite frankly, I'm overwhelmed with this whole

> situation. I work full

> time 40+ hours a week and teach a computer course on

> the weekends 10

> hrs. My family has been great picking up the slack

> at home. All I can

> manage to do is work my jobs. I just want my life

> back!

>

>

>

>

>

>

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