Re: Newbie with RA ... Hi everyone!

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My rheumy put me on provigil for nausea and fatigue and it worked

great. Cassy

--- In , " Roxana " <mindlinkadvantage@y...>

wrote:

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> Hello everybody! I'm a Canuck from British Columbia who has had

RA for eight or nine years, and hoping to contribute to (and also

get good advice from) this group. I'd like to recommend the forum

on www.arthritis.ca if you haven't already had the opportunity to

check it out. Although it's Canadian based, many Americans have

joined us and provide wonderful ideas and comments. There are

separate forums for almost every type of arthritis, so they could be

quite helpful as a supplement to this one.

>

> A bit about me: I'm a 57-year-old female whose symptoms started

very suddenly. Although I " m still working as a teacher of aspiring

paralegals, I'm getting to the stage where LTD is the next step.

I'm on Methotrexate by injection, arthrotec and oxycontin for pain.

Flares are commonplace now. Joints affected include my vertabrae,

hands, feet and most recently, my knees. Walking is difficult.

>

> The main problem for me is chronic fatigue. If anyone has any

ideas as to how to combat the fatigue, apart from the normal

exercise and vitamins, please let me know. I'd be most grateful for

the tips.

>

> Cheerio for now! .... Roxana

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[Guest guest]

My rheumy put me on provigil for nausea and fatigue and it worked

great. Cassy

>

>

> Hello everybody! I'm a Canuck from British Columbia who has had

RA for eight or nine years, and hoping to contribute to (and also

get good advice from) this group. I'd like to recommend the forum

on www.arthritis.ca if you haven't already had the opportunity to

check it out. Although it's Canadian based, many Americans have

joined us and provide wonderful ideas and comments. There are

separate forums for almost every type of arthritis, so they could be

quite helpful as a supplement to this one.

>

> A bit about me: I'm a 57-year-old female whose symptoms started

very suddenly. Although I " m still working as a teacher of aspiring

paralegals, I'm getting to the stage where LTD is the next step.

I'm on Methotrexate by injection, arthrotec and oxycontin for pain.

Flares are commonplace now. Joints affected include my vertabrae,

hands, feet and most recently, my knees. Walking is difficult.

>

> The main problem for me is chronic fatigue. If anyone has any

ideas as to how to combat the fatigue, apart from the normal

exercise and vitamins, please let me know. I'd be most grateful for

the tips.

>

> Cheerio for now! .... Roxana

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Roxana. I have some good articles on fatigue on my website:

http://arthritissupport.info/help.html

I've been to the Canadian based site and agree it is a good one.

a

On Oct 15, 2005, at 3:08 AM, Roxana wrote:

>

> Hello everybody! I'm a Canuck from British Columbia who has had RA

> for eight or nine years, and hoping to contribute to (and also get

> good advice from) this group. I'd like to recommend the forum on

> www.arthritis.ca if you haven't already had the opportunity to

> check it out. Although it's Canadian based, many Americans have

> joined us and provide wonderful ideas and comments. There are

> separate forums for almost every type of arthritis, so they could

> be quite helpful as a supplement to this one.

>

> A bit about me: I'm a 57-year-old female whose symptoms started

> very suddenly. Although I " m still working as a teacher of aspiring

> paralegals, I'm getting to the stage where LTD is the next step.

> I'm on Methotrexate by injection, arthrotec and oxycontin for

> pain. Flares are commonplace now. Joints affected include my

> vertabrae, hands, feet and most recently, my knees. Walking is

> difficult.

>

> The main problem for me is chronic fatigue. If anyone has any

> ideas as to how to combat the fatigue, apart from the normal

> exercise and vitamins, please let me know. I'd be most grateful

> for the tips.

>

> Cheerio for now! .... Roxana

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Roxana. I have some good articles on fatigue on my website:

http://arthritissupport.info/help.html

I've been to the Canadian based site and agree it is a good one.

a

On Oct 15, 2005, at 3:08 AM, Roxana wrote:

>

> Hello everybody! I'm a Canuck from British Columbia who has had RA

> for eight or nine years, and hoping to contribute to (and also get

> good advice from) this group. I'd like to recommend the forum on

> www.arthritis.ca if you haven't already had the opportunity to

> check it out. Although it's Canadian based, many Americans have

> joined us and provide wonderful ideas and comments. There are

> separate forums for almost every type of arthritis, so they could

> be quite helpful as a supplement to this one.

>

> A bit about me: I'm a 57-year-old female whose symptoms started

> very suddenly. Although I " m still working as a teacher of aspiring

> paralegals, I'm getting to the stage where LTD is the next step.

> I'm on Methotrexate by injection, arthrotec and oxycontin for

> pain. Flares are commonplace now. Joints affected include my

> vertabrae, hands, feet and most recently, my knees. Walking is

> difficult.

>

> The main problem for me is chronic fatigue. If anyone has any

> ideas as to how to combat the fatigue, apart from the normal

> exercise and vitamins, please let me know. I'd be most grateful

> for the tips.

>

> Cheerio for now! .... Roxana

>

>

>

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