Re: Newly Diagnosed to sherry

January 19, 2006

hi,

i am from germany and was diagnosed in 2001, i am 34

years old. i never have or take enough time to post

in the group but it is sooo good to have it. everyone

is nice and supportive and can answer your questions.

i am currently in a flare, also taking tons of

cortisone. i am lucky, i eat like crazy but usually

dont gain the weight (the doc says my body is using it

all up, dont know if that makes sense though). but i

am not skinny or anything. i actually didnt know

about not sleeping while on cortisone. that answers

why i have been up every hour for the past month,

since i flared up again. i also walk straight to the

kitchen and search for chocolate. so you are not

alone.

hope you are feeling better soon

tatjana

--- ipcjogger@... wrote:

> Hi, my name is Sherry and I wanted to introduce

> myself. I am 38 and my b-day is 11-6-1967. I was

> diagnosed with Stills back in Dec. 2005. I was

> having fevers up to 106 and was in the hospital for

> a better part of the month. My fevers have died down

> but now I am having lots of joint pain. I take pred

> and still most nights cannot sleep. Most of my pain

> comes through my upper arms, knees and feet. I am

> still very weak from the arthritis and I get weaker

> when having fevers. I don't know what to expect, but

> reading your mails has made me feel somewhat better

> knowing that I am not alone. Thank you for giving me

> a place I can come to when feeling down and out. I

> am looking forward to chatting with others (once I

> learn how to) and making new friends. Sherry

>

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