Guest guest Posted October 14, 2000 Report Share Posted October 14, 2000 Hi : Well, it probably isn't your gallbladder. I am not a physician, but I had my gallbladder removed in 1988, and Mcs still can make me do the same thing - chills, cramps, etc. mostly the Big Mac - sshhhhhhhh can't tell anybody? !! Good luck, dear. I am happy though about your knees. I have not gotten up the courage or the health(strength) right now with my asthma mess, to have the knee replacement (s). So I am having injections right now of synvisc in the knee - helps - kind of like synovial fluid type cushioning. Take care. Martha >From: " Donna and Ray " <mousepotatoes@...> > " joeysala " <joeysala@...> >CC: " AP - AP related " <rheumaticegroups> >Subject: Re: rheumatic Advice? >Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 23:49:36 -0400 > >Ok, >, >I used to get welts all of the time in my second year of AP. I'd get all >itchy in the torso, mostly and after scratching the welts would appear. It >went away on it's own. I don't know if I was showing a side effect of the >drugs or a herx. > >As for the IM shot. How long is the needle. My understanding is that it >has to go deep into the muscle. If it's only an inch or 1/2 an inch it may >just be piling up under the skin. Any nurses out there that can confirm >this?? > >As for stopping. Have you read the scare sheet on the drug?? Is it >dalacin c phosphate?? You have to look for your symptoms and try to narrow >it down. Also, not all shot giver are created equal. There is a knack to >it. > >I may still have a copy of the drug info sheet with my IV med. (same >thing) I'll read it. > >As for feeling crappy. I'd say you runnin around with your hair on fire >and that is definitely not part of the protocol. Slow and easy wins the >race. You have a lot of medication doing a lot of killing and your body >needs to be quite, well rested, calm, watered, fed and clean to do it's >job. Mc's doesn't have to be related to a gall bladder to cause the >grief it did. I would go through the same hell. > >As for your labs.....I've been on the IV's for over 2 1/2 years and the AP >for over 3. My labs hover around the same but my symptoms are receding. >Dr. Brown himself could not explain why we feel better before the labs >return to normal. Sometimes taking years after the person feels well >again. Personally I never look at mine. I go by how I feel. > >ps: when was your surgery done?? > >Oh, I found it.....it reads as follows: >Local Reactions >Local irritation, pain and abscess formation have been seen with IM >injection. Thrombophlebitis has been reported with IV injection. These >reactions can be minimized by deep IM injection and avoidance of indwelling >intravenous catheters. > > > > > > > > rheumatic Advice? > > >Hi - I need to do some venting here, and desperately need some questions >answered. This will be rambling and lengthy; sorry in >advance.........please bear with me. > >I know we all have bad days, or weeks, or months.........well, here's my >recent baaaaaad day(s) scenerio; Monday was school all day - 45 mile >round trip - which was ok except that it totally exhausted me. Tuesday, >despite the exhaustion and very little sleep, I kept a 10:00 appointment - >100 miles round trip... and, my hands, arms, and shoulders hurt more than >ever! Decided on a " treat " and we stopped at Mcs for breakfast - my >favorite: sausage, egg, and cheese McMuffin. I haven't had one in about 4 >years, but felt sassy......never again in my life! Within an hour my >stomach was doing such a number on me - pain, nausea (should I puke or >poop?) chills, fever, shakes - felt like there was a balloon being inflated >in my guts! This has happened a few times since my first knee operation >(I've mentioned this before) and lasts a few hours........this time it >lasted till 2 in the morning! Also had an appointment with my surgeon >Tuesday afternoon, and that just prolonged the agony! So, Wednesday I went >to the local clinic for my weekly shot, and talked to my doctor about the >stomach thing. She said probably my gall bladder didn't want to process all >the fat from the " treat " .......that I would've been better off having >french fries! She didn't seem too concerned, however. Anyway, I also talked >to her about some itching I've been experiencing at the site of my >injections (again, I've mentioned this before) ........this might be >nothing, or it might be that I'm becoming sensitive, or possibly allergic, >to the drug. She suggested I get the shot in my arm instead of my butt, and >that I should watch for red rash, tightening of throat, that kind of stuff. >Well, I usually don't get the shot in my arm 'cause it hurts like the >devil, but did.....and sure enough, it turned red! (And, there was a huge >knot which only now going away - and I couldn't sleep on that side for two >nights!) So now, I have to decide if it's just " red " , or a " rash " . And, >what is that funny feeling I'm getting - am I having difficulty >breathing??? It is not much fun being a hyporchondriac - just tell me what >the effects can be, and I can manifest them post-haste! Well, guess I just >didn't have enough STRESS, 'cause just when I decided I'd probably live, I >began itching on my left hip at the site of the shots, and BOOM! two huge >welts appear!!! And then, I got to go to school and teach for 3 hours - >which probably saved sanity by giving me something else to focus on! > >I don't know what's going on - does this sound like I'm developing an >allergy to the clindy? Or, just being super-sensitive to the shots - is >that the same thing? Would it be wise to consider stopping the shots for >awhile and do just the doxy (which I do 200mg 3x week) - maybe even up my >dosage? Has anyone some advice here? Is anyone doing just doxy? I sure >don't want to have to stop the antibiotics - my God, where would I go??? > >And, (nope - not done yet!) new blood work showed elevated >numbers............. > > RF C-RP ANA SED > ASO Uric Acid >Ref. range: 0-20 neg<0.50 neg<1:40 0-30 >eg<200 2.2 - 7.7 > > 3/30/00 805 ? neg 53 > ? 5.8 > 6/28/00 538 6.58 1.7 pos 53 > neg 5.6 >10/4/00 860 7.92 1.4 pos 57 > 103 6.0 > >.......dammit dammit dammit! I wonder if this reflects the stress I've been >under lately - ie post-op stuff, learning to walk again, new semester, etc. >I don't feel much worse than I did at the time of last blood work (6/28), >though my hands and arms have been hurting a lot - possibly because I'm >using them differently since I'm more mobile. Can a flare/herx elevate the >numbers? I think yes, but would like some input here. > >So, here it is Saturday and I still feel funky - some stomach upset, some >anxiety about getting another shot Wednesday, some anxiety about NOT >getting another shot Wednesday............I'm trying hard not to cry here - >the AP is my life-line and I don't have an alternative! > >Ahhh, but - there IS good news.........my cholesterol (good and bad) is >great, my iron count has gone up, and my liver and kidneys are just fine. >And, my knee doc says I'm doing great, despite the RA. And, even better >news is that I've finished bitchin'........... > >Thank you to those who manage to stick with this - I would appreciate any >advice you may give me.........my apology to those who can't stand the >sniveling......... > >Be well, > >eGroups Sponsor > > >To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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