Re: Re: help me prep for doc visit?

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I take Echinacea regularly (when I am coming down with a cold) and it

doesn't seem to cause any problems with arthritis. I think it was the

cortisone? Don't know what it was, but won't be doing that again anytime

soon.

Re: help me prep for doc visit?

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>> >> > While I have been following the 's group no one has

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>> >> That sounds good. Have you gained weight, or is that also a problem

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>> > I didn't gain weight during the first two years when my maintenance

>> > dose was 30 mg/day. I did gain weight during the third year when my

>> > dose was higher and I had to stress dose on top of that frequently. I

>> > am an extremely unusual case (as far as I can tell). Most people,

>> > even in the 's group, keep their maintenance dose and 20 mg or

>> > below. (When I was first started at 20 mg I was sleeping 18 h per

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>> >> > You could ask him if he is familiar with these two *medical

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>> >> > http://members.aol.com/jefferiesw/

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>> >> Oh MY! Jeffries is from my hometown of Charlottesville! My doc has to

>> >> listen to his neighbor, right?

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>> > Right. Maybe they could even go for coffee.

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>> >> Thanks again .

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>> >> Nell

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