Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 In a message dated 02/25/2002 5:52:02 PM Central Standard Time, kelly_shindledecker@... writes: > Hi Meredith, > Welcome. I am fairly new here myself. Do you live in the US? The > reason I ask is because about 8 years ago I took the anti- > inflammatory Salsalate, a rheumotologist prescribed it for me. At > first it was like a miracle, I felt 75% better within a matter of a > few days. Unfortunately in my case the great relief didn't last, but > I did continue to take that med for a few years as it did help some, > but never as much as it did right in the beginning. The great thing > was I had no bad side effects from it at all. I wish you the best of > luck, and hope that you find relief from the pain for a long time to > come. BTW, how long have you had fibro? It has been almost 13 years > for me, since I was 26. > I've known that something was wrong for about 2 years now, but couldn't figure it out. My grandmother dropped the bomb on me that she had fibro, and that it sounded like I did to. We are military (currently stationed in Florida) and the doctors here are VERY resistant to anything other than bladder infections or colds. So getting my doc to prescribe anything was a minor miracle. He's admitted that I do have a lot of symptoms of fibro and lupus, but is unwilling to take the testing any further, though my families doctor in CA, was very positive that I have fibro. Unfortunately, this isn't good enough for the military, so the fight goes on over here. I'm trying to take the sasalate only once a day, when I feel the pain is the worst, or a bit before I know I am going to need to do housecleaning, or go grocery shopping, that sort of thing. To act as kind of a buffer LOL I have three kids and homeschool, so I'm getting used to just dealing with the pain. But I guess there will come a time, when " dealing " with it, won't be enough. ~*Meredith/Atl*~ We're the renagades we're the people with our own philosophy we change the course of history everyday people like you and me ~Rage against the Machine~ ICQ# 107819679 AIM - Flisleshnitz MSN - MeredithWhiteOwyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 Geez , it seems as though you have been here forever...LOL Missy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 Hi Meredith, Welcome. I am fairly new here myself. Do you live in the US? The reason I ask is because about 8 years ago I took the anti- inflammatory Salsalate, a rheumotologist prescribed it for me. At first it was like a miracle, I felt 75% better within a matter of a few days. Unfortunately in my case the great relief didn't last, but I did continue to take that med for a few years as it did help some, but never as much as it did right in the beginning. The great thing was I had no bad side effects from it at all. I wish you the best of luck, and hope that you find relief from the pain for a long time to come. BTW, how long have you had fibro? It has been almost 13 years for me, since I was 26. > (hi, I'm new) my doc just prescribed some meds to me that I got to seeing, > are basically just past the experimental stage. Called Sasalate, it's an > anti-iflammitory, so it helps with the joint pain, doesn't take all my pain > away, but not having the joint pain everywhere stabbing me, makes the day > quite a bit more liveable. > > ~*Meredith*~ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 In a message dated 02/26/2002 10:45:03 AM Central Standard Time, joannepd49@... writes: > Hi Meredith, > > My doctor put me on Salsalate when other > anti-inflammatories were causing stomach pain > (IBS too). Salsalate is very easy on the > stomach. Don't be afraid to use it as directed. > I think you'll be fine. > > Joanne Yeah, that's why I am taking it too, stomach and kidney pain, I just get allergic to things so quickly that I really am careful about doing things very often, especially when they work!! I would like to keep using them you know? LOL!! I'm already allergic to most pain meds, so I'd like to hold on to this! ~*Meredith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 In a message dated 02/26/2002 10:45:03 AM Central Standard Time, joannepd49@... writes: > Hi Meredith, > > My doctor put me on Salsalate when other > anti-inflammatories were causing stomach pain > (IBS too). Salsalate is very easy on the > stomach. Don't be afraid to use it as directed. > I think you'll be fine. > > Joanne Yeah, that's why I am taking it too, stomach and kidney pain, I just get allergic to things so quickly that I really am careful about doing things very often, especially when they work!! I would like to keep using them you know? LOL!! I'm already allergic to most pain meds, so I'd like to hold on to this! ~*Meredith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 In a message dated 02/26/2002 10:45:03 AM Central Standard Time, joannepd49@... writes: > Hi Meredith, > > My doctor put me on Salsalate when other > anti-inflammatories were causing stomach pain > (IBS too). Salsalate is very easy on the > stomach. Don't be afraid to use it as directed. > I think you'll be fine. > > Joanne Yeah, that's why I am taking it too, stomach and kidney pain, I just get allergic to things so quickly that I really am careful about doing things very often, especially when they work!! I would like to keep using them you know? LOL!! I'm already allergic to most pain meds, so I'd like to hold on to this! ~*Meredith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 Hi Meredith, My doctor put me on Salsalate when other anti-inflammatories were causing stomach pain (IBS too). Salsalate is very easy on the stomach. Don't be afraid to use it as directed. I think you'll be fine. Joanne --- Flisleshnitz@... wrote: > In a message dated 02/25/2002 5:52:02 PM > Central Standard Time, > kelly_shindledecker@... writes: > > > > Hi Meredith, > > Welcome. I am fairly new here myself. Do you > live in the US? The > > reason I ask is because about 8 years ago I > took the anti- > > inflammatory Salsalate, a rheumotologist > prescribed it for me. At > > first it was like a miracle, I felt 75% > better within a matter of a > > few days. Unfortunately in my case the great > relief didn't last, but > > I did continue to take that med for a few > years as it did help some, > > but never as much as it did right in the > beginning. The great thing > > was I had no bad side effects from it at all. > I wish you the best of > > luck, and hope that you find relief from the > pain for a long time to > > come. BTW, how long have you had fibro? It > has been almost 13 years > > for me, since I was 26. > > > > I've known that something was wrong for about 2 > years now, but couldn't > figure it out. My grandmother dropped the bomb > on me that she had fibro, and > that it sounded like I did to. > We are military (currently stationed in > Florida) and the doctors here are > VERY resistant to anything other than bladder > infections or colds. So > getting my doc to prescribe anything was a > minor miracle. He's admitted that > I do have a lot of symptoms of fibro and lupus, > but is unwilling to take the > testing any further, though my families doctor > in CA, was very positive that > I have fibro. Unfortunately, this isn't good > enough for the military, so the > fight goes on over here. > I'm trying to take the sasalate only once a > day, when I feel the pain is the > worst, or a bit before I know I am going to > need to do housecleaning, or go > grocery shopping, that sort of thing. To act > as kind of a buffer LOL > I have three kids and homeschool, so I'm > getting used to just dealing with > the pain. But I guess there will come a time, > when " dealing " with it, won't > be enough. > > ~*Meredith/Atl*~ > We're the renagades > we're the people > with our own philosophy > we change the course of history > everyday people like you and me > ~Rage against the Machine~ > ICQ# 107819679 > AIM - Flisleshnitz > MSN - MeredithWhiteOwyl > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 Hi Meredith, My doctor put me on Salsalate when other anti-inflammatories were causing stomach pain (IBS too). Salsalate is very easy on the stomach. Don't be afraid to use it as directed. I think you'll be fine. Joanne --- Flisleshnitz@... wrote: > In a message dated 02/25/2002 5:52:02 PM > Central Standard Time, > kelly_shindledecker@... writes: > > > > Hi Meredith, > > Welcome. I am fairly new here myself. Do you > live in the US? The > > reason I ask is because about 8 years ago I > took the anti- > > inflammatory Salsalate, a rheumotologist > prescribed it for me. At > > first it was like a miracle, I felt 75% > better within a matter of a > > few days. Unfortunately in my case the great > relief didn't last, but > > I did continue to take that med for a few > years as it did help some, > > but never as much as it did right in the > beginning. The great thing > > was I had no bad side effects from it at all. > I wish you the best of > > luck, and hope that you find relief from the > pain for a long time to > > come. BTW, how long have you had fibro? It > has been almost 13 years > > for me, since I was 26. > > > > I've known that something was wrong for about 2 > years now, but couldn't > figure it out. My grandmother dropped the bomb > on me that she had fibro, and > that it sounded like I did to. > We are military (currently stationed in > Florida) and the doctors here are > VERY resistant to anything other than bladder > infections or colds. So > getting my doc to prescribe anything was a > minor miracle. He's admitted that > I do have a lot of symptoms of fibro and lupus, > but is unwilling to take the > testing any further, though my families doctor > in CA, was very positive that > I have fibro. Unfortunately, this isn't good > enough for the military, so the > fight goes on over here. > I'm trying to take the sasalate only once a > day, when I feel the pain is the > worst, or a bit before I know I am going to > need to do housecleaning, or go > grocery shopping, that sort of thing. To act > as kind of a buffer LOL > I have three kids and homeschool, so I'm > getting used to just dealing with > the pain. But I guess there will come a time, > when " dealing " with it, won't > be enough. > > ~*Meredith/Atl*~ > We're the renagades > we're the people > with our own philosophy > we change the course of history > everyday people like you and me > ~Rage against the Machine~ > ICQ# 107819679 > AIM - Flisleshnitz > MSN - MeredithWhiteOwyl > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 Hi Meredith, My doctor put me on Salsalate when other anti-inflammatories were causing stomach pain (IBS too). Salsalate is very easy on the stomach. Don't be afraid to use it as directed. I think you'll be fine. Joanne --- Flisleshnitz@... wrote: > In a message dated 02/25/2002 5:52:02 PM > Central Standard Time, > kelly_shindledecker@... writes: > > > > Hi Meredith, > > Welcome. I am fairly new here myself. Do you > live in the US? The > > reason I ask is because about 8 years ago I > took the anti- > > inflammatory Salsalate, a rheumotologist > prescribed it for me. At > > first it was like a miracle, I felt 75% > better within a matter of a > > few days. Unfortunately in my case the great > relief didn't last, but > > I did continue to take that med for a few > years as it did help some, > > but never as much as it did right in the > beginning. The great thing > > was I had no bad side effects from it at all. > I wish you the best of > > luck, and hope that you find relief from the > pain for a long time to > > come. BTW, how long have you had fibro? It > has been almost 13 years > > for me, since I was 26. > > > > I've known that something was wrong for about 2 > years now, but couldn't > figure it out. My grandmother dropped the bomb > on me that she had fibro, and > that it sounded like I did to. > We are military (currently stationed in > Florida) and the doctors here are > VERY resistant to anything other than bladder > infections or colds. So > getting my doc to prescribe anything was a > minor miracle. He's admitted that > I do have a lot of symptoms of fibro and lupus, > but is unwilling to take the > testing any further, though my families doctor > in CA, was very positive that > I have fibro. Unfortunately, this isn't good > enough for the military, so the > fight goes on over here. > I'm trying to take the sasalate only once a > day, when I feel the pain is the > worst, or a bit before I know I am going to > need to do housecleaning, or go > grocery shopping, that sort of thing. To act > as kind of a buffer LOL > I have three kids and homeschool, so I'm > getting used to just dealing with > the pain. But I guess there will come a time, > when " dealing " with it, won't > be enough. > > ~*Meredith/Atl*~ > We're the renagades > we're the people > with our own philosophy > we change the course of history > everyday people like you and me > ~Rage against the Machine~ > ICQ# 107819679 > AIM - Flisleshnitz > MSN - MeredithWhiteOwyl > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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