Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Okay I need some info. I have just been lurking some lately, trying to work & everything else. But last week I was in the ER with a stomach virus? It was so bad the ER CT my stomach, white count was 16,000 said probably worse from the MTX & sent me home. My RA called for me to get my flu shot & I mentioned this to her. She checked the results & I will be seeing a GI Dr. soon. I did not understand that the inflammation from this disease would also effect my stomach lining, possible heart, lungs, etc.? All of this continued inflammation from PA? If someone could give me some info. or maybe some of your problems were from PA & I didn't realize that it was from PA. Trying to keep my scattered thoughts in the right direction, even though scattered. Love & Prayers (Miss.) [Editor's Note: , sorry to hear you have been so cick. Although PA can affect many organs, the MTX could be at the root of your latest problems. You may need to change medications. Ralk this over with your doctor. Hope you feel better soon. Kathy F.} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Dear , I'm sorry I've been such a lousy pen pal. I hope you are doing ok except for this recent episode. I think of you all the time, and yet keep forgetting to write. Just blame it on brain fog I guess. I'm sorry your stomach was so bad. As far as inflammation goes, my doctor thinks my major vein or artery I guess in my left leg from my thigh to my ankle is affect and inflamed by PA. I've had 3 blood clot tests done and except for being extremely painful from the neuropathy they have all be fine. Yet my leg and thigh continue to swell and are much worse on the left side. (My heart if fine right now since I know left sided swelling is a sign of CHF.) My whole left side is worse though on my whole body for some reason. This is a copy of an article I found on PA and the fact that it does affect more than just our skin and our joints. Psoriatic arthritis is a systemic rheumatic disease that can also cause inflammation in body tissues away from the joints other than the skin, such as in the eyes, heart, lungs, and kidneys. Psoriatic arthritis shares many features with several other arthritic conditions, such as ankylosising spondylitis, reactive arthritis (formerly Reiter syndrome), and arthritis associated with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. All of these conditions can cause inflammation in the spine and other joints, and the eyes, skin, mouth, and various organs. In view of their similarities and tendency to cause inflammation of the spine, these conditions are collectively referred to as " spondyloarthropathies. " The website is http://www.medicinenet.com/psoriatic_arthritis/article.htm if you want to read more on this, I thought it was a pretty good site and really easy to understand. I hope you are doing better today and I promise I'll write soon to your home email address. I hope your Mom is not too sick and your son isn't too far away yet. Take care and know I'm thinking of you. Love, Fran ----Original Message----- From: GKH8704@... [mailto:GKH8704@...] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 8:53 PM Subject: [ ] PA affect on other organs Okay I need some info. I have just been lurking some lately, trying to work & everything else. But last week I was in the ER with a stomach virus? It was so bad the ER CT my stomach, white count was 16,000 said probably worse from the MTX & sent me home. My RA called for me to get my flu shot & I mentioned this to her. She checked the results & I will be seeing a GI Dr. soon. I did not understand that the inflammation from this disease would also effect my stomach lining, possible heart, lungs, etc.? All of this continued inflammation from PA? If someone could give me some info. or maybe some of your problems were from PA & I didn't realize that it was from PA. Trying to keep my scattered thoughts in the right direction, even though scattered. Love & Prayers (Miss.) [Editor's Note: , sorry to hear you have been so cick. Although PA can affect many organs, the MTX could be at the root of your latest problems. You may need to change medications. Ralk this over with your doctor. Hope you feel better soon. Kathy F.} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Hi Fran and , That's interesting. Might be worth looking at the website. PS: There is that coincidence again. Listening to the radio again and just as I read Fran's mail, Santana's, Black Magic Woman comes on...........lol. Take care, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Dear , Ok now I'm confused? Are you calling me a " fortune teller " or someone who practices black magic?...lol. Believe me if I had the answers on the future, I would have gone out of my way to avoid certain arthritis drugs...lol. Well I'm glad you are back. I hope you weren't away because you were ill or feeling bad. When we don't hear from someone if a week or more, I try to think of them on vacation somewhere exotic! So I hope you were on a tropical island somewhere! Take care, Fran Re: [ ] PA affect on other organs Hi Fran and , That's interesting. Might be worth looking at the website. PS: There is that coincidence again. Listening to the radio again and just as I read Fran's mail, Santana's, Black Magic Woman comes on...........lol. Take care, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Hi Fran, Yet again, sorry it has taken so long for me to get back to you. I've not been away. It has been a mixture of me going through a bit of a rough patch with the PA, being busy with other things and the availability of the computer. My daughter needs it quite a lot just now for her University work so that is usually at night. So if I don't manage to get online during the day I might not manage at all. After today you won't hear from me for a while as we are going away on a short break. (Maybe you saw into the future Fran. lol) so I won't be back online until maybe Friday, more likely Saturday. Right..............who was that? I distinctly heard some of you say " Thank God for that! " Come on.........who was it? lol. We are not going too far and it most certainly won't be warm but at least it is a change of scenery. (Wish it was that tropical island you mentioned) So I will try and get through the other mail that I was going to answer before I disappear. Take care, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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