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Hello All

I have had P since I was 15 and PA since 23. I am turning 44 next

month and am sorry I didn't take this disease seriously until I had

so much pain I had to sell my business. I have always been active

and have taken care of business as if this disease never existed.

I have been on most of the drugs you all have mentioned over the

past ten years. Nothing seems to work except for Lodine. I am off

all meds due to an ulcer diagnosed last week. Am in so much pain I

can hardly concentrate on my job at a doctor's office and my family

suffers when I do. I try to exercise but never feel better, just

more stiff.

The RD mentioned a gelling effect that takes place when ever I sit

or am motionless for a time. Sitting down in the evenings is a

nightmare because I know I have to get up. I am so stiff I can

hardly move. There are times when I cannot get out of a car if I

have been driving for any length of time. It effects my entire body.

Does anyone know about this gelling effect? I will ask more Qs when

I return to RD but would like to know if anyone else has heard of

this.

I just moved to Tennessee and have seen a new RD recently but he is

much less aggressive than my RD in New Jersey. Although I hated

being on all the meds, I now know my only choice to combat this is

to find a permanant solution to this PA.