Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Posted June 3, 2006 > I was dx quickly with RA when I had a month of a finger being swollen > and a wrist with severe pain. This was quickly followed by ankle pain. > > Now, I wonder if I had any permanent joint damage because I didn't > start the drugs that prevent it sooner. Does anyone else worry about > that? > > I do think my DR. sent me immediately to an RA specialist that time > because I once again told him of my family history of RA. I remember > my DR saying they using wait a few months to see of the symptoms go > away. Heck, I'd been bed ridden in a few months if I hadn't start RA > meds within 6 weeks (took that long to get my initial appt with RA > Dr). As it was, it took more 6-8 months to get the meds to a point > where I wasn't in a lot of pain with several joints ususally swollen. I've worried about permanent joint damage, too. Even tho mine doesn't show up on xrays, I *know* they're damaged because they hurt. And I agree, another couple of months and I'd have been bed ridden, although I was halfway there already. It's so frustrating to me that it was so hard to get a dx, and others on this list have had it so much harder than I. I'm shopping for a new PCP, tho, because she's been dismissing me for years now. I think she thought I was a hypochondriac because I was always sick and she couldn't find anything actually *wrong* with me. Then when it turned out I had RA, she didn't say a word about it. I figure I need someone who knows about our unique troubles. I'm tired of dealing with someone who doesn't have a clue about our meds and needs. I know a lot of you have been thru much worse... Hope your RA is relatively under control now Quote
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2009 Report Posted May 29, 2009 Hi , She is doing ok, still very itchy and has skin flares(atopic derm).. Her asthma is a little better and no hives for a while so this is very good. Thank you for asking. How are things with you? How is your mom? Jean On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 11:11 AM, <carrie72583@...> wrote: > > > how is your daughter doing? > > ________________________________ > From: Jeannie Sheehan <fgigles55@... <fgigles55%40gmail.com>> > < %40> > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 8:16:40 PM > Subject: Re: [ ] nurses and needles > > Hi , > > The purpose of my quesiton wasn't to put down nurses, I just wanted to > know if the pain my dd was experiencing was normal. The pain wasn't from > the needle prick and it hurt for quite some time after the shot was given. > My daughter has had injections of medications before and recieved allergy > shots for a while and nothing caused her the pain these shots did. I just > wanted to make sure it wasn't something I should be concerned with. > > I am also very grateful that my daughter is able to receive these shots > and know there are many who aren't so fortunate. Jean > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:57 PM, <carrie72583@ .ca> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I am a nurse and a moderator of this board. I would like to take this > > chance to thank all the nurses out there, my colleagues and others, for > > their dedication to the profession in honour of Nurses' Week (ok it was > last > > week). It goes without saying that there are good nurses and bad nurses > > just as there are good lawyers, bad lawyers, good mechanics, bad > mechanics. > > No certified nurse would use an 18 guage needle to inject subcutaneously. > > They would have to use it like a dart gun if they were going to do so. > Let's > > face it. Injections hurt. Not all the time but they do involve sticking a > > foreign object and a foreign substance into a space that is not really > > designed for this. The pain is generally short lived. I think we should > all > > be pleased to bits that we have access to this medication in the first > place > > and focus on all the great things it allows us to do. There are many, > many > > people out there who would give their right arm for access to the > > care we have so I think we need to put things into a bit of perspective. > As > > things go, we generally are all very lucky. > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ > > Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet > > Explorer® 8. Optimized for Get it Now for Free! at > > http://downloads. / ca/internetexplo rer/ > > > > Quote
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