Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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