Posted on June 25, 2009 by raandme
My knee is healing so quickly! It was so stubborn at first so I thought it was going to be more difficult than the right knee. But some of the exercises I wasn’t even able to do with my right knee until week five, I’ve been able to do with the left within the first [...]
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Posted on June 21, 2009 by raandme
Its been almost two weeks since I have been allowed to start taking my R.A. meds again. Namely methotrexate and Humira. I’ve had two doses of Methotrexate and one of Humira. This is my first attempt at Humira though. But I’m already loving the fact that I only have to have the injection every two [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by raandme
I try to keep up with as many R.A. blogs as I can. Lately there has been a huge influx in the amount of them and I couldn’t be more thrilled. There is something so great about stumbling onto a new blog. There is something so comforting in reading someone else write precisely what you’ve [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2009 by raandme
Today I was finally able to start all my R.A. meds again. After fifteen weeks without anything but Prednisone, I am thrilled.
I had to stop everything before my first surgery. And since everything kept getting delayed, it meant more time without my meds. It was still worth it. My two most painful joints have been [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2009 by raandme
Im finally beginning to feel like myself again. It’s been eight days since my second total knee replacement. It’s been a rough week but Im finally emerging from the fog of medication and pain.
In fact, today I only took a fraction of the pain medication that I have been on the past week.
I had my [...]
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Posted on June 6, 2009 by raandme
Why Physical Therapy is Important
There’s nothing more painful than an injury that requires a surgery, except the actual surgery and the recovery process of course. My brother-in-law met with a really bad accident a year ago; his hip bone was crushed and he had to have a series of reconstructive surgeries in order to be [...]
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Posted on June 6, 2009 by raandme
I had my second total knee replacement Monday. It’s been a rough week. And……that is a huge understatement.
There were some serious pain control issues during my hospital stay. There was a horrible horrible nurse who had some sort of personal vendetta against pain meds. So long story short, I check myself out early after sitting [...]
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