Im moving on

Hey everyone. It’s been four months since my last post and just about that long since I’ve had time to read anyone elses. I started this blog in March 2008. Which was probably the lowest point in my life. I’m now five years into this disease and I feel like I have experienced more ups [...]

Meds part 2

Hey guys, Thanks for the feedback. I really really appreciate it! So I’m actually looking for anyone else who is on all four of the following meds. Rituxan, Humira, Methotrexate, and prednisone. I really didn’t word the question right on my last post I’ve been on a combination of humira(or Enbrel), methotrexate, and prednisone. Im currently on Rituxan, [...]

Meds

Has anyone else had experience with a combination of the following drugs? Rituxan Humira Methotrexate and Prednisone as a treatment for their R.A.? I would really love to ask you a few things…….

Fill up

I’m in much better spirits after a great holiday with my family. I had a really good Christmas. One of the best in years. All of my sibling made it, which hasn’t happened in many a moon. I’ve started taking Lyrica and am shocked by how well I’ve slept the past couple of nights. It’s a drastic difference. [...]

Denied

I’m so bitter about health care right now. I’m so bitter that my worth as a human being and the amount of treatment available to me is based on the amount of paper in my wallet. My feet are really bad because of the years my legs were messed up. Now I can’t stand more than a [...]

Another Battle

My life has changed so drastically in the last few months. Sometimes I go an entire week without even thinking about this blog. And when I do, I never have time to update anyway. I have found it both thrilling and challenging to adjust back into the “real world”. The last few years were all [...]

Dreams Deferred

Im going to have to drop my drawing class. Im so crushed. I feel like a part of me just died. I just keep picturing myself when I was eight years old and drawing Disney characters. I wanted to be an animator when I grew up. And my parents used to tell me I could do anything [...]

Cowboy Up

I had a follow up with my surgeon this  week. So, we decided that the hip definitely needs to come out. He says it’s at the end of its life, and I agree. It’s also problematic in that it is keeping my new knee from getting straight. The only thing is that now that Im [...]

Is it finally over?

I finished my post surgery physical therapy. I’ve been doing physical therapy now for almost fourteen months. Almost continuously. So it feels good to be done for now.  My right knee never did get much straighter though. It’s still about ten degrees from straight while I’m standing. It’s frustrating, but it looks like something I’m just going [...]

Small setback

My R.A. is making my drawing class very difficult. While drawing, you need to use your whole arm. Not just your wrist. My professor keeps saying “Draw with your shoulder.” My shoulder wants to yell back “Leave me out of this!” Even the thirty second drawings have been hard for me. I’m trying to grin [...]

My new life

So many little things have been happening lately. I can make it to the living room in time to answer the phone when it rings. I had gotten to the point where I never even bothered attempting it. I’ve stopped watching and monitoring every drop of liquid I drink in fear of needing too many [...]

Hallelujah

I can take showers now. Honest to God, standing up, fifteen minute long normal showers. It’s been so long since I’ve been able to do that. I’m always on a shower seat or in a bath. I know its a very small thing, but it made me feel human again. It must be close to [...]

Back to school

I’ve been out of the loop due to a dodgy Internet card, but I’ve finally gotten a new one. Things have improved alot since I last wrote. My hip pain has decreased. A mixture of physical therapy and drugs are finally giving me some relief. I have been getting out alot lately. It still feels [...]

Ups and down

Its amazing how you can be on top of the world one week, and the next week, R.A. can bring you so far down. The initial relief I felt from my meds have slowly stopped working and Im in the midst of a hard core flare. The last few of my joints that haven’t been [...]

New Knees for Lisa

I just got this link from Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy’s Blog http://newkneesforlisa.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-07-06T21%3A15%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=4 This is from Lisa’s Blog:      After 12 years of living with rheumatoid arthritis, I need total knee replacements I can’t afford. So I decided  to throw myself at the mercy of the internet. Can the kindness of friends, friends of friends, and total strangers [...]