Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:09:04 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/51761/1213370611.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/51761 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/1035085  Yesterday was a crazy day. There was good things that happened and bad. My good news is that I dont have to be on Methotrexate anymore!! I am so happy. I feel like it's a burden off my shoulders and also feel like I am getting healthier and better.   It's amazing how different you... Wed, 07 May 2008 11:51:55 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/817842 So today was a pretty good day. I woke up and was a bit congested, but it's going around, so I took some nose spray and went on with my day. Then i got news that I get to help out working at the Academy Awards this year!!! I am so excited that I don't even know what to do. This made my day!!! My dre... Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:05:49 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/759785 Hello! So today has been a pretty good day for me. I came to work feeling pretty good and called my doctor to get results from my appointment last week and it appears that i get to reduce my methotrexate!!! this is great news for me because for a while there they wanted to up the dosage and i felt a... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:47:27 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/732058 Today I woke up and felt pretty good. I got up, and did some errands. It's a beautiful day in Los angeles, and It makes me want to go to the beach. It sucks though, because I am not suppose to sit in the sun so I cannot go to the beach. Sometimes I think this sucks. I love the sun and i've been goin... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:43:05 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/704409 I hop everyone has a wonderful new years and had a great safe holiday. I have just gotten back to work today and I am happy to be here. I have been feeling very grateful for my life and everything that i have. I am so thankful to be employed and have a job in the industry that I love the most. Altho... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:17:29 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/569567 Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I have not been on here in a long time due to my crazy hectic life in Los Angeles. It is a crazy city with crazy people and I love it here, but sometimes it can be too much for me. So the last few weeks have been a bit different for me. I started on M... Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:10:26 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/427221 All I have to say is that I am happy to be alive. Yesterday morning arond 8 am, I was driving home from san diego by myself and a man ran through a red light. He hit my car and my car spun out and crashed into a pole. My whole car is totalled but I got up and walked out with minor injuries. It was t... Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:49:59 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/397893 So I am at work right now feeling pretty good. I have been on the Methotrexate for about 2 months, and had no symptoms really. I guess I am fortunate. I am told that pregnancy can be a huge issue on methotrexate so I decided to try some lo estrogen birth control. I am a little worried because last t... Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:52:42 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/278629 So today I woke up in horrible pain again. Horrible neck and shoulder stiffness. I ve been battling whether or not to take Methotrexate or just deal with a litlte bit of pain but the truth is, its not just a little bit, its a lot! I cannot function anymore and I have decided to try the methotrexate.... Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:13:17 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/178371 Today I woke up again with my hands and arms very sore. I went to the dr. to get blood tests done a week ago and she wants to maybe put me on predisone of Methotrexate. I really dont want to go on either one of those. They are both bad for me, and I want to cure myself the natural way with herbs and... Sat, 19 May 2007 10:42:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/173624 Today I woke up and I am very sore on my arms and hands. Especially my hands. I cant even open my right hand all the way and I have to go to work...I dont know if this is the lupus or the RA that is effecting my hands and joints. This whole thing is so confusing. It frustrates me. I gotta go to work... Wed, 16 May 2007 21:22:50 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51761/journal/171764 I am newly diagnosed with Lupus/ Mixed Connective Tissue Disease. I was also just told my aunt has cancer. I sometimes wonder if things like this will ever stop. I am feeling a bit down today. Most of the day has been good, but throughout the day I tend to have aches in my arms and my hands. They ha... Tue, 15 May 2007 23:11:24 +0100