lam0814’s Profile
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About Me
I'm single, but have a wonderful boyfriend - we've been together 5 years now and doing well. I'm an aunt to 3 nephews and 2 nieces, all are so much fun!
Interests
Hiking, jewelry design, my friends and family.
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lam0814 commented on witchnell’s journal entry Journal Entry for October 12, 2008 10:17am
Hey Helen, we'll miss you. Good luck w/getting all that work done. Love and hugs, Lisa…
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lam0814 commented on RaidersWife’s journal entry Journal Entry for October 12, 2008 10:12am
Glad you are doing well! Lisa…
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lam0814 commented on JillyT’s journal entry Happy Saturday! 10:12am
Hey Jilly - glad to hear Roxy and you are on the mend. I hope all goes well this week. Hugs, Lisa…
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lam0814 commented on Irene777’s journal entry lots of good news! 10:10am
Yeah! Sounds like a great weekend all around. My prayers that life continues to go so well. Hugs, Lisa…
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lam0814 commented on witchnell’s journal entry Journal Entry for October 10, 2008 10:07am
Good grief! Tell those gremlins I said to leave you alone! I hope the headache is gone. Hugs, Lisa…
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this iceland thing has everybody biting their nails it is at times like this i am glad we havn't got a bean between us,at least we have nothing to lose,but i am so sorry for the people like you who have a lot riding on this,as for the weight issue,well i have never been very big,but i have lost nearly a stone over the last six months,i think a lot of it is down to the meds i am on,i feel so nausious all the time i don't seem to want to eat,by the way,i think we have the gremlins in our house, yesterday the home computer started to act up,now tonight the tv has taken on a lifeforce of its own,well i guess all these things are sent to try us,love and hugs,helen.
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hi lisa,i put the laptop on again today and guess what?it won't work,my next door neighbour,works with computers for his living,and he came round to look at it,he said there is definately something wrong with it,and has taken it back with him to sort it out,he said if he can't do it ,he will go to comet with me and tell them himself what the problem is,,,,i read your journal,i do wish you luckwith your weight campaign,i am having the opposite problem with my weight,i am losing it without trying,i am only small anyway,so i will have to keep a close eye on that,love and hugs,helen.
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Thanks Lisa, for the website. I had the surgery only because I had a fifty cent size RA nodule directly beneath the bunion which required surgery to be removed. The doc said to handle the bunion at the same time. Easy for him to say. Thanks again, you know me, I am a trooper and will rise to the occassion and get thru this nightmare! love you sweetie, marcia
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hi lisa,guess what ,my son came home from work and pressed a few buttons on the laptop,five minutes or so later ,up popped the internet,ect,i just have to get the screensaver ect sorted now,but i have sent a written complaint to comet headquarters anyway,wish me luck,i don't want compensation,just fare treatment,love and hugs,helen.
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bless him ,he is laying at my feet at the moment while i have a go on the computer,i don't know how i will get on without him, i try not to think that one day i will, i just enjoy him to the max while he is here.love and hugs ,helen.
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Close Rheumatoid Arthritis
I was diagnosed with RA in March 2007. I started meds (MTX and Plaquenil) soon after. It took about 4 months to feel their effects, but they have helped. I've also had surgery on my right knee (arthoscopic), which helped a lot as well. The knees are still where most of the pain resides, but it's way more manageable. Hopefully someday I'll get to "Pain free!"
Treatments
- Folic Acid Working / Worked
- used to counteract any side effects from MTX...seems to do the trick
- Methotrexate Working / Worked
- I switched to the MTX shot (8cc's per week). This helps prevent feeling queasy, which I would sometime on the oral meds. I have definitely had fewer flares since switching.
- Plaquenil Working / Worked
- It has helped to reduce the swelling.
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