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06/27/2012 08:30 AM
Clarita
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Shay- keeping you in my thoughts as well as asking heaven to tremendously bless you right now! Hope the news will be good news re the RA yet come what may know that you have all of us here to lean on for support, okay!

Keep us in the loop!

Healing light to you , may it be so!

Super gentle soothing hugs, love Clarita

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06/27/2012 12:09 PM  Top
shayluna
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Thanks to all of you. I'll let you know how things go in July. Today is really rough for me. I'm in a lot of pain and simply exhausted. I'm going to call in for work today, I just don't thin I can handle it. I hate calling in, it almost makes me feel guilty. I have a good work ethic and have always taken pride in the fact I didn't call in much (2-3 times a year). I've missed a couple of days a month lately because of this. Hopefully the guilty feeling will go away.

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06/27/2012 01:58 PM  Top
Herblady
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Shay, hugs to you...and don't stress too much if dx with RA...I was dx with it 6 years ago...and the meds are very scary....but it's so important to get treatment started as soon a possible if it is indeed RA....took me awhile to wrap my mind around that...tried lots of herbs/homeopathy but didn't stop the destruction...so am "eating my posion" as I say....and thank goodness it's there for me to eat! I had to remind myself it's the quality of life I want to live, not the quanity....helps alot when you can remember this.

I was just dx with Fibro after a serious neck surg. in Feb...so this is new to me...there's another site on here for RA, very good to read other's posts and answers...and they too are kind............btw I also work full time....as a cardiology nurse....have difficult days but always/mostly push through them....hang in there...

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06/27/2012 02:30 PM  Top
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Herblady, working full time is very difficult right now but I do push through it until I just can't push anymore. Today was one of those days where there was nothing left to push. I do want my quality of life to be improved, it's gone downhill significantly in the last few months. Some of the meds are scary, but I'll take the chance if they keep me mobile and active. I'll look into the RA group, it should be a good one if it's anything like this one.

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06/27/2012 10:12 PM  Top
shayluna
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First of all, I am not over dramatizing things in my mind. I was getting my thoughts and feelings out which can be very difficult for me. If the blood test coming back abnormal wasn't anything to be concerned with then why is my rheumy looking into this further? There is a lot more to this than what I posted. I've been dealing with abnormal joint pain for a few years. I've had blood tests, the test for carpal tunnel 3 times, and x-rays last year then on Monday. It's taken me a long time to get to this point so I think I'm being reasonably concerned about my health and body. I'm taking this one day at a time and will see what comes of it next month.

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06/27/2012 11:03 PM  Top
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So sorry it's all upsetting you.

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06/28/2012 11:48 AM  Top
MoiraWolf
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Shay, I'm sure Swelter wasn't intending to say YOU were over dramatizing. Just saying (to sum up) not to sweat it til the doctor interprets it and you know if it's really something to be worried about or not.

I tend to panic when I hear "it may be this or that" too. Sometimes, the panic is warrented. Most of the time it's not. And of course you should be concerened, it's YOUR health. It's hard not to freak out when you hear words like RA or Lupus, or Cancer, or some unpronouncable condition!

One day at a time, that's all you can do. Learn what you can before you go in to see the doc, so you can ask good, solid questions and understand the answers when he gives them (nothing irritates me more than a doctor who insists on using his mile-long medical school words and seems to want you to be suitably impressed by those).

Let us know how the visit goes and what the doc says!

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06/28/2012 11:59 AM  Top
shayluna
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Swelter didn't say much, it was jackie that kind of got on my nerves. I could have taken it wrong, last night was rough. I really don't think my rheumy would have said anything about possible RA unless he really believed it's a cause of my pain. He seems very good and is great about telling me in plain english what's going on. The last month or so has been tough for me and Monday was just more on the pile so to speak. It will get better and one day at a time is all I'm going for right now.

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06/28/2012 02:51 PM  Top
Herblady
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Shayluna, hang in there, and it's good to get things out in the open....and Mo is right, write down your questions before your July visit....no matter what the news is....I tend to forget most of my questions once I get there if I don't write them down...keep researching, and asking questions...we are all here for you.....it's like losing someone, we all go through our denial, anger, grief and finally acceptance phase...well maybe acceptance?/ LOL I still have denial and anger issues at times....and it's been a long time now....chin up...and keep us in the loop...hugs
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