Betty, Just be careful what you use for toilet paper. When my dad was very young, he used poison ivy leaves. Spent three days laying across his bed on his...
In a message dated 12/1/2006 7:54:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, tiregoddess2@... writes: Betty, Just be careful what you use for toilet paper. When my...
Yeah. It's one of the stories he told us that has always stuck with me. He was too young to know what it was. But he never forgot!! Crystal ... From:...
Since folks are talking about the weather, I thought I would chime in this morning... I am sitting here in my apt, while yards a way at the VI National Park...
It's the Christmas season! Why not take a break from shopping or shoveling snow and join your fellow Spondys at our weekly Spondy Cafe chat session, this...
Hi Everyone, My name is Kelly. I am 20 years old. I was diagnosed with AS about a month ago. I've had horrible rib pain for the last year and a half, and they...
In a message dated 12/1/2006 8:22:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, munchkn430@... writes: Hi Everyone, My name is Kelly. I am 20 years old. I was diagnosed...
Hi Kelly, Welcome to Spondyville. I know what you mean about feeling as if you have your Life planned out and now AS comes along and changes everything....
Hi guys, I tried the chat room and after a few minutes, I got disconnected. I couldn't get logged back into the room. I'll try again next week. I still have...
Hi Kelly, Welcome to Spondyville. I was diagnosed with AS at the beginning of this
year, and I am 52!! I think that you should be thankful that you have had a...
... first ... a ... Hi Kelly, I'm glad you found us...and sorry you had to! You have a lot of great questions about making this adjustment and I wanted to...
Utilization Reviewer is a health insurance company's euphemism for an accountant, or bottom line guy. This happens sometimes, especially in the beginning...
Hi All, My apologies if this has already been posted, but... There was a new genetic study announced in SpondylitisPlus that aims at narrowing down the genetic...
Friends, I went to my rheumy on Thursday the 30th and rejoiced at how Enbrel was helping me in my walk with AS. She was happy with the fact I was asking more...
Gigi, You have encouraged me that Enbrel is working for you. I went to my rhumey yesterday, and we decided my current medicine isnt work and we need to take a...
Lyrica is often used for the pain associated with shingles or Fibromyalgia....so it may help with the pain associated with AS. This is definently worth looking...
I am using Lyrica. It is for neuropathic pain rather than as an anti-seizure
medication. I have had excellent results at the lowest dose. It does a
better job...
A friend sent me this: MOLECULE LINKED TO AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE RELAPSES IDENTIFIED AT STANFORD STANFORD, Calif. - The ebb and flow of such autoimmune diseases as...
I want to say thank you to Yvonne, Kelly, and Maggie for being such troopers and rallying around me during this trying week of my life. I love the cold...
Hi Gigi, What was your level of Lyrica? The most that I have needed is 150 mg and as
soon as I felt better I tapered back to the 75 mg. I needed higher and...
Maggie, I was on 75mg of Lyrica. If I remember correctly it was once a day. My father-in-law had problems with it as well. He suffers from a form of ...
Why dash through the snow with all those annoying bells on bobtails incessantly ringing? Instead you could sit in your cozy room with chestnuts roasting on an...
Gigi, Keep a food diary and note which foods have that effect, make sure that you
tell your doctor about such reactions. I vomit when I have tomato and...
Maggie, I appreciate your words of encouragement. I am sorry that certain foods you eat cause you sickness and (embarrassment). I don't have any of that...
Hi Gigi, I am glad to hear that your reaction to those foods is swelling and pain,
rather than vomiting ;-). However, swelling can be a lot more serious than...
Just letting you all know that I have a fracture in my tailbone. Fortunately
this time I have enough knowledge regarding the physiology of the body so
that I...
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