I read the news today, oh boy ... Saturday, it's the big 4-0 for one of the great cultural turning points of our times ... the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely...
"My little finger on my right hand is also active for arthritis ... I am threatening to poke anyone who squeezes that finger a poke in the eye ..." Maggie, I...
Thanks Carrie. I know enthesitis...I just wasn't familiar with the term Maggie used, though. But, she explained it well. Thanks again. Pia carriehockett...
Pia, Enthesitis is the inflammation, and enthesopathy indicates that there is
something going on which is causing arthritis. The swelling could be as
Carrie...
Enthesitis means inflammation at the site of tendon insertion into bone. This is caused directly by the inflammatory process of AS or other rheumatoid...
My WBC's have been low on & off for 20 years, the same with my neutrophils. I don't think it is related to AS however. At one point my GI doc wanted me to see...
My rheumy called over a week ago at 9 p.m. one night (gasp!) to tell me that my hs-CRP had come back pretty elevated, so he thinks there is "something" going...
OH my goodness, no. I was trying to be funny. I realize it didn't come across that way. I put a smiley at the end, but I forgot they don't show up here. I do...
Crystal, maybe you have the pain tolerance level of a man ... and the men you are comparing yourself to, are wussies. LOL I really wasn't trying to start an...
Well, I will respectively disagree. I have a higher pain tolerance than almost any male I know. But that's just my experience. Crystal ... From: spenser23as...
Pia, I get the same thing with my ankles. It might be time to think enthesopathy. Maggie ... From: Olympia Chagouris Date: 27/05/2007 5:08:06 AM To:...
Pia, I am not sure that I have experienced your pain. However, since I have
arthritis in the thoracic spine, there are times when I do get pain if I
have been...
Christi, My present GP believes me. He has seen the blood test results, and he has
seen the x-rays and bone scan. He has the opportunity to see me early in...
"While researchers at Bath University say women feel more pain, experience it in more parts of the body, and more often and for a longer duration compared with...
i don't understand why more doctors don't seem to believe us when we say we are in pain. it really kind of irks me. supposedly women have a pain tolerance up...
Christi, I have the arthritis in my elbows (right is worse), knees, thoracolumbar
spine, hands, feet, wrists, pelvis, cervical spine and lower back. The
doctor...
hello maggie, i had a bone scan about 2 years ago, and it showed that i had degenerative joint arthritis in my hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, knees, hips,...
Hey Cacrla: Hope remicade proves to treat you well!! Glad you had a good holiday weekend...my husband has been trying to get me on the golf course for years....
Maggie: I have never had a bone scan, but I'm glad that you have...it seems they really do identify the arthritic changes well. So many people favor the bone...
Yes, I seem to vaguely recall something similar happening when I first went on Remicade. Think of it as the AS itself being attacked by the Remicade and...
I had another bone scan yesterday, and this time I could feel a real
tingling feeling as the machine went over my body, especially in my right
elbow. Yes, I...
Hey all just wanted to drop a line to let you all know I got my second Remecade treatment today and so far so good.The last treatment acted as tho it pissed...
thank you spense. my brother in law that just passed away, used to call his neighbor every memorial day to thank him. the neighbor had been in the military...
Very well said Spenser. Ann ... From: spenser23as To: Spondyville@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 8:19 AM Subject: [Spondyville] Memorial Day Enjoy...
Enjoy the holiday everybody, but please also take a brief moment today to remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their...
Robin, Thanks for the link My husband was a football trainer and He remembered some of it but the link put it all together. My feet hurt so much some days that...
I have also read about the taping of the foot and I adapted a different form
since I am not much good with taping. I have an ankle brace (in fact I have
two of...
When I complained about my heel and arch pain to my doctor, he said it was plantar fasciitis and gave me some exercises for stretch the Achilles tendon and...
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