|
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Thank you Angie, friend. It was a wonderful day. Every day that I wake up and am able to take nourishment is a wonderful day. Hope you are well. Possi
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
I am so sorry Trudi. I just prayed for you to have relief of pain, peace and good rest tonight. Blessings, Possi
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
thx all. i got a muscle relaxer and it only takes the edge off to where i'm not sobbing my eyes out. nyquil helps to knock me out at night, but on the edge of taking too much. had a gall bladder attack today. yuk. it's bad. can't tolerate the though
|
|
Alternatives
|
|
I was at a strictly vegan no salt sugar or oils added centre. juice was not hard on my stomach. I drank a 24oz glass spread out over an hour span and had 4 in a day. From what I've studied and from my own experience eggs can actually have a negativ
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Happy birthday to Dow and Possi, Have fantastic days!
|
|
Sporting ASKickers
|
|
The Island is great, getting warmer with a hot spell there for a few days. My favourite saying is "I've waited all winter to complain about the heat!" Have you been here?
|
|
Alternatives
|
|
Great, Thank you for your thoughts on this. I am a soon 30 yrs female in good health, doing my best never to have to start taking drugs. Or at least not for long. I thought I would start with a 3-days, then another 7 days a month or two later. Did
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Happy birthday Joyce Hope you have a wonderful day. All the pie you can eat today.
|
|
Alternatives
|
|
Hi Loha, To be honest I did 14 days and I was completely fine..kidneys were working a little hard but not out of the normal range. the only concern is your electrolytes becoming to low..this requires blood tests. even if you were to do a 2 day steam
|
|
Alternatives
|
|
Evan, Thank you so much for posting! I am still trying to figure out whether I will be able to get rid of mine merely by diet. I am at the stage of just realizing that nightshades could be the devil, as well as the starches. Still my usual pain after
|
|
NSD and diet-related;
|
|
Thanks John when you say 'in remmission for a very long time' are you talking years? I have read Carol Sinclair's book and agree with a lot she says. One thing that concerns me is it seemed to me she on occasion substituted starch with junk food l
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Happy Birthday POSSI!!! /Loha
|
|
Surgery
|
|
Interesting - someone must have been checking the medical journals for programme ideas! Good one - and not at all off topic - heck, it's a problem(?) and about to hit an orthopod congress... Await outcomes. Do remember a gastro surgeon with the
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Great post, I'll be coming back to read all the replys...Dinner is almost here! Mine isn't too hard either. Nonnie has been my nickname since I was a baby. My brother couldn't say Wanda. When he tried, it came out as "Nonnie".
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Hi Lorcan it is nice to meet you. I am so sorry about your son having Raynauds. I am sure it gets very chilly in Ireland. Are his main complaints his hands and feet getting very cold with color changes? Has his doctor given him and you some resources
|
|
Surgery
|
|
Hi Molly!! ok - now this is kind of off the topic - but Greys Anatomy(one of my faves) just aired a show a couple of weeks ago about this. One of their surgeons was a carrier. Her surgical gloves were not of the best quality, and she somehow pas
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
That's such great news. I have no experience with Humira, but am on Remicade and have been for 7 years. Good luck, and keep us posted. By the way, did you discuss how it's administered and how long it takes? just curious...my remi infusion is onc
|
|
NSD and diet-related;
|
|
WELCOME, Evan: Very good letter, and I can vouch for nearly everything You have said. I fasted 20 days once and it put me into remission for a very long time, but I very much regret my vegetarian diet, as the AS eventually returned. I only wish th
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Happy birthday, Possi! Friend to all and friend to me! Enjoy everything the day offers you. Angie
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
My silent friend, Dow. Truly have a very magical birthday with magical candles which reveal different delights as you blow them out. My friend, Happy Birthday!! Miss your posts! Ang.
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Naproxen is the one that finally got me after years of NSAIDS and that included Naproxen at different times. So no more NSAIDS. I have a list of drug allergies that would reach to my elbow. I had a reaction to Imuran out of the blue and I had be
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Happy Happy Birthday Dow. Hope you have had a great day!! Possi
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Thank you all!! It has been a great day. I am thrilled to have another birthday. I appreciate and love you all. Possi
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Ouch! Ouchpotato! I'm sorry - just couldn't help it. That was the first thing I thought of... I also take Diclofenac now(twice a day) with few problems. I'm also on Remicade. I've also been on methotrexate for seven years, but right now I'm pulle
|
|
#1 AS Web Support Group
|
|
Was interested to check this out - http://preview.aolbroadband.search.aol.c...20weight%20gain Mix of information but a few do advise that Naproxen does cause oedema which in turn blows one up and weight gain. One response said 1lb per day gained.
|
