rheumatoid arthritis

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Stephannie @stephcjh (38473) • United States 1 Mar 21

I am dealing with some brain fog this morning. Seriously. I have health conditions and take medications also that can cause brain fog. Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia are two of them. Trying to think straight and clear.

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A New Day

Sharon @simone10 (54180) • Louisville, Kentucky 11 Apr 19

Good morning! Even though today is a little overcast, it's warm and I couldn't ask for anything more. I am feeling a little achy because we are supposed to have rain tonight and tomorrow but I'm not complaining. I guess I am...

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Going to the doctor

dismalgrin @dismalgrin (2604) • United States 17 Oct 18

I went to the doctor yesterday. First I got labs taken then they weighed me. I lost 11lbs since my last visit. Goal 72 more pounds. The doctor upped my Lyrica and added a new medication for breakthrough pain for the winter. I have...

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Better Days Ahead For My Brother...Hopefully

Sharon @simone10 (54180) • Louisville, Kentucky 21 Jul 16

My poor brother. He hasn't been feeling good lately. He's had a lot of body aches and his hip and hand have been bothering him a lot. This past weekend, his hand hurt him really bad and it was all swollen. I finally talked him...

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A Lot Of Catching Up To Do

Sharon @simone10 (54180) • Louisville, Kentucky 7 Feb 16

Good morning friends. It's been over a week since I was last on myLot. I have fibromyalgia and RA and I had a really bad flare that left me mostly in bed with a lot of pain. My doctor changed my medication and after about a...

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I Really Don't Want To Go

Sharon @simone10 (54180) • Louisville, Kentucky 22 Dec 15

I have a doctor's appointment this morning and I'm not looking forward to it. I hate going to see the doctor anyway but this is my rheumatologist and I have to go every two-three months. This is the doctor that doesn't know how...

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The Waiting Game

Sharon @simone10 (54180) • Louisville, Kentucky 19 Nov 15

I was finally able to get the long awaited MRI for my back yesterday. I almost had to beg my doctor and he finally gave in and ordered it. I still don't understand why he was so reluctant to order it in the first place. This is...

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Eating habits

HONEYPALS @HONEYPALS (270) • Nairobi, Kenya 14 Apr 13

I read somewhere that cherries have long been used to sooth chronically inflamed joints. It went on to state that cherries are not consistently effective in helping cases of degenerative arthritis, but when used in conjunction...

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There went the nightshade......

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 3 Apr 13

I had to let Dearra down about this gluten free diet. When the doctor said try it for a month, she just assumed that after a month she could eat wheat again. So I told her you'd probably be able to put it back in eventually, but...

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Diets High in Salt May Trigger Multiple Sclerosis...

scorpiobabes @scorpiobabes (7225) • United States 13 Mar 13

or so they say. I was reading that diets high in salt could trigger autoimmune disorders, like rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis. I always salted my foods a bit more, but it was a combination of growing up with heavily...

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How To Feel Beautiful and Worthy with Chronic Pain Disorders

jessielee72 @jessielee72 (37) • United States 22 Oct 12

I am a 40 year old woman that feels 3 times my age due to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Just around 5 years ago I looked great, thin, wore clothes that made me feel beautiful and looked sexy. I worked out every day and...

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I wasnt prepared for this....

theSids @thesids (22180) • Bhubaneswar, India 28 Jun 12

Hi lotters and friends I returned from my health checkup a few days back and the reports have worsened. I am not worried about this worsening thing as I have been mentally preparing myself for the worsening of my...

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I have Foot Pain and It hurts....

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33117) • Philippines 30 Nov 10

Hello Lotters, I don't know how it happen but it's almost two days now that it hurts.I told my mom about it and because it's twice that's it's happened, she is starting to believe it's either Arthritis or Rheumatoid arthritis (...

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ra?

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 8 Nov 10

As many people here know, my husband has been going through a lot of medical problems this year. It started out with kidney stones and two surgeries to treat that. Following that, he's been having a lot of pain and we've been...

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do you suffer from arthritis? what type do you have?

charylady @charylady (419) • Philippines 22 May 10

there are different forms of arthritis and it is important that you know which form you have so that it can be managed properly. for years i have been having episodes of inflammation that would affect my fingers, wrist, toes,...

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Exercise for Rheumatoid arthritis?

sunkernjs @sunkernjs (219) • Philippines 15 Mar 10

What is the best type of exercise advised to patients with rheumatoid arthritis? Please include the rationale.

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How to relieve the pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis?

zfdavid006 @zfdavid006 (28) • China 22 Jan 10

Hi everybody, any doctors or experts in rheumatoid arthritis here? I want some advices to cope with this illness. My mother has suffered from it for more then ten years. She has a pain in her deformed joints all day especially...

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Please help me with your knowledge and suggestion

sweetlady10 @sweetlady10 (3611) • United States 1 Dec 09

I have problem with rheumatoid arthritis. We all know how common and serious the disease rheumatoid arthritis is. I am taking medicine from long time now, as it is a continuous process I have to keep taking those meds. But I want...

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

cyrus123 @cyrus123 (6363) • United States 21 May 09

I told a couple of youall yesterday that I was going to be out of town today and I was. I got back about 6:30 tonight. What it was, I had an appointment with a rheumatologist in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I was a new patient and it took...

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New discoveries about the disease Lupus

wendybrock @wendybrock (131) • United States 29 Nov 08

According to Science Daily, a new finding opens up possibilities for developing drugs to suppress inflammation caused by rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. The study found that cell receptors are the target for anti-inflammatory...

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