Thought I had beaten the beast

Things were going so well. I thought I had beaten this beast of a disease. But last night proved wrong. Why is it revving up it’s torture engine again?  Why is this happening? For the past 2 days I had a very slight rash on my stomach, thought it might be due to the chlorine in the pool…

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So happy ! Back to life

Everyday is wonderful!  Life is great!  I have been doing awsome! No fevers, no throat pain, no rahses, no vomiting, just a bit of joint tenderness in the knees, wrists, and  in the shoulders, along with the soles of my feet feel like on fire, but this is fine. I am taking UUGH…rather gulping down…

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Feet feel like on fire

It must be the methotrexate. It has to be. What else could be causing this  pain??  It feels like the soles o my feet ache and burn!  All day, all night, sore feet, feels like walking on broken glass.  And they are so swollen. I purchased 2 wooden shoe stretchers online. I have been cranking them…

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Remission

I have been doing well.  I don’t have any pain, I don’t have any fevers. I occasionally have sore joints in my hands when I wake up in the morning. They feel stiff and thick, and the soles of my feet feel tender (?).  Strange.  But other than these minor irritating things, I feel normal,…

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What will a cold do?

I had a sore throat last night.  I have the sniffles and I feel extremely fatigued this a.m. Great.  Where did I catch this cold coming on??  Either from my neighbor who was sneezing all over the place and then told me he was very sick, or from the nurse who said she didn’t feel…

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Easy does it

I have been feeling great!  The steroids are tapering down and the methotrexate is doing it’s thing, I guess.  I have energy and I sleep really well.  I went for blood tests Monday to check Medrol levels, ferritin levels, etc. We will see where the ferritin level is now.  Hopefully, back to normal.   I am…

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Bloated Face

I hate what these steroids are doing to my face  😦   My face is so round and my cheeks look so fat and pudgy.  But  really, I am grateful that I am no longer feeling ill and that I am alive.  Although, I did have a minor setback on Saturday when I ran around looking…

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