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365Rheum: 2nd Rituximab Infusion
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Thursday, May 3, 2012. My second infusion was April 30th. The infusion was uneventful! Unfortunately, my RA pain levels are the same. The pain is the most severe in the morning (take your breath away), and is a constant all day. It is mostly in my hips, and low back, which makes bending, twisting, sitting to standing, a difficult chore. I am learning to adapt my surroundings and environment more and more to make things accessible to my wants and needs. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A WARNING for RA...
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365Rheum: Are YOU worth it?
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Friday, June 8, 2012. Are YOU worth it? As many of you know, I am a big fan of social media. On twitter the conversations in the RA world often center around the poor doctor care many have received during the course of their illness. There are some days when, if I only based my opinions by what I read on twitter, I would think there are honestly no good doctors out there! Is he worth the mileage to find a new doctor? He will never recover that year of his life! But, you have to commit yourself to doing t...
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365Rheum: Rituxan Reaction Continues
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Friday, April 20, 2012. April 20, 2012 at 7:33 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A blog of 365 pictures, and some words! I refuse to allow RA and Crohns dictate my life. Kidney damage to canines. Ultrasound Guided Cortisone Injections. My Rituximab Journey Continues. I am now in my 11th week of Rituximab therapy for Rhuematoid Arthritis (RA). The differences I have noticed are subtle. Most noticeably is t. A ring that fits. always.and forever. Rituxan Treatment and Infusion Reaction. As many of you...
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365Rheum: My Rituximab Journey Continues
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Thursday, July 5, 2012. My Rituximab Journey Continues. In the meantime, I have finally hooked up with a few fellow positive minded #Rheum patients who take Rituximab. We call ourselves the #RituxanRockstars a term coined by @Peaches42 when she described how Rituximab made her feel (Like a Rockstar! If your doctor and you decide to take the Rituximab journey, be sure to enroll in the Rituxan Experience Program. To assist you with the co pay or co insurance. Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even sp...
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365Rheum: Learning to Live...
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Saturday, May 26, 2012. A long overdue post- I have been busy, learning a new lifestyle of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Crohns. Learning about limits, as well as discovering new hobbies, new friends, and things to keep my mind busy and my life productive. Tissues are unremarkable.". The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10. Pictured is Max, my BFL husband's tracking dog, working to find the glove! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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365Rheum: Good Days, Bad Days, Rheum Days
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Thursday, July 19, 2012. Good Days, Bad Days, Rheum Days. I had a rituximab chemo infusion today, and part of the pre med is a large dose of IV steroid, so I am feeling very good (Steroids reduce the inflammation of RA). However, it also hypes you up, where you can't sleep and you are the energizer bunny! The infusion went very well and I tolerated the procedure better then in the past, now, comes the prayer that it will work! Some days are yellow. A happy face. this is ME, before. And low, low down.
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365Rheum: Do You Overlook Symptoms?
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Sunday, March 23, 2014. Do You Overlook Symptoms? My experience, with Xeljanz is purely anecdotal; this is my. Experience with the drug. Please take the information given for what it is, just one person’s experience, as we all react different to medication. I started taking Xeljanz on April 24, 2013. I had high hopes and I felt relief within a week! My fatigue was no longer an issue, my RA pain and swelling were reducing every day. My blood-work was even correlating with my symptoms! I had an adverse rea...
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365Rheum: A ring that fits.. always....and forever...
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Thursday, April 5, 2012. A ring that fits. always.and forever. I have not posted in a long time. I have been thru another medication that did not play nice with my RAD system. Orencia. Sorry to see you go after only 4 injections. I say, "sorry", because the injection itself was an easy sub q and could be done at home. Basically the Orencia, caused a horrible cough, immediately after injection. we tried " one more time. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
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365Rheum: Day 30, 31, 32, 33, of 365
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Saturday, February 11, 2012. Day 30, 31, 32, 33, of 365. A WARNING for RAD DOG LOVERS. I have been. Not working around my illness, but trying to MOW through it! Thank you Rick for the quote). I have been setting up for a craft sale to sell all of my stamping, and scrapping supplies. I sold about 1/2 of it? Because she knew, I never would call her like that. She told me which animal hospital to go to, Palm Beach Veterinary Specialists. Thank you can never be enough. Kidney damage to canines. I have not po...
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365Rheum: The Drug We Love to Hate- Prednisone
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The Drug We Love to Hate- Prednisone. I mentioned in my last Blog about High Dose Steroids. How many of us with Rheumatoid Arthritis take steroids at high doses to stop a flare? I was extremely swollen and my face was puffy and round. This was around Christmas time. I felt very fatigued, weak and frequently out of breath. I blamed the Cushings and took a lot of rests and naps. After a Bronchoscope I was diagnosed with PCP Pneumonia. ( Pneumocystis Pneumonia. I am now in my 11th we...