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I discovered something a little disturbing this afternoon. First of all, for background information, I should point out that because of the rheumatoid arthritis I’ve been gifted with, I have been taking prednisone for the last 10 years. The dosage has been as high as 40 mg/daily and as low as 2 mg/daily, but it […]

I just read a blog post in which the blogger was complaining about needing to lose weight and saying that she was starting the South Beach Diet Phase 1 (again).
It pains me to admit this, but between the side-effects of my daily medicinal cocktail, the fact that I am SO on the wrong side of […]

The rheumatologist did tell me the other day that he’s going to start me on a medication called Methotrexate. I seem to remember that about 4 and a half years ago, the other doctor had me on that same drug and, when I quit taking it, there was no noticeable difference at all.
Ya know […]

It dawns on me that I rambled on in my last post about why about why I hadn’t seen a rheumatologist in so long because I didn’t have insurance and I never got around to telling you what he said. I’m sure you’re on the edge of your seat with anticipation, so here goes: […]

The other day I actually saw a rheumatologist for the first time in about three years. I pretty much quit going to the rheumatologist back in December of 2004 when I got laid off from my job and lost my family life insurance. I was given the option of continuing the insurance through a plan […]

I’m sure most of my readers are at least mildly familiar with what Rheumatoid Arthritis is. It’s been shown on television and in the movies enough. Anyone remember Fred Sanford?

My sister-in-law was gracious enough to drive me the three hours or so to see my heart surgeon today. I’ve discovered that the arthritis in my knees makes it absolutly no fun whatsoever to be in the back seat of a car for extended periods of time.