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Welcome back!I could probably finish my list of 100 things that piss me off just with what happened yesterday.
I got up in the morning to discover that my computer had locked up during the night (I usually leave it on all the time). I tried three times to reboot it and every time Windows […]

I’m thinking I may need to find a different rheumatologist. The last time I saw him (in May) he told me that if the current mix of medications didn’t start working better for me then he would try something different this month - something that involved a monthly IV. He then told me that I […]

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 […]