Being off medications
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:54:30 +0100
I hadn't mentioned before, but I had to come off my Enbrel for a while, due
to knee op. Their standard advice is to give up two weeks before and if all
is okay, re-start two weeks after.
I was okay until I'd missed my 3rd dose, and then things began to hurt a
little. This was a week after my op. By 4th mis ...
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Two Weeks On
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:21:55 +0100
Had a couple of enquiries as to how I'm getting on and how the whole TKR
process went on. 2 weeks on from the operation I've been thinking over
the experience.
I had a spinal anesthetic, with a mild sedative. It was strange lying
there and hearing some of the things that were going on. I was far
enough out ...
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Confirmation of Circulatory Arthritis
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:04:19 -0700
Home Based Medical Test For Circulation Problems Causing Arthritis
Take an elastic band .. one which will slightly decrease blood flow to
your arthritic hand or foot .. leave it on while you sleep ..
SEE .. the difference in PAIN from the decirculized joint and the
other nondecirculized joint .. when you wake ...
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Saw this on the ARC site
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:14:53 +0100
Hope it's not another false dawn
http://www.arc.org.uk/news/article/18318917 ...
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General Arthritis Hints & Advice
Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:20:10 +0100
Copied this Post from a June thread in this group, it gives good general
advice & info.
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It helps first to know what kind of arthritis is. If it is
inflammatory arthritis it needs to be in the care of a rheumatologist and
will most likely need a special type of med that will stop the inflammator ...
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OT: Jayne's Cat
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:46:40 +0100
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/128343407048906250traffiklight.jpg
ROFLMAO
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OTP Forgive Grandma for bragging just a bit!
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:42:41 -0500
Montgomery County Junior Miss ( the first step to America's Junior Miss) was
held here in Montgomery this weekend. The contestants spent nearly all day
Saturday with the judges where they interviewed individually with the five
judges. Then the first presentation to the public was Saturday night. My
granddaughte ...
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Back again!!
Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:46:23 +0100
Thanks for all the good wishes, folks.
I'm home again, hobbling round on two sticks. Tired, sore but happy to
be back here.
Cheers for now,
Dave
--
Dave Smith
Wordsmith and yarnspinner, singer and storyteller ...
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Here we go!
Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:30:14 +0100
Just had a phone call from the hospital to confirm they have a bed for
me tomorrow. So I have to turn up there at 7:30 tomorrow morning. By
this time tomorrow I should have a new knee!
Twitching madly!
Dave ...
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Comfy shoes/boots?
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 20:26:29 +0100
Dear all,
You come recommended by a chap in another group.
I'm looking for a sublimely comfortable and springy pair of fairly plain,
black shoes or boots suitable for work. Not office work, as such, but I do a
lot of walking and get very painful feet and heels after a while thanks to
arthritis so I'd like ...
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