November 2008

• rheumatoid arthritis - by Jan - (Mon, Nov 17 2008)
  I was initially diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2004. i had erosions in both of my shoulders which resulted in my having surgery to my right shoulder twice I was put onto methotrexate and have been on it for 4 years. however after 4 years my rheumatologist decided that she had misdiagnosed me and that i didn’t have RA after all. she wanted to take me off all my medication and said that she thought i had osteoarthritis instead. she was unable to answer my questions when i asked her why the sudden change in diagnosis. i asked her to explain how i had come to have erosions in both of my shoulders and why I had evidence of high inflammation in my blood at the time of my original diagnosis. she could not answer any of my questions and i refused to let her take me off my medication as i was feeling very unwell and in a lot of pain. 4 months after her revelation my routine blood tests have now shown that their is inflammation in my blood yet again and at a higher level than when i was first diagnosed. i am very confused, upset and frightened. how can i trust my rheumatologist to do the right thing, when she has decided that i do not have rheumatoid. i am seeking to get a second opinion. I wonder how many people have been treated the same way i have been treated. [more..]
• Morning Backache - by berry l. - (Tue, Nov 04 2008)
  I once got over “morning backache” after being injured in an ambulance wreck after a plant accident. I just did flexibility exercises and curls before going to sleep. However at 66 yrs old it has come back !! [more..]