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NR · Last edited by NR on Wed May 03, 2006 6:53 am; edited 2 times in total

So I got checked for Rheumatoid Arthritis yesterday, and I pretty much dominated it. We suspected either that or Carpal Tunnel, and having the latter is way preferable because you can fix it with surgery, whereas rheumatoid arthritis sticks with you, and has no cure. I was looking at Mayoclinic about it while waiting for the blood test results to come back, and their suggestion for coping were totally BS. Seriously, this is the top recommendation:

Cloudcent · 20th Century Boy Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 1192

My father has Rheumatism of the worst kind(entire body), and has since his late 30s. This pretty much sucks for me, because i'm told that genetics can play a serious part in this.

But yeah, seeing him go from a normal, active middle-aged man to a guy who struggles to walk was not an easy thing for me, or anyone in my family.

And though the optimistic quote you mentioned does seem rediculous, it's pretty much all you have. His doctors were saying 10 years ago he should have been bed-written based on the severity of his case, and at 54 years old he's still walking. The only medication an average american can afford for this sort of thing is ibuprofen and aspirin, which he has to constantly be checked for stomach problems as a result of this.

anyway, glad you came out on top. Very Happy

NR · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:32 am Post subject:

Whoa, that sucks about your dad =/
Best of luck avoiding it yourself; it sounds prime crappy.

As for me, we're looking into carpal tunnel tests next. I hear they shoot electricity through your arms and watch how it flops for those. That sounds like something the Mt. Dew commercial guys or cast of Jackass thought up. God bless America.
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savory snax · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:11 am Post subject:

Heath- Not taking Allegra for allergies are you? That stuff is death. It hurt my hands, shoulder, back, and side. There's a reason it's the only allergy medicine they won't prescribe to children or pregnant women.

I take Claritin now and have much less pain in my hands and none elsewhere. Although Claritin has turned me into a zombie who can't sleep at night and am drowsy all day, but I guess that's the lesser of two evils.
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NR · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:23 am Post subject:

Nah, no allegra over here. Good idea for the check though, as I have taken my share of allergy & asthma meds over the years (Claritin, Zyrtec, Singulair...a bunch of other inhalers, sprays, and temporary steroidlike things). Right now I just use Rhinocort nasal spray for allergies and occasionally a Singular at night if I'm feeling asthmatic. Plus an inhaler, but that's not gonna cause my hand/wrist/arm to hurt.

Side note, my doctor kinda sucks at perscibing stuff. I told him straight up that I was allergic to asprin, then he perscribed Ibuprofen 800's for the pain. The pharmacist asked if I had any allergies, then I told her, and she looked at me weird. Of course I'm still smiling like a jackass, but she asked if I told my doctor that...because those two drugs are in the same family...like, as in, Ibuprofen has asprinlike stuff in the mix. So I took one anyway because that's how I roll--always experimenting with dangerous drugs--and it about killed me. I was wheezing, coughin' up phlem, and it felt like my eyes were imploding. Worst thing is, it didn't even kill any pain. =/
My doctor fails.
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NR · Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:34 am Post subject:

Holy crap.

To combat the fact that Ibuprofen makes my lungs collapse, I had to take a bunch of steroids Monday night. Like, a BUNCH to keep my airways open.

Now I'm feeling the effects in other areas. Wow, my balls hurt tremendously. I think I can feel them shrinking from the 'roids.
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RagePirate · Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject:

Dude I've gotten Kawasaki Syndrome, Scarlet Fever, Shingles, I've had a spider bite in the thigh keep me in the hospital for three days. But my crazy medical history can't hold a friggin candle to your last 2 or 3 years. Flippin carpal tunnel?! That's what this old lady at work got last year because she was old. Collapsed lungs!? I'm convinced you're living a secret life that's bringing all this crazy S on you.
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NR · Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:24 pm Post subject:

The collapsed lung is an exaggeration, but yeah, the allergy to Ibuprofen was pretty intense, and I was struggling to breathe. At this point, I'm convinced I'm not suppoed to be alive, so I'm hanging in there just to fuck with destiny.
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Q · Ass sorcerer Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 1034

Okay that's messed.

well how about this horror story?

just recently at work I sliced off a section of my index finger. I was using an exacto knife and .....whoops.....there was blood everywhere.

couldn't even stitch it back on cause it was a clean swipe....NO JOKE....

the doctors are telling me it will take a while to grow back...HOPEFULLY they are right...

LiQuid! · fasta dan a muddafucka! Joined: 07 Oct 2005 Posts: 8942

We need a picture of that...
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Q · Ass sorcerer Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 1034

trust me you don't wanna see it...

Confused

Cloudcent · 20th Century Boy Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 1192

Q · Ass sorcerer Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 1034

well it was a cut on an angle so it didn't hit bone but it ripped a section off...my finger is not a full circle anymore..

LiQuid! · fasta dan a muddafucka! Joined: 07 Oct 2005 Posts: 8942

PIC PLS!
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Q · Ass sorcerer Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 1034

I can't man...there's a bandage rapped around it and I can't remove it until a couple weeks..there's a bunch of medication they put on it including polysporine and stuff..so all you'll see is just a bandage..

LiQuid! · fasta dan a muddafucka! Joined: 07 Oct 2005 Posts: 8942

U can taek it off wussie!
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Owozifa · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject:

It's best to be careful when using those knives. Did you just slip or what?
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NR · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject:

I've started bringing my own keyboard in to work because this one has way softer keys than the ones at work. Those boards SUCK and I chakl up at least some portion o fmy ligering pain to them.

Also, holyshit, type-when-you-talk software is expensive at Best Buy. Time to pirate or hit eBay....
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Q · Ass sorcerer Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 1034

NR · Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 6:51 am Post subject:

Update: Score one for me. Doctors were like "Yeah, you should sleep with a wrist split to ease the CT. Here, we've got one for $60."

I was like "fuck that," and went to Big 5 Sports. They had a single wrist guard (*exactly* the same thing as what the doctor gives you, just with different colors and says "Rollerblade" on it) in a bargain bin for $2.96. I win.
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