Clufus Update | Arthritis Information

Hi. Noticed a couple of messages out there i appreciate them.

I am doing OK, just would be nice to have a day without some pain. Can anyone with Fibro tell me do you get muscles that go red and are hot and painfull. I mean physically thet whole musckle is red on the skin? Get my Remicade and RH appoingment tomorrow. 1st since Fibro diagnosis. we will see how that goes.

as for fighting the deamon of depression, not so good, did start improving but have stepped back, see my phyc tomorrow afternoon don't know if he will change the drugs or what. looks like i will be on leave of absence from work a little longer.

I don't know why it took 5 years of RA to get here but i am at the real angry stage of why me, what did i do to deserve this.

co-pay bills are starting to pile up. thankfully i have a "friend" that works at a DR office that helps out with some of my drugs.

Later

happy to hear from you! Hope the upcoming appts are productive for you.

No, I have not noticed any redness to my muscles. I mostly just hurt in them or they feel overused. And painful when someone just touches me or pokes me or any pressure like bumping into things. the pain will last for hours or days, and goes deep into the muscle it feels like.

Let us know how the appts go and please keep us updated!

glad you posted! keep up that fight, Clufus....you will win..... never give up.

I can't help the fibro questions..

but know that I am here... pulling for you and keeping good positive thoughts coming your way!!

Good to hear from you Clufus! You hang in there you hear? We all care about you and want you to do well!

If I could send you some pain-free days, Clufus, I would! I don't know anything about the fibro pains you're experiencing. But since it's your muscle, would something like aspercream help? It's probably a shot in the dark, but I couldn't think of anything else other than heat/ice and muscle relaxers/pain killers. I hope the Remicade works wonders for ya.

RA is overwhelming and even when you think you have accepted your diagnosis, there are always those "why me" days - especially when you've been pushed to the brink with pain. There is only so much a person can take. Sadly, when my days are bad I tend to think of when it was worse. I remember when the pain was worse and I thought I could take no more. I compare it to what I'm currently going through and think to myself, "If I handled it being that bad, I can handle this."

Know we are here for you and want you to do better. Keep us in the loop! [QUOTE=clufus] Clufus -

I don't have fibro, but would like to suggest hot showers/baths - thats the only thing that would get the red, inflammed muscles working for me.

Hugs,

Pip