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  Quote buckeye Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 November 2009 at 7:18am
Hi Joan
 
its nice to meet you!!!  Im sorry you didn't have the opportunity to share the board with your friend Shug...we'll miss her
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  Quote Abazina Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 November 2009 at 8:59am
Originally posted by lorrie

Joan, have you had any bad side-effects from Arava?

Hi Lorraine, a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I am one of those fortunate few who have few-to-no side-effects from any medications prescribed for me. However, I did have a few weeks of GI disturbance soon after beginning Arava. I was forewarned and immediately increased my fiber intake, upped my fluid consumption, and increased my exercise. Within a couple of weeks the situation stabilized and except for some set-backs when I engage in dietary lunacy find the medication to be very effective in combination with Enbrel and Plaquenil.

Thanks for the welcome. Hasta la vista, Joan
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  Quote Abazina Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 November 2009 at 9:13am
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[QUOTE=milly] I hope that the plaquinil helps.

Hi Milly, Plaquenil has been both my and my RD's drug of choice for SS for several years. I attempted to discontinue it a few months ago with dire results: a corneal abrasion and subconjunctival hemorrhage. I also experienced oral lesions and a compromise of mucous membrane integrity, orally and nasally. All resolved within several weeks of resuming Plaquenil therapy.

Plaquenil does help. As do protective eye wear, moisture preserving nighttime goggles, frequent use of artificial tears and saline nasal spray, and, here in the desert, it is important to have a humidifier!

Thanks for your welcome. Joan
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  Quote Abazina Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 November 2009 at 9:33am
Originally posted by buckeye

Hi Joan
 
its nice to meet you!!!  Im sorry you didn't have the opportunity to share the board with your friend Shug...we'll miss her

Thank you Buckeye, the pleasure of meeting-up is all mine. I too will miss Shug: I regret not having more time to know her.


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  Quote Whispered Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 November 2009 at 6:38pm
hi welcome to the board! You make the place where you live, sound beautiful and peaceful.
 You were so lucky to have actually known shug.
Bright Blessings~ and glad to have you here :)
Follow your bliss~ and add:
Prozac~(bipolar), embrel, folic acid,,Mobic,valium, darovcet, vicodin and atarax
liptor & Exhaustion! :P lol

~follow your bliss~

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