I'll be so glad when tomorrow is over. By noon, I will be so much relieved,
since my appointment is at 10:30. I'm having the one test I've always
feared: bone marrow biopsy. All the stories I've heard give it mega-pain
rating, but I have anemia and the specialist wants to know more about it.
It will be done in the doctor's examination room, and I already told him
I've heard horror stories about this test. He'd better numb me up real
good! Nanny

Joint pain can be caused by any number of things. It can be the result
of an injury or overuse of the joint. If your joint pain is caused by
arthritis, you will need to begin your search for an effective way to
treat it. But, in order to do that, you need to know the symptoms of
arthritis. All forms of arthritis share the common symptoms of severe
pain, loss of range of motion, and a diminished quality of life. What
you will find is that this painful, life altering condition can be
found in any individual at any time of their lives. But, there are
joint pain treatments that can be effective.

hot dang! i feel good today! gorgeous day outside. i feel rested. really
rested. finally. slept well enough the past couple of days (didn't need
sleep aids, just pain relief).

i feel energized today, but know not to do dumb stuff, though i did have to
mop up and sanitize a toilet overflow this morning. i felt relatively pain
free enough to cope with that without my usual buckling from mopping induced
horrendous pain (and took a pain pill afterwards. it did twinge a little,
cuz it was time for a pain pill.) feel like i got myself and my life back!
even if it is a pill induced delusion, i'm loving it. feels good to feel
better for a change!

i know i'm feeling better when i look out my window at my backyard and start
thinking . . . "lime -- to sweeten the soil (which will minimize the acidic
soil mosses and weeds) -- and more grass seed!" no. i'm not nuts enough
to drag out my mini-rototiller and do the job myself. not this time; not
this kid, who knows better.LOL i'm not going to undo this goodness, if
don't have to.

Are there any. I'm sick of waking in the morning, burning up.

Ok, I finally joined the Y. It's all of two miles from my house and
has any number of pool classes and everything else imaginable. my plan
was/is to alternate an easy pool class with the recumbent bike. so
last week i went to my first pool class. i am still recovering from
the experience. I should note that i haven't exercised in about a
decade. My RA is mostly in my hands/wrists, feet/ankles and my left
foot and ankle are totally auto-fused and very deformed. I have a
very gimpy gait. also my wrists are auto fused, tho more flexible than
my ankle. i've had no wrist pain (or very little, anway) in years.