Saturday, August 19, 2006
RA Is Not Boring
Without a doubt living with RA is not boring – can be painful, disruptive, disabling, depressing, confusing – but not boring. Living with RA means I have the opportunity to give blood regularly, have regular check ups, and wonder each day “will this be a good day?” A good day is when very few joints hurt and I can open a bottle of water without help.
I don’t mean to sound down, but sometimes I just get down. Then I have to go looking for something to lift me up – it is not in my nature to be sad and depressed. The other day I was reading an article about RA and was greatly encouraged and lifted by what I read. Now days with aggressive treatment early on most people do not become disabled or disfigured as had been part of the past.
My last visit to the doctor was good. Good enough she put me back on sulfasalazine with the plaquenil and methotrexate. My RA has been bouncing up and down. For a month or so the RA slows down, levels off, then comes racing back. My doctor doesn’t want to push my methotrexate up any higher if we can avoid it. So more medicine while I’m feeling better to see if this level will last longer.
Life I said living with RA is not boring.
ElaineH
Without a doubt living with RA is not boring – can be painful, disruptive, disabling, depressing, confusing – but not boring. Living with RA means I have the opportunity to give blood regularly, have regular check ups, and wonder each day “will this be a good day?” A good day is when very few joints hurt and I can open a bottle of water without help.
I don’t mean to sound down, but sometimes I just get down. Then I have to go looking for something to lift me up – it is not in my nature to be sad and depressed. The other day I was reading an article about RA and was greatly encouraged and lifted by what I read. Now days with aggressive treatment early on most people do not become disabled or disfigured as had been part of the past.
My last visit to the doctor was good. Good enough she put me back on sulfasalazine with the plaquenil and methotrexate. My RA has been bouncing up and down. For a month or so the RA slows down, levels off, then comes racing back. My doctor doesn’t want to push my methotrexate up any higher if we can avoid it. So more medicine while I’m feeling better to see if this level will last longer.
Life I said living with RA is not boring.
ElaineH
