rheumatoid arthritis

A Lot Of Catching Up To Do

@simone10 (54187)

Louisville, Kentucky

February 7, 2016 8:20am CST

Good morning friends. It's been over a week since I was last on myLot. I have fibromyalgia and RA and I had a really bad flare that left me mostly in bed with a lot of pain. My doctor changed my medication and after about a week, I am no longer in pain which is such a great feeling. He seemed to think that my pain was from fibromyalgia and he put me on Savella. It took about a week but now I think it must be a wonder drug because I am not in any pain. I haven't felt this way in years. It does make me tired but I can handle that. About a week ago we had Daisy spayed and the poor little thing had a rough time of it. She was in so much pain that she would try and lay down with just her head and shoulders down and her stomach up in the air. She wouldn't eat either but the doctor said this could happen. Fortunately after about a day and a half, she was back to her old self. I have been having to watch her because she is so hyper and we didn't want her busting any stitches. I say stitches but she only had stitches on the inside. On the outside, she had some kind of glue and I have been watching her every move so that the glue wouldn't come apart. She has been healing really fast and I think in another week, her incision will be completely healed. So, what has everyone been up to lately? Anything exciting? I have so much to catch up on today but I am looking forward to it. I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!

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@LadyDuck (471969)

• Switzerland

7 Feb 16

Poor little Daisy I feel so sorry, I can imagine how depressed she was. I hope she is healing quickly.

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@LadyDuck (471969)

• Switzerland

8 Feb 16

@simone10 I am glad she is better now, we feel so sorry not being able to help.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

9 Feb 16

@LadyDuck So am I. Looking at her now, you would never know she had anything done. Dogs recover so much better than humans do. If we had the same procedure, there is no way we would be up running around two days later.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

It broke my heart to see her in so much pain. She just couldn't get comfortable but thankfully she was feeling better the next day.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

7 Feb 16

It is great hearing from you. Glad that you and Daisy are on the mend. Poor girls!

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

Thanks! You would never know now that Daisy was feeling so bad just a little over a week ago. She is back to her normal self.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

8 Feb 16

@simone10 So glad to hear it! Hope you are well, too.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

7 Feb 16

Sorry to hear about your condition.

But i am glad you have returned finally.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

Thanks! I am so happy to be back and hope I have no more sickness that will keep me away.

@aju007 (1460)

• Thiruvananthapuram, India

7 Feb 16

Gald to hear that you are feeling well now. Welcome back again to mylot. And I hope Daisy gets well soon. Its been a usual sunday for me. Nothing special happened.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

Daisy is fine now, you would never know that she felt so back just over a week ago.

@Shavkat (140102)

• Philippines

7 Feb 16

I do think that dull aching pain is so troublesome. Why don't you try to avail some physiotherapist for your musculoskeletal condition. It might also relieve the pain.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

Right now, this new medication is working great for me so I will stick with it.

Linda Cann Pearson

@LindaCPearson (2240)

• United States

7 Feb 16

Sorry to hear about your and Daisy's troubles but glad to hear you are both recovering. Mildred the Cat sends her regards to Daisy!

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

Thanks you Linda and Mildred! Daisy is back to her normal mischievous self. She recovered rather quickly.

@gaiza12 (4884)

• Philippines

7 Feb 16

Glad to hear that you and Daisy are doing good. Hope you feel much better in the coming days. I believe I needed more of the catching up. Just recently learned that myLot is back to the paying site that it used to be. I try to go back to some of the post but with the busy schedule I have, I don't think I'll be able to catch up real soon.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

It is always so hard to catch up whenever you have had time away.

Nezavisima Deskata

@nezavisima (7408)

• Bulgaria

7 Feb 16

will make up for a friend. There is no more important than that all are alive and healthy in the first place and then work and play. When everything is wrong with you you can not help but catch up.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

Yes, when you are away from myLot, there is always a lot of catching up to do.

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@nezavisima (7408)

• Bulgaria

8 Feb 16

@simone10 absolutely true. Because here there is always a lot of work and writing.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

9 Feb 16

@nezavisima There really is a lot of work to do but I love it. It's fun interacting with everyone.

@Carmelanirel2 (8084)

• United States

8 Feb 16

Welcome back, I wondered what happened to you, since I have been here almost every day now. I am so glad you got help for your pain and that Daisy is is good.

What exciting news do I have? Well, I only need to polish one more synopsis and I will be ready to start submitting to agents and last Friday I received my diploma in the mail.

And, though I really didn't want to go to a doctor about my foot, I have a friend who also doesn't do meds and suggested a doctor. I made an appointment for Tuesday, so I have faith that I will be back dancing again...

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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)

• United States

8 Feb 16

@simone10 Oh yeah, I am going to frame it and would like to hang it near the computer while I am writing.

As for this doctor, my friend said she is really good and my friend said she was pain free for a year now.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

9 Feb 16

@Carmelanirel2 Thats a great idea. That way you can see it every time you are on the computer. Let me know how the doctor visit goes.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

I am so happy for you about your book! I know you must be so excited. Are you going to frame your diploma? I would. I am glad that you are finally going to go to the doctor about your foot. Hopefully he/she will find out what is wrong and be able to treat you for it.

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@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

7 Feb 16

I was so worried about you, I am glad you are back. I need to get your email address so that I can contact you, no I am not a stalker lol Just a worrier. I am sorry you were down and out with the pain but very glad that the new medication is so effective.

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@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

8 Feb 16

@simone10 Thank you I would like that and I am so glad you are pain free, what a miracle.

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@marlina (154131)

• Canada

7 Feb 16

So happy to hear from you, I was wondering what was wrong. Glad that the new pill is helping you a lot.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

It has really been a godsend for me. It took about a week for it to start working but it has made such a big difference in how I feel.

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

7 Feb 16

I'm sorry that you have been in so much pain, I did wonder where you were. I'm happy that you are feeling so much better. I'm glad that Daisy is healing, it must have been hard for you seeing her hurting.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

It was very hard for me to see her in so much pain. It just broke my heart because she is normally so fearless and active.

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@fawkes62 (1276)

• United States

8 Feb 16

I haven't been on much lately either. I've been either busy or not feeling like being on the computer. It's great that you are feeling better and hopefully Daisy will keep healing quickly too.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

9 Feb 16

Thank you! Daisy is fine now. Her incision is almost completely healed. I'm feeling better also and wish it was spring so that I could go out and walk and enjoy the weather more now that I am better.

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@whiteream (8567)

• United States

7 Feb 16

I am glad, you posted, I was starting to worry about you. Glad you are feeling betting. I hope Daisy is doing better. Take good care of yourself and Daisy.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

Daisy is back to her normal self, into everything...lol.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

10 Feb 16

@whiteream Yes they really are. I love the breed and wish I could have a house full of them, but only adults, not puppies. Daisy broke me of ever wanting another puppy...lol. Talk about stubborn and so energetic. I'm getting too old for puppies.

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@whiteream (8567)

• United States

9 Feb 16

@simone10 That's a dachshund for into everything but aren't they little angels?

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@GreatMartin (23672)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

8 Feb 16

Right now I feel like I will never catch up!! Have about 45-50 comments to respond to and go to their pages!!

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

I don't know about you but I hate being behind on comments and notifications. It just drives me crazy.

@Marilynda1225 (83062)

• United States

7 Feb 16

Glad your new medication is working and that you aren't in pain. Aww poor Daisy...she must have been wondering what the heck happened to her. Glad she's back to her happy self

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

I know, she probably was wondering why I left her there for someone to hurt her.

@PainsOnSlate (21852)

• Canada

8 Feb 16

I am feeling sad for your pup, I hope she is feeling better very soon.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

She is back to her old self now. You would never know that she had such a difficult time.

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@JudyEv (341742)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Feb 16

I'm sorry you had such a rough time. It is good that your pain has gone though. And poor Daisy. Fancy her trying to sleep with her tummy off the floor - that's sad.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

It was so sad watching Daisy in so much pain and trying to keep her stomach off the floor...well actually her bed. We couldn't give her any pain medication until the next morning because they had given her something at the vet before she left.

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@Lucky15 (37374)

• Philippines

8 Feb 16

awww, now i know why i haven't see you lately ma'am. good luck on catching up :)

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Feb 16

Thank you! I am hoping that I will be well for a while as I was out for a week when I had the flu and now this.

@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

4 Jan 18

Can something else be done for what you have or just medication? Can it get better? I am sorry about how hard it was for Daisy. I remember when I spayed my cat that I had before Sophie. I put a mattress on the floor for the dog the cat and myself. She would go off teh mattress and I would bring her back to it.