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I have RA and I'm on pain medication to help me at night so that I can sleep. However there are days like right now when the weather changes and I hurt so bad that I have to take the pain meds every 4-6 hours as prescribed. I worried that when I have my procedure on Monday that my body will be so used to the pain meds that it will not help the pain from the surgery? Can anyone relate? Right now it hurts to just function on a daily basis, once I have my surgery I hope to get back on the Methotrexate.
Cathy
I have very bad arthritis where I can barely walk. I take 2 naproxen a tramadol as well as 2 aleve and a mobic and Im still in very bad pain....I dont know what to do.
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I am in PT also for my knees, but they are really sore. Can you give me a brief description of some of the exercises that you do and how many times per day.
Thanks
Hello,
Did you have the sleeve because of your arthritis and the ability to handle more arthritic medication? I'm worried if I have the RYN that I won't be able to take many meds and I have severe arthritis in my knee...
Thanks.
Never heard of it and none of my WLS friends have either. Thats about 20 of us.
Have you talked to your doctor about Tramadol. It is prescribed for arthritis. I take it and do not need to take Prevacid etc.
TAKE YOUR VITAMINS
I got out of the habit and became extremely deficient in B12 and D. If you get below 400, I think it is, of B 12 you will have issues with brain function; forgetfulness; foggy thinking etc. If this goes on long enough it becomes permanent. Both are easy to bring back up which I did. But once was not enough for me. I once again got lax about taking my vitamins and last week I told my doctor I was forgetting to take them. she did a blood test and told me the reason I was forgetting was because my b12 was low again and then she said something I had not heard before. First comes the brain function issues then comes death. Got my attention. The b12 results she got in her office but the D had to be sent off. Yep it was low also. I am now on RX vitamin D for 8 weeks then back to my regular amount DAILY. It was so stupid of me to stop them. After 7 years out I just got lazy.
on 9/22/13 3:09 am
Most pharmaceutical companies have patient assistance programs for those that cannot afford their meds. Go to the cymbalta website and you'll find a link to their program.
i will try to finish my post quick, this site keeps going to different pages. Disability takes about six months, for meds contact the company that manufactures the med you need. ask for the patient assist department. your doctors office can do this for you, you can get most meds free or reduced. cleaning you house, in CA we have IHSS (in home support services) contact you locale social services office, or the department of aging. as for your son, take care of yourself, you are no good to anyone if your no good to yourself. get your weight loss surgery, join a support group for that, I have heard that CoQ10 really helps to reduce hair loss. Get your degree, send invitations out to your family (including your ex, let him see your better off than before he left! ) Then enjoy the new you and your new life. Good Luck!!js
