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Reply: Adhesions/Edometriosis-Laparoscopy

I had my lap back in 2008, and I had read that it can take a few weeks to heal. A...

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Reply: Mirena for treatment of endo

Have you tried Lybrel? I've been on it for 2 years and absolutely love it. It's a...

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Reply: Ohhhh Friday the 13th Roll Call !!!

Amanda, I hope you feel better! Cysts are no fun. I hope you get in to the doc soon...

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RA?

I hate to be one of those people that only posts when they're having a rough time but...

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I hate to be one of those people that only posts when they're having a rough time but here I am. I feel like I don't get any free time lately, but now that I have a new phone maybe I'll be able to use that to get on at work. Anyway, I hope that everyone is doing well!

I went to the doc on Friday, and it sounds like I have RA. They took xrays and are running bloodwork for RA, lupus, and lyme disease. Unfortunately RA makes too much sense because my mom has it and it's pretty common with endo. Mostly my knees are hurting - walking, sitting, standing, laying down, it all hurts. Stairs are the worst. I'm only 24 but I feel so old!! Over the last week or 2 my fingers, wrists, ankles, and even my elbows and toes have started to hurt. It's an aching, burning kind of pain. I'm staring to lose my mind already. Aleve takes the edge off the pain fortunately. For years I've felt like I haven't had much energy, but I've been especially tired lately.

I started having unexplained daily knee pain in middle school. They told me that it was growing pains and to do some stretches. That never helped. In high school they told me that the cartilege (sp?) in my knees was very thin. I don't know why this didn't throw up a red flag - I guess I was too naive and just accepted it. I can't help but be mad at my parents for not pushing for answers - shouldn't they have known better? Until recently, the pain has been better since then. The last few years I've only had pain when sitting too long, being really active, etc.. But now the pain is 24/7 every day, and affects more than just my knees. Since I was a kid I've always had to sleep with a pillow between my knees, or under them if I lay on my back. I wonder if I had juvenille RA since apparently you can grow out of that, and now it sounds like I have adult RA.

For those of you with RA, what meds do you take? I haven't looked too deeply into each of them yet, but it sounds like they all have some pretty nasty side effects. How common are those side effects? The tests should come back later this week, so hopefully I'll know something soon. I'm trying to keep a positive attitude, but it's hard.View Thread

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Reply: RA?

I went back for a follow up today and got a referral to a rheumatologist. It will...

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Reply: RA?

So my test results came back, and my xrays and blood tests for lyme disease, lupus,...

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Back from Jamaica!

I'm back from getting married in Jamaica!! I have to start catching up on all of the...

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Reply: Hope it is truly a Good Friday for you all!!

I'm getting ready to go to Jamaica too! Getting married there in 2 weeks! I totally...

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Reply: Happy Thursday

I would like to see the guest speaker talk about what exercises she recommends that...

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Reply: Update on myself!!!

Good luck!!

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