Whine ALERT! Tummy's in a Tizzy!
#255543 - 03/31/06 09:46 AM
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michele
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So all week I've been battling an IBS attack. It really started Saturday. Probably from the adrenaline surge caused by the chest swelling from the RA. I was hoping that once my chest calmed down, my tummy would calm down, nope. Then, aunt flo came to town and I thought once the brunt of that was over, it would calm down, nope. I've been throwing EVERYTHING at it, Zelnorm, Miralax, Acacia, Fibercon, Xanax, Vicodin, Donnatol, heating pad until it blistered!   Ugh.
Between the IBS and the chest swelling (theres a name for that but it eludes me at the moment) I absolutely could not tolerate a bra today!  So, its fat pants and a tunic with a tank for me at work! I've warned the boss that its a very bad tummy day so hopefully he will be kind today. I'm just hoping beyond hope that this doesn't turn into months of tummy agony on top of everything else!! 
I'm going to try and take it easy this weekend. I'll do my stretches and maybe take Harley for a walk if its nice out but otherwise, I think I'll be a couch weight and hopefully I won't spontaneously combust from the heat of the heating pad!
Just had to gripe for a moment! I'm afraid if I complain to Will that one more thing hurts, he'll trade me in for a healthier model!  
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Whine away!! :)
#255579 - 03/31/06 01:38 PM
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Nelly
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You poor thing! I understand completely, and no appologies necessary! Mine's been good lately, so I'm sending you some good tummy vibes!!
At least you can tell your boss when it hurts. I know many people I've worked for/with who I couldn't tell anything!
Ugh, evil mormon missionaries are at my door *again*. I SWEAR I'm going to have to put up a sign to get them to stop knocking! Good thing my tummy's all right, this is exactly the kind of thing that'll have it up in knots.
~nelly~
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I hope you start feeling better soon. Last bad flare-up I had lasted for 2 months. But when I finally thought to throw in my hypno CDs it went away overnight.
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I sure to do hope and pray that the weekend allows you to relax and be feeling MUCH better!
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Michelle
...the greatest of these is LOVE. (I Cor 13)
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I hate it when that happens! I think being a couch potato is a wonderful idea. I may do that myself!
If I didn't wear a bra...no one would notice!
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Have a blessed day!...Rachel
stable and sooooooo thankful!
I have IBS but it doesn't have me!
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Sorry to here you feel like crap. Curl up with your little doggie and your big heating pad, drink some tea and watch a movie. Hope you feel better soon.
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Carol
nós somos o que nós somos e o descanso é merda
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Glad to hear your tummy's been behaving!!  Mine was doing relatively ok until last week
What is it with the travelling religion fanatics?? Its bad enough when they come to your home but I've had TWO different groups come into the office just recently! Luckily, the dr I work for is Jewish so I just use that for an excuse to make them go away!! Isn't there some sort of law anyways about religious stuff in the workplace??
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You know, I just dusted of my hypno cd's as well!! Can't say if they really help but I figure they can't hurt anything!!
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Thanks Michelle!! Yes, IBS does seem to be the last straw a lot of the time!! Its like our tummy's say "ok, everything else is messed up, we might as well be too!"
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Re: Argghh....
#255899 - 04/03/06 08:45 AM
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michele
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Yeah, I don't wear a bra because I need to, I wear one to give me some shape and make it LOOK like I've got some boobies! Since I'm carrying a lot of extra weight right now and my belly is REALLY bloated, my belly sticks out farther than my chest, NOT attractive at all.
I did go out Saturday to Target and found some little camisole tanks with those self bra's in them and they seem to feel ok on, so I bought 5 of them! Still doesn't improve my figure any but right now, I don't much care.
I was a total couch potato Sunday, didn't even get dressed!
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Thanks Carol! Still not feeling so hot but it was nice to have have to go to work over the weekend! 
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Still not feeling so hot. Tummy is about the same. On a 1-10 scale, 10 being just shot me NOW, its about an 8. Fat pants again today. I've gone from C to D, so maybe once I "get it all out" it'll feel better?? 
I see the RA dr again this afternoon. The steroids helped when I was on a REALLY high dose, like 6 of them a day but as soon as I tapered off, WHAM. My fingers look like sausages again and I can't breath. I woke up Sunday and just cried, then I started to hyperventalate. Ever try having yourself a good, hysterical cry when you can't inhale or breath? Doesn't work so well. I freaked Will out because I turned red than my lips started to turn blue. Once I calmed down I was able to get a little breath in. As long as I don't move around a lot and just breath very shallow, I seem to be ok. But, I can't continue like this, he has GOT to do something today! My appt is at 2, so I'll let you know what he decides.
I'm also nervous about my appt with the RE (reproductive endocrinologist) tomorrow morning. I have all of the important records and I typed out a 3 page outline of my history so I wouldn't have to worry about trying to tell it all to her and breaking down crying, then forgetting something important.
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Michele, I've never heard this phrase before and it is just fantastic, I love it!
Sorry that you are feeling sick, but you still seem to have your sense of humour. I love those thanks with built in support (I call it scaffolding) they are very handy. I was very thankful for them on honeymoon when I got sunburnt between my boobs and all I had with me were underwire bras. Yes, built in support was my best friend then.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
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Oh my, thats too funny!!!! I really don't need the support as I'm barley an A cup but I like to wear bra's because they give me the apperance of having some sort of shape. At least the tanks with scaffolding hide the "headlights" when its cold!
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Especially where your breathing is concerned! That sounds so scary to me!! I know what you are dealing with includes all of these things, but it sure seems like your plate has been overflowing lately with things to deal with!!
Please know that I'm keeping you in my prayers and that I trust you will soon have some relief from all of this discomfort. You whine all you want to!!
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Tell me about it. I'm [thisclose] to putting up a "no salesmen, INCLUDING religious salesmen" sign up on my front door. They'd probably just knock anyway. I put one up when I was a kid (with my parents' vehement "go fer it!") years ago when I was a kid. It said something like "No holy dudes." Didn't work though as far as I could remember. We actually had mormons and jehovah witnesses show up at the same time. My mom wished them a merry chrismas and let them duke it out as she shut the door.
I had a bad tummy episode 2 daays ago, but the dragon's been sleeping today. For now!
~nelly~
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I'm an enormous barely B cup so don't exactly need scaffolding, I just think that's what it looks like! Delighted to make you laugh.
I remember a pub I used to go to in NY and when girls came in in tshirts the barmen used to make the AC colder to see those "headlamps"- bad bad men!
Another reason to love padded bras!
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Ok, so more drugs for me. He is starting me on sulfazine, in addition to the placquenil I'm already on. I guess this is also supposed to help slow the disease down. They also use if for colitis and crohn's. He also put me on Indomethacin. I guess its a fancy NSAID. He warned me of the heart attack issues it can cause but I told him if I die of a heart attack today, at least I won't be in agony anymore! It should hopefully reduce the inflammation in my chest. My lungs can only inflate to about 20% capacity right now due to the swelling. He also double the previcid in hopes of avoiding some of the tummy upset that goes along with these drugs.
I also will have to have my blood checked every week for 2 months than every other week for 2 months and so on to be sure that the RA drugs are not killing my bone marrow or destroying my white blood cells. Sounds like some nasty medication to me but its the only option for now.
The next step is to go on methotrexate and one of the drugs like enbrel or humara. Although if I do that, I will not be able to get pregnant for a very long time and since I'm approaching 36, I really don't have the time to spare. I guess we will see what the new RE says tomorrow about the miscarriages and I will try and decide before I see the RA dr again in a month.
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Thanks Bamagirl. This whole can't breath thing is pretty sucky! It feels like there is an elephant sitting on my chest. Hopefully some of the news drugs I just picked up will help!
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I hope these new meds help! I have a cousin suffering from a chronic rheumatalogical condition and he just moved from embrel to humara. It is rough going!! I will really power up my prayer time trusting that you will soon find relief! Hang in there! Know we are here for you!
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(((Michele))) I really hope you feel better really quick. You don't need go through all of this anymore. Good luck with your appointment tomorrow. I'll be thinking of you.
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I've really had enough to be honest! Keep your fingers crossed that these new medications will help.
Congrats on the pregnancy again!! 
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I sure hope these medications work quickly. I just took the two new pills 2 hours ago and I'm feeling a might green, as in I could hurl at any second. Lets hope my body just needs a little time to adjust. Think I'm going to skate out of work a bit early and go curl up under the covers with Harley! On a positive note though, loss of appetite is a side effect of both the new drugs so maybe they'll help me lose some weight?!!
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Michele,
I am really sorry that you are going through all of this. Hopefully these new meds will help. I know it can be overwhelming trying not only to deal with RA but the IBS and also your fertility issues.
I will keep you in my thoughts.
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Janey
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