Rheumatoid Arthritis

Today has been an interesting long day. I'm still having RA problem with the Boswellia seems to be helping with some energy. The RA is effecting my feet and knees today.. making it a little painful to walk. I'm making great strides on finding some online work. I hoping to find work that I can do from home on my computer and make enough to live. Hopefully I should have many years before I need quit working, but I'm getting a head start just incase. Sadly I don't have any good or exciting news about Rheumatoid Arthritis this week. Just another day and still trying to struggle through.

Joint stiffness can happen to anyone. From health issues like rheumatoid arthritis , grout, osteoarthritis, or an injury can cause joint stiffness. The old saying “if you don’t use it, you’ll lose it” is true. If you don’t use your joint because they are stiff you could loose them. For example my grandma stopped using her hands because they were stiff and it hurt; sadly her hand got worse and shriveled up. This is an extreme case, but it does happen. Pain does indicant rest, but long term of not using a joint can cause harm to the joint. These steps will help to relieve the stiffness. Read More

I remember to stick with taking the Boswellia with every meal. The ones I got are two tablet at a time up to three times a day. I simple take two with each meal and I'm feeling better. Still some sore spots, but much better then I was before. More snow coming this weekend here in Sevierville, TN, so we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

About Centocor | New Way RA™ Interesting new program/talk show all about RA. I watch the show offered online and signed up for a free DVD. This could help us find some interesting information on RA.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100130/New-biomarker-may-predict-treatment-outcomes-in-RA-patients.aspx Now this sounds promising. They want to know if the medication will work, even if it does it will be unaffordable by most of us. They said the price tag will be about $16,000 per year. Hey after that deduction from my paycheck I'll have just under $3000 to live on per year. It only take two working parents just to make ends meets. I don't know where they think a person can come up with that kind of money. Insurance, now that's a joke. No one wants someone with Rheumatoid Arthritis and if they do let you have insurance there is a year waiting list for preexisting conditions. This isn't all bad news. They are researching and working on our problem. Hopefully they will find an answer and a way to give it to everyone who needs it. As far as volunteers to try out the medications, I want to know where I can sign up. I've tried before, but there is never anywhere

This has been a long weekend. My RA is flared up with the bad weather. We got a little bit of snow, ice, and lots of rain. My husband found the ice on Sunday at work. He fell, slide into a golf cart, and hurt his back. He is ok but his back is very bruised. So he been hurting and not doing much, which leaves me to push harder and keep moving.  Now in all fairness I haven't been telling my husband about all my problems because there is nothing we can do about them. We have no money and the clinic doctor will have to wait till March. My hands hurt 24 hours. In my left hand my ring finger easily gets stuck. When you look at the palm of the end their is two swollen balls to the mussel to the finger. (at least I think it mussels). Between my bottom thumb knuckle and my wrist is another Swollen bump that will come and go.  Both of my wrist hurt. The left wrist doesn't want to move at all in the mornings. Putting pressure on things is very hard to do. I can barley open medicine bott