Recent content by wonweekatatime

My doctor doesn't mess around, and he told me that yes, hair loss was a symptoms of my conditions. Every shower, I have a huge clump (palm sized amount, when balled up) that comes out. I used to hate it and worry, but I haven't lost a lot of hair that I see. There was one bad month where the...

I have psoriatic arthritis and fibro (soft tissue rheumatism) as my main physical issues. There are a few other things like Ankylosing Spondylitis, Sjogrens, and the like, that aren't center stage for me. I treat most of my issues with Remicade, then deal with others as they come up based on...

Man... I see someone in a neck brace and I'm JEALOUS! Lately, I could use something to keep my head up! In he past, being conscious of dropping my shoulders/relaxing my neck instead of stiffening them up in posture seemed to help pain overall. I believe it!

Is it like something is grabbing your muscles and slowing them down while burning happens? Even though it might seem ridiculous, they may be overworked, even from no apparent reason. Mine are right now, in the quads/upper leg. It lasts a good long time! I rest way more than I normally would, and...

I hear you. I'm just trying not to gain more weight now, but I'm definitely in the upper overweight range of those annoying doctor's charts. I know my tummy weight is apparently the worst place to have extra weight, health-wise, but sometimes, there are bigger fish to fry. Some people just eat...

This may or may not apply to you, but it sounds like cortisol response just misfiring! It sounds like General Anxiety Disorder, but before delving into the rabbit hole that is mental health treatment, you may be okay taking a walk or doing something regularly (enough) to get your heart rate up...

I have it the opposite way around- I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis years ago but just got the fibro diagnosis. The work in similar ways, but are independent of each other, which was confusing at first and sometimes still is. If you have a bad flare up, rest, but when you can be...

I'm really glad you care so much about her and her life. It's really refreshing to see that level of love! Try to continue to keep your home a haven from stress, for both of you. It's easier to deal with pain when you have a support team like you are and a place to flourish, whether you can...

I think it's our lot in life to take a ton of pills. The important part is whether they help and if we can afford them! If your are having vomiting issues- check to see if you had what I had with Tramadol. I had an adverse reaction in which Tramadol made me physically ill (vomit) a lot. Good...

Hello everyone, This is my first post on here! I've been struggling with psoriatic arthritis (autoimmune) for coming one ten years now, but I've only been diagnosed with fibromyalgia since last year. I had been struggling with pain much worse than my PsA should have caused, and I finally found...