When most people hear “Arthritis” they think of old people with creaky and swollen joints. This is called Osteoarthritis, which is most likely caused by general wear and tear and of course, aging. However the vast majority of arthritis cases affect people far younger. These are Rheumatic diseases which causes the body’s immune system to [...]
Pain is the word of the day. Think your joints swell when you fly? My toes look like mini-sausages, my back is strained, neck is stiff, I feel like I have rocks in the above the skin on the soles of my feet, my fucking hand hurts, I haven’t slept in two days and even [...]
Well, this year was probably one of the worst ever for me. The year 1995 previously had that dubious honor. That was the year of the cyst and the whore. However, despite what you think you may or may not know about me, the two have nothing to do with each other. On a positive [...]
So I had my fourth treatment of Remicade today at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital for my Psoriatic Arthritis. Now that I am premedicated to prevent a severe allergic reaction (see this entry) I am pretty much wiped out for the day. I got home at three and slept till about seven and could easily go [...]
I have mentioned in passing several times on this site about my arthritis. I suffer from a type of Rheumatism called Psoriatic Arthritis which is a lovely combo of Psoriasis and joint deterioration. Now, most people think of arthritis as an old person’s disease. It’s not. Arthritis is an autoimmune disease where the white cells [...]
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