Good question! For myself, YES, it is! Whether it is a "missing" bone out of my spine, that was found after 55 years of life, or an unusual "lump" on the top of my let thigh, my entire "medical" life always evolves around being unusual, unique, complicated, complex, and some doctors almost "fear" having to treat me at times.
We all in the world now share an added sense of "something is worse now" than 20 years ago. Bacteria now that invades our bodies have mutated and changed so much, many of the well known medications to treat these bacterial infections no longer are able to do so. I found that over the years our bodies do have an extremely interesting way they fight certain things... like this lump on the top of my left thing. IT is my own immune system although compromised, that began getting that infection "rounded up" an circled to push it into this lump, in order to try and stop it from spreading more. So even with a body and immune system that tends to not work properly at times, I still have enough of my immunity, that the body tries its best to fend off the bacteria, thus the "lump" under my skin is cellulitis. But, unless you know about it, or it breaks to the outer skin, it can go possibly not noticed. Of course when the lump came up and began to grow so quickly I knew there was something very wrong.
things with myself and my Mom are just insane. Between my own needing for back surgery, and now to find out my Mom, who we thought has a hip problem, find out it is also her lumbar spine and arthritis. So, between running to doctors, to therapy, for tests, some local and some in Dallas, and then me to come down with the cellulitis, plus I have not even gotten the chest X-ray so I can go on Xeljanz. My "TB" blood test came back "inconclusive" but they feel it is because it did not get tested quickly enough, thus that happens. But, until I have the X-ray, my insurance will not approve the medication.
Of course the sweltering temperatures are not helping... we are under a heat warning for at least the next 5 days and more... looking at temps above 105 plus the heat indeces bringing it up to 110 and above at times...
Things are just a mess right now and I am about ready to throw in the towel, throw my hands up, and then hide under the bed for the next month or so... Gosh knows when it rains it pours... and my doctors all agree, I am a "complex and complicated" patient... YA THINK???
I apologize for not posting more here, but due to my health issues and then all of Mom's things, I have really not been able to sit here for very long to post... I decided I did need to come in and post a few things and share why I have been "lax" in my postings lately....
Here are a few links also I want to share with you...
http://blog.arthritis.org/stories-of-yes/miss-teen-minnesota-juvenile-arthritis/
http://www.lupusresearchinstitute.org/lupus-facts/fight-lupus/lupus-and-your-skin
http://www.lupus.org/general-news/entry/statement-on-the-results-of-epratuzumab-study-for-the-treatment-of-lupus
http://blog.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/omega-3-fatty-acids-arthritis/?utm_source=facebook
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the way, talking about "Fish oil" and such especially for your pets,
dogs in particular, I had a friend tell me about her dog, who was very,
very old and had severe issues with joints. She had put her on "Canna -
Pet" which is "industrial hemp powder"....
I tried it for Tazz a couple of months... and it just helped her
immensely. I was so surprised and thrilled. BUT I was NOT thrilled with
the PRICE! The stuff is like $30.00 for a month's supply. In fact, it
would be 60.00 a month if you gave them 2 a day... anyway, I did my own
research on this "hemp powder" and began to find that there are many
"humans" that use it for all types of problems. Especially joint pain,
and inflammation... even allergies and so forth. So, I looked on Amazon
and found a bottle of "100% hemp powder".... and this has NO THC or
whatever the initials are for what is in cannabis that humans use to
smoke... it contains none of that... so there is no "high" anyone would
get, and it would never show up in the bloodstream or urine. So, I
ordered a fairly large canister full at about $10.00. Well, the price
right there was much better, but I was not sure how well it would
work... It works just as well if not better than those capsules, costs a
heck of a lot less, and both dogs even like the taste of it. I can take
a treat, or a piece of fresh fruit etc... and roll it in the powder and
they just love the flavor. So, I've been giving it to them every
morning, and then I put a bit on their food.... I can see both of them
up playing, and doing things that before they just almost could not do,
especially Tazzy.... I wanted to share this with all of you, and also
the fish oil they love too. I feared they might eat their food, but they
eat better with the fish oil on it.... LOL!!!! Anyway, a bit of
information for some of you..
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/Lupus/52814
Lots of great news above... from information about Fish oil and its benefits, to a new Lupus medication on the horizon, Miss Teen who has made her dreams come true in spite of fighting Juvenile Arthritis, and more... I think you will like reading these...
http://www.ucb.com/presscenter/News/article/UCB-announces-Phase-3-clinical-trial-program-for-epratuzumab-in-Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosus-did-not-meet-primary-endpoint-nbsp
"Through my heart's work of writing, I share with you my complex journey a top the mountain, sliding down, crawling up, & living through the realms of Autoimmune Arthritic Illnesses. Taming "The Wolf" Thru each Day... One Step at a Time … Together We Are Learning to Survive. Please follow along, to New Beginnings - looking Thru the Window Pane of Pain in life where we shall find our journey leading us to - New Perspectives
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