tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749396148548646315.post1848347555950498623..comments2023-11-02T06:35:41.893-04:00Comments on My Journey Through Life & My Kitchen!: Miserable...Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406895488412085461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749396148548646315.post-73910921443319763212009-12-13T18:33:20.425-05:002009-12-13T18:33:20.425-05:00Sending you thoughts of relief!
Hope you're f...Sending you thoughts of relief!<br /><br />Hope you're feeling better today... keep us posted.<br /><br />Hugs cyster,<br /><br />SaraOceanDeserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047791019620622430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749396148548646315.post-53943022558160713232009-12-12T19:38:59.332-05:002009-12-12T19:38:59.332-05:00Jen,
oh wow, what do the red spots lok like? are ...Jen,<br /><br />oh wow, what do the red spots lok like? are they ever tender to the touch (like does it hurt a bit when you push down on the red area - more than it would if you pushed somewhere else)?<br /><br />i have been having something that sounds SO similar to your pain. mine is primarily in my legs, but this last time it was all over my limbs (legs and arms) and the pain was awful! i'm not a complainer about pain, but i literally could barely move. it was (as it has been with me before) accompanied by these red dots mainly on my upper legs/thighs, and they're slightly tender to touch. they seem to come and go randomly and are anywhere from a small red circle to a larger red blob. <br /><br />my doctor diagnosed me with pulmonary osteoarthropy, which is pretty common in cfers she said. this is basically antibodies that we have in our blood from chronic infection coming together to make our joints and muscles flame up -- it mimics arthritis. with me it tends to indicate an infection, but i was also told that sometimes it flares up totally randomly or even a few weeks after an infection.<br /><br />for me, pred really helped. it just lowered the inflammation level and made movement so much easier. but i also had to go on IVs again b/c i have an infection that's causing this flare up. for you the pred might be enough?<br /><br />sorry for the super long post, but the similarities (esp the red dots) just seem like too big of a coincidence to ignore. hope your pain gets better!!!<br /><br />piperPiperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992462169607238118noreply@blogger.com